General Management of Fruit and Nut Trees
(links and PDF files)

Irrigation & Salinity Management
Irrigation and salinity management guidelines, interpretation of soil and water lab reports. Resources include the "Reducing Runoff from Irrigated Land" series of publications.

How-to Guides & Management Tools
How-to Guides includes use of the Pressure Chamber (a.k.a. 'Bomb') to measure leaf water potential, calculation of 'chill portions' using a hand-held data logger, the measurement of fruit harvest readiness using a pull force gauge, and the formation of Pest Control Districts, Report on use of lysimeters.

Frost Protection
Information about front protection for trees.

Pesticide Timing & Non-Pesticide Practices
Use of horticultural oils and pheromone disruption in pest management, timing of pesticides, biological treatments; dormant treatments, including rest-breaking applications

Soils
Information about agricultural soil erosion, and soil solarization for weed control

Economic Management
Cost and return studies, tree and vine loss calculator

Pollination
Links to research facilities and to websites providing information and classes about bees and beekeeping