Rosaceae Nemesis

Cherry powdery mildew is a major problem in sweet cherry growing regions in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW), but much less so in the eastern part of the country.

Jewels in the Genome

Powdery mildew of sweet cherry, caused by Podosphaera clandestina, is a major disease affecting sweet cherry production in low-humidity regions...

Cultivar Corner

This issue we highlight the newest blackberry from Dr. Chad Finn’s USDA-ARS blackberry breeding program in Corvallis, OR.

Community Breeders

2017 is the year in which RosBREED is shifting attention to each of you specifically, rather than all of you in general. You, of course, are creative and industry-sustaining U.S.-based breeders of rosaceous crops....