Island County: The Secret Life of the Amazing Apple

What do you know about the peel of an apple? Is it just something to be removed before filling a pie or so much more? Come learn the protective functions of apple skins and the aberrations that are clues to the fruit’s stresses and health, which are key to properly caring for our apple trees.

Presenter: Dr. Eric Curry, who received a PhD in Plant/Physiology/Horticulture from Washington State University, was a Research Plant Physiologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Wenatchee, Washington for 33 years. During this time, he authored over 120 journal publications, collaborating with entomologists, pathologists, and horticulturists throughout the world. He is the leading world authority on physiological disorders of apple fruits in arid climates. In 2003, as President of the Plant Growth Regulation Society of America, he presided at a joint international meeting with The Japanese Society for Chemical Regulation of Plants in Vancouver, BC. In 2006, Dr. Curry presented the Keynote address at the Tenth International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production.

Hybrid event: Available in-person or virtually.