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Fruit Tree Clean Plant Center WSU - IAREC

Fruit Tree Clean Plant Center WSU - IAREC. New personnel: James Susaimuthu supervises virus indexing Sam Hood manages growth facilities Terri Reddout assists FTCPN management Martin Joseph directs tissue culture program. Infrastructure improvements: Greenhouse renovations Complete

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Fruit Tree Clean Plant Center WSU - IAREC

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  1. Fruit Tree Clean Plant Center WSU - IAREC

  2. New personnel: • James Susaimuthu • supervises virus indexing • Sam Hood • manages growth facilities • Terri Reddout • assists FTCPN management • Martin Joseph • directs tissue culture program

  3. Infrastructure improvements: • Greenhouse renovations • Complete • Biosecurity • Improved environmental control • Relocate thermal therapy facility • Near complete • Biosecurity • New greenhouse (industry funded) • Design complete • Replaces deteriorated structure • Biosecurity

  4. Deteriorated glazing Gravel floor Asbestos bench tops

  5. Replacement quarantine greenhouse • designed • major components purchased

  6. Upgraded irrigation system

  7. Budwood distributions: • Domestic releases 27,277 • International releases 1,618 • Representing 13 countries

  8. Selections received: • Proprietary 55 • Foreign 28 • Public 17 • Indexing only 72 • Heat therapy 20

  9. Thermal therapy • 130 selections going through heat therapy • Includes those received in previous years

  10. Current testing cycle in progress: • Woody indexing tests 20,000 • Herbaceous indexing (Mar) 600 • Molecular assays 1,500 • ELISAs 1,500

  11. Current FTCPC research activities: • CVA – capillovirus • ~ 50% of cherry selections infected • Likely difficult to remove via thermal therapy • Impact unknown • Apple green crinkle disease • 3 cropping years is required protocol • Identify pathogen associated with disease • Rusty mottle / Twisted leaf • Genetically complex family of viruses • May be able to eliminate some woody indexing

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