About this journal

The International Journal of Fruit Science disseminates results of current research that are immediately applicable to the grower, extension agent, and educator in a useful, legitimate, and scientific format. The focus of the journal is on new technologies and innovative approaches to the management and marketing of all types of fruits. It provides practical and fundamental information necessary for the superior growth and quality of fruit crops.

This journal examines fruit growing from a wide range of aspects, including:

• genetics and breeding
• pruning and training
• entomology, plant pathology, and weed science
• physiology and cultural practices
• marketing and economics
• fruit production, harvesting, and postharvest

*Please note that International Journal of Fruit Science converted to a fully Open Access journal beginning with Volume 21 (2021). The 2005-2020 volumes will be free to access from 1 January 2021.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

EDITOR

PAUL E. READ, PhD
Professor of Horticulture/Viticulture
377 Plant Science Hall
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68583-0724
[email protected]

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Beatrice Amyotte - Research Scientist, Small Fruit Germplasm Development, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

Gregorio A.M Gullo - Dept. of Agriculture (AG.R.A.R.I.A.)-Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy, UE.

Jayesh Samtani - School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech., Virginia

Venkatesh Thirumalaikumar - Boyce Thompson Research Institute, Cornell University, New York

EDITORIAL BOARD

BELGIUM
PHILIP LIETEN - Experiment Station of the Northern Campines, Meerle, Belgium

CANADA
JEAN-PIERRE PRIVE - Atlantic Food and Horticultural Research Center, New Brunswick
ALAN SULLIVAN - University of Guelph , Ontario

SHAHROKH KHANIZADEH - Plant Breeding, Physiology, and Statistics, Eastern Cereals and Oilseeds Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario

CHILE
CARLOS MUÑOZ SCHICK - Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias Estacion Experimental, Santiago
JORGE RETAMALES - Universidad de Talca, Talca

ESTONIA
TAIMI PAAL - Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonia

INDIA
RAM ROSHAN SHARMA - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
ANOOP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA - Central Citrus Research Institute, India

ITALY
LUCA DONDINI - Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna Italy
GIUSEPPE SORTINO - Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sicences, University of Palermo, Italy

NEW ZEALAND
A. R. FERFUSON - Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland
JOHN PALMER - The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd., Riwaka Research Centre, Motueka
STUART TUSTIN - The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd., Havelock North Research Centre, Havelock North

RUSSIA
A. B. GORBUNOV, Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB Ras, Zolotodolinskaya, 101 Novosibirsk 63009

TURKEY
ERDOGAN BARUT - Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Uludag University, Bursa
ATILLA ERIS - Department of Genetic & Bioengineering, Faculty of Natural Sciences & Engineering, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey

UNITED STATES
DOUGLAS ARCHBOLD - Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
JOHN BARDEN - Department of Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA
ELIZABETH BEERS - Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center , Washington State University, Wenatchee, WA
BRUCE P. BORDELON - Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
WILLIAM BRAMLAGE - Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA ELINA CONEVA - College of Agriculture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
TIMOTHY E. CROCKER - Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
DON ELFVING - Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center , Washington State University, Wenatchee, WA
ESMAEIL FALLAHI - Parma Research and Extension Center, University of Idaho, Parma, ID
DAVID FERREE - Department of Horticulture, Ohio Agricultural Research & Development Center, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH
DUANE GREENE - Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
GARY GROVE - Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center, Washington State University, Wenatchee, WA
OSCAR LIBURD - Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
SCOTT NESMITH - Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia Experiment Station, Griffin, GA
JOHN E. PREECE - National Clonal Germplasm Repository, ARS/USDA/University of California, Davis, CA
BERNADINE STRIK - Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
RUSSELL W. WALLACE - Dept. of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A & M University System, Lubbock, TX
GUOCHEN YANG - Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC
YI ZHANG - Grapery Inc., South San Joaquin Valley, CA