Coordinating Editor: Louise Ferguson. Assoc. Editors: Robert H. Beede, Mark W. Freeman, David R. Haviland, Brent A. Holtz, Craig E. Kallsen. Production Editor: JoAnn Coviello. Cover Design: Gwen Conville. This manual was written for the UCCE Pistachio Production Short Course, Nov. 2005.

The entire manual (30 chapters) is contained in the pdf files below. You may Order on-line the manual in book form over secure server or you may download the order form to fax or mail. Cost per set: $125 U.S. orders; $150 International orders.

Economics | The Tree | The Orchard | Production | Pest, Disease & Physiological Disorders

Economics

1. Economic considerations in pistachio production (pdf) - 7 pp.
Karen Klonsky* and Steven Blank, Agricultural and Resource Economics Dept., UC Davis 

2. Costs and returns to produce pistachios (pdf) - 23 pp
Karen Klonsky* and Richard De Moura, Agricultural and Resource Economics Dept., UC Davis; Robert H. Beede, Kings County Farm Advisor; Craig E. Kallsen, Kern County Farm Advisor; Mark W. Freeman, Fresno County Farm Advisor; and Brent A. Holtz, Madera County Farm Advisor

The Tree

3. The pistachio tree; botany and physiology and factors that affect yield (pdf) - 9 pp
Louise Ferguson* and Vito Polito, Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis; and Craig Kallsen, Kern County Farm Advisor

The Orchard

4. Site evaluation and soil physical modification (pdf) - 9 pp
Blake Sanden*, Kern County Farm Advisor; Allan Fulton, Tehama County Farm Advisor, and John Edstrom, Colusa County Farm Advisor 

5. Planning and designing the orchard   (pdf) - 6 pp
Craig Kallsen*, Kern County Farm Advisor; Steve Sibbett, Tulare County Farm Advisor Emeritus; and Carl Fanucchi, Total Investment, Inc. 

6. Microirrigation systems  (pdf) - 7 pp
Larry Schwankl*, Land, Air & Water Resources Dept., UC Davis  

7. Pistachio cultivars  (pdf) - 5 pp
Dan Parfitt*, Dept. Plant Sciences, U.C. Davis, Craig Kallsen, Kern County Farm Advisor; and Joseph Maranto, Kern County Farm Advisor (Emeritus) 

8. Pistacio rootstocks (pdf) - 7 pp
Louise Ferguson* and Heraclio Reyes, Dept. Plant Sciences UC Davis; Blake Sanden, Kern County Farm Advisor; Steve Grattan, Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis; Lynn Epstein, Plant Pathology Dept., UC Davis; and Bill Krueger, Glenn County Farm Advisor 

9. Rootstock production and budding (pdf) - 6 pp
Brent Holtz, Madera County Farm Advisor: Louise Ferguson and Dan Parfitt, Dept. Plant Sciences UC Davis; Gerald Allen, S&J Ranch; and Ron Radoicich, Terrestra, Inc.  

10. Planting and training young trees (pdf)- 5 pp
Robert H. Beede*, Kings County Farm Advisor; Louise Ferguson, Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis; Chris Wylie, Agri-World; and Carl Fanucchi, Total Investment, Inc.

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Production

11. Weed management (pdf) - 12 pp
Kurt Hembree*, Fresno County Farm Advisor 

12. Pruning mature bearing trees (pdf) - 6 pp
Robert H. Beede*, Kings County Farm Advisor and Louise Ferguson, Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis 

13. Tree water requirements & regulated deficit irrigation (pdf) - 14 pp
David A. Goldhamer*, Land, Air & Water Resources, UC Davis  

14. Improving water penetration (pdf) - 12 pp
Blake Sanden*, Kern County Farm Advisor; Terry Prichard, Land, Air & Water Resources, U.C. Davis; and Allan Fulton, Tehama County Farm Advisor  

15. Managing salinity, soil and water amendments (pdf) - 18 pp
Blake Sanden*, Kern County Farm Advisor; Alan Fulton, Tehama County Farm Advisor; and Louise Ferguson, Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis 

16. Diagnosing and correcting nutrient deficiencies (pdf) - 11 pp
Robert H. Beede*, Kings County Farm Advisor; Patrick Brown, Dept. Plant Sciences UC Davis; Craig Kallsen, Kern County Farm Advisor; and Steven A. Weinbaum, Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis 

17. Fertigation (pdf) - 6 pp
Lawrence J. Schwankl*, Land, Air & Water Resources, UC Davis  

18. Harvesting, transporting, processing and grading (pdf) - 6 pp
Jim Thompson*, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Dept., UC Davis; Adel Kader and Louise Ferguson, Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis 

19. Orchard rehabilitation (pdf)- 2 pp
Kevin Olsen* and Gerald A. Allen, S&J Ranch, Inc.

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Pest, Disease, and Physiological Disorder Management

20. Phytocoris, soft scale and mites (pdf)- 8 pp
Robert H. Beede*, Kings County Farm Advisor  

21. Neurocolpus and calocoris (pdf)- 2 pp
Walter Bentley, Statewide IPM Program, U.C. Kearney Agricultural Center; and Richard E. Rice, Entomology Dept., UC Davis  

22. Lygus bugs (pdf) - 4 pp
Peter Goodell* and Walter Bentley, Statewide IPM Program, UC Kearney Agricultural Center  

23. Stink bugs and leaffooted bugs (pdf) - 11 pp
Kent M. Daane, Division of Insect Biology, UC Berkeley; Jocelyn Millar, Entomology Dept., UC Riverside; Richard E. Rice, Entomology Dept., UC Davis; Paul G. daSilva, Division of Insect Biology, UC Berkeley; Walter Bentley, Statewide IPM Program, UC Kearney Agricultural Center, Robert H. Beede, Kings County Farm Advisor; and Gary Weinberger, Weinberger Associates 

24. Navel orangeworm and obliquebanded leafroller (pdf) - 7 pp
Walter Bentley*, Statewide IPM Program, UC Kearney Agricultural Center; Brent Holtz, Madera County Farm Advisor; and Kent M. Daane, Division of Insect Biology, UC Berkeley 

25. Mealybug (pdf) - 3 pp
David Haviland, Kern County Farm Advisor 

26. Soil-borne diseases (pdf) - 7 pp
Brent Holtz*, Madera County Farm Advisor; Beth Teviotdale and Lynn Epstein, Dept. Plant Pathology, UC Davis  

27. Above ground fungal diseases (pdf) - 19 pp
Themis Michailides, Dept. Plant Pathology, UC Davis 

28. Vertebrate pest management (pdf)- 9 pp
Mark Freeman*, Fresno County Farm Advisor; Desley A. Whisson, formerly Vertebrate Pest Specialist, UC Davis  

29. IPM throughout the season (pdf) - 8 pp
Kevin Olsen*, S&J Ranch, Inc

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Resources

30. Online management tools for pistachio production (pdf) - 2 pp
Donna Seaver*, Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center; and Mark Freeman, Fresno County Farm Advisor