Fruit and Nut Information

All of the different cateogories by Fruits & Nuts: Pistachio

Meetings and Education

• Pistachio Day 2011 Presentations
2011 Annual Statewide Pistachio Day, Visalia Convention Center, January 12, 2011
• Pistachio Day 2012 Presentations
2012 Annual Statewide Pistachio Day, Visalia Convention Center, January 18, 2012
• Pistachio Production Short Course 2012 Presentations
November 13-15, 2012. This is a link to a Mediasite providing recordings of the presentations. A media player download may be required.

General Sources

• Growing Pistachios in California (Pistacia vera L.)
Go to: Pistachios :Fruit & Nut Research and Information
• Pistachio Production Manual, 2005 (archived material)
Note: 2011 Manual in preparation

Production Economics

• Industry Initiated Regulation and Food Safety: the New Federal Marketing Order for Pistachios (pdf)
D.A. Sumner, H. Brunke, J.M. Alston, R.S. Gray and A.K.A. Acquaye, Dept. Ag. and Resource Economics, UC Davis. 2005 (3 pp.)

Models

• Phenology model: Pistachio - Shell Hardening
UC IPM Online

Production Management

• Assessment and Improvement of Water Penetration: Pistachio Production Short Course 2005 (PowerPoint to pdf)
Blake Sanden, UCCE Kern Co. 63-slide presentation
• Large Bugs Damage Pistachio Nuts Most Severely during Midseason (pdf)
K. Daane, G. Yokota, R. Krugner, S. Steffan, P. da Silva, R. Beede, W. Bentley and G. Weinberger, UC. in California Agriculture, 2005 (8 pp.)
• New Pistachio Varieties Show Promise for California Cultivation (pdf)
Craig Kallsen, UCCE Kern Co., Dan Parfitt, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis,Joseph Maranto, UCCE Kern Co. (ret.), and Brent Holtz, UCCE Madera Co. in California Agriculture 2009 (6 pp)
• Pistachio and Almond Nutrient Management
Current UC Research: a new initiative to increase the efficiency of fertilizer usage and guide future research and education programs.
• Postharvest Pistachio Information
Summary Checklist for Harvesting Pistachios and Pistachio Processing Procedures. Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
• 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.
• UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Pistachio
UC IPM Online

non-University of California Resources

• Crop Profile for Pistachios in California (pdf)
National Science Foundation Center for IPM. 1999 (21 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

Organizations

• Administrative Committee for Pistachios
Fresno, CA
• American Pistachio Growers
Fresno, CA
• California League of Food Processors
Sacramento, CA. Member companies include canners, freezers, dryers and dehydrators of fruits and vegetables
• California Pistachio Research Board
Fresno, CA
• California Specialty Crop Council
Fresno, CA

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