Fruit and Nut Information

All of the different cateogories by Fruits & Nuts: Citrus

General Sources

• Citrus Photo Album
Link to our Photo & Video Gallery
• Citrus Program - Ventura County
Nick Sakovich & Ben Faber, UCCE Ventura Co. Guidelines for various aspects of production management

Production Economics

• Sample Costs to Establish a Citrus Orchard and Produce Mandarins (pdf)
N.V. O’Connell, UCCE Tulare Co.; C. Kallsen, UCCE Kern Co.; K.M. Klonsky, R.L. DeMoura, and K.P. Tumber, Dept. Ag. and Resource Economics, UC Davis. 2011 (23 pp.)
• Sample Costs to Establish a Mandarin Orchard and Produce Mandarins (pdf)
Etaferahu Takele, Ben Faber and Getachew Nigatu, UCCE Ventura Co. 2005 (25 pp.)
• Sample Costs to Establish a Minneola Orchard and Produce Minneola Tangelos (pdf)
N.V.O'Connell, UCCE Tulare Co., C.E.Kallsen, UCCE Kern Co., M.W.Freeman, UCCE Fresno Co., K.M.Klonsky, and R.L.DeMoura, Dept. Ag. and Resource Economics, UC Davis. 2002 (20 pp.)
• Sample Costs to Establish a Pummelo Orchard and Produce Pummelos (pdf)
N.V.O'Connell, UCCE Tulare Co., C.E.Kallsen, UCCE Kern Co., M.W.Freeman, UCCE Fresno Co., K.M.Klonsky, and R.L.DeMoura, Dept. Ag. and Resource Economics, UC Davis. 2002 (19 pp.)
• Sample Costs to Establish an Orange Orchard and Produce Oranges (pdf)
N.V.OConnell, UCCE Tulare Co., C.E.Kallsen, UCCE Kern Co., M.W. Freeman, UCCE Fresno Co., K.M. Klonsky, UCCE, and R.L.DeMoura, Dept. Ag. and Resource Economics, UC Davis. 2007 (25 pp.)

Models

• Interactive Models: Citrus Thrips Scarring Prediction Model—Testing Phase. San Joaquin Valley, CA
UC IPM Online
• Phenology Model: Citrus Flower Model
UC IPM Online

Production Management

• Asian Citrus Psyllid (pdf)
E. Grafton-Cardwell, UC KAC, K Godfrey, CDFA, M. Rogers, C. Childers and Pl. Stansly, Univ. Florida. 2006 (8 pp.) ANR Pub. 8205
• Citrus Entomology
UC Kerney Ag. Center.San Joaquin Valley Citrus Pest Management Information
• Citrus Nurseries in California (pdf)
Cindy Fake, UCCE Nevada & Placer Co. 2008 (1p.) UC Pub.31-010C
• Diaprepes Root Weevil - citrus pest (pdf)
E. Grafton-Cardwell, UC KAC, K. Godfrey, CDFA, J. Pena and C. McCoy, Univ. of Florida, R. Luck, UC Riverside. 2004 (8 pp.) ANR Pub. 8131
• Fertilizing Citrus in the Foothills (pdf)
Cindy Fake, UCCE Nevada & Placer Co. 2004 (4pp.) UC Pub.31-011C
• Mandarin Fact Sheet
• Mysteries of Mandarins (pdf)
Tracy Kahn and C. Chao, Dept. of Botany & Plant Science, UC Riverside, 2004 (7 pp.) ANR UCCE Pub. 662
• Photographic Guide to Citrus Fruit Scarring (pdf)
E. Grafton-Cardwell, UCCE UC Riverside, N. O'Connell, UCCE Tulare Co., C. Kallsen, UCCE Kern Co. and J. Morse, UC Riverside. 2003 (8 pp.) ANR Pub. 8090
• 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.
• Questions and Answers to Citrus Management, 3rd Edition (pdf)
Peggy Mauk and Tom Shea, UCCE Riverside Co. 2002 (19 pp.)
• Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Lemons
Mry Lu Arpaia, Dept of Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside and Adel Kader, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, UC Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center
• Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Lime
Mry Lu Arpaia, Dept of Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside and Adel Kader, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, UC Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center
• Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Orange
Mry Lu Arpaia, Dept of Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside and Adel Kader, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, UC Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center
• Texas Citrus Mite, a New Pest of San Joaquin Valley Citrus
information on Kern Co. UCCE website
• Texas Citrus Mite, a New Pest of San Joaquin Valley Citrus (pdf)
David Haviland and Craig Kallsen, UCCE Kern Co. 2003 (2 pp.)
• Topics in Subtropics Newsletter: Diaprepes Root Weevil
UCCE Subtropical Tree Crop Farm Advisors, 2005
• UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Citrus
UC IPM Online

Centers and Programs

• Citrus Clonal Protection Program
Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Riverside. This is the California source for budwood of commercial citrus varieties. It provides a safe mechanism for introduction of new varieties from around the world.
• Citrus Variety Collection, UC Riverside
This program maintains a diverse living collection of citrus varieties, descriptions for many varieties and evaluation data for potential new commercial citrus varieties.
• Lindcove Research and Extension Center
University of California Citrus Research Center in San Joaquin Valley

non-University of California Resources

• Citrus (Citrus medica Linn.)
Center for New Crops and Plants Products, Purdue University
• Crop Profile for Citrus in California (pdf)
USDA National Science Foundation Center for IPM. 2004 (107 pp.)
• Mediterranean Fruits: Olive, Mandarin, Fig, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Pistachio, Loquat
Joan Tous and Louise Ferguson. In: J. Janick (ed.), Progress in new crops. ASHS Press, Arlington, VA. 1996
• Texas Plant Disease Handbook: Citrus
Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University
• Tropical Research and Education Center
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida

Organizations

• Citrus Research Board
Visalia, CA
• Saticoy Lemon Association
Santa Paula, CA
• Sunkist Growers

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