Fruit and Nut Information

All of the different cateogories by Fruits & Nuts: Apple

General Sources

• Commercial Apple Growing in California
Ronald H. Tyler, UCCE Santa Cruz (ret.) 1992 (28 pp.) UC ANR Pub. 2456. Link to ANR Catalog for purchase
• Organic Apple Production Manual
Essential guide by UC scientists. 2000 (72 pp.) UC ANR Pub. 3403. Link to ANR Catalog for purchase

Models

• Fireblight (Erwinia amylovora): Disease Model for Pear and Apple
UC IPM Online
• Phenology Model: Codling Moth
UC IPM Online

Production Management

• Apple Production Management in Northern California
publications by Paul Vossen, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sonoma Co.
• Apple Thinning Sprays
UC IPM Online
• Biological Control of Codling Moth: Parasitoid Releases in Walnuts, Apples and Pears (pdf)
Janet Caprile, UCCE Contra Costa Co., Nick Mills, Dept. of Insect Biology, UC Berkeley. 2004 (1 pp.)
• Physiological Disorder Fact Sheets: Apple, Grape, Olive, Pear, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Stonefruit
Carlos Crisosto, (ed.) Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, UC Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center
• Postharvest Publications and Presentations
A database containing over 1,400 articles and presentations authored by UC postharvest specialists, USDA postharvest researchers, and others. The database is organized by topic and searchable.
• Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Apple 'Fugi'
Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Carlos H. Crisosto and Adel A. Kader Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis
• Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Apple 'Gala'
Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Carlos H. Crisosto and Adel A. Kader Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis
• Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Apple 'Golden Delicious'
Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Carlos H. Crisosto and Adel A. Kader Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis
• Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Apple 'Granny Smith'
Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Carlos H. Crisosto, and Adel A. Kader Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis
• Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Apple 'Red Delicious'
Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Carlos H. Crisosto, and Adel A. Kader Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis
• Resources for Apple Production (pdf)
Cindy Fake, UCCE Nevada & Placer Co. 2005 (2 pp.) UC Pub. 31-020C
• UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Apple
UC IPM Online

non-University of California Resources

• Apple Replant: Treating the Cause, Not the Symptoms
USDA Agricultural Research Service
• Crop Profile for Apples in California (pdf)
USDA National Science Foundation Center for IPM. 1999 (41 pp.)
• Texas Plant Disease Handbook: Apple
Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University
• University of Vermont Apple Program
University of Vermont
• Washington State University: Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
Washington State University

Organizations

• Apple Hill Growers
Camino, CA
• Apple Hill Growers Association
Camino and Placerville, CA
• California Apple Commission
Fresno, CA
• California Grape and Tree Fruit League
Fresno, CA
• California League of Food Processors
Sacramento, CA. Member companies include canners, freezers, dryers and dehydrators of fruits and vegetables
• California Specialty Crop Council
Fresno, CA
• Oak Glen Apple Growers Association
Yucaipa, CA
• Washington State Apple Commission
Wenatchee, WA

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