Fruit and Nut Information

All of the Categories by Fruits & Nuts : Olive

• Olive

Centers and Programs

• UC Davis Olive Center
  Includes 'Best Practices' for growers & oil processors, ongoing research program, UC resources and consumer information

General Sources

• Olive Oil: Organic Olive Production Manual
  Paul M. Vossen, UCCE Sonoma Co., 2007 (112 pp.). UC ANR Pub. 3505. Link to ANR Catalog for purchase
• Olive Production Manual - 2nd Edition
  G. Steven Sibbett, UCCE Tulare Co.and Louise Ferguson, UCCE Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis. 2005 (118 pp.) UC ANR Pub. 3483. Link to ANR Catalog for purchase

Newsletters & Blogs: Farm Advisors - Current Topics

• Topics in Subtropics Newsletter - Nine counties in which subtropicals can be grown
  Newsletter from the Subtropical Tree Crop Farm Advisors spanning nine counties in California.
• Kern Citrus & Subtropical Fruit - Kern County
  Newsletter from Craig Kallsen, Kern County Farm Advisor
• Orchard Notes - Lake and Medocino Counties
  Newsletter from Rachel Elkins, Farm Advisor, Lake and Medocino counties. Focus on walnut and pear
• The Pomology Post - Madera County
  Newsletter from Brent Holtz, Farm Advisor, Madera County. Topics in tree crop production, including farm safety, irrigation, pest management. Nut crops including almond, stone fruit.
• Olive Notes (2011-2012) - Solano county
  Newsletter from Carolyn DeBuse, Farm Advisor Emeritus, Solano County
• Topics in Subropics - Blog
  A collaborative blog by UC Farm Advisors and Specialists in subtropical horticulture in California.
• Pomology Notes - Sutter and Yuba Counties
  Newsletter by Franz Niederholzer, Farm Advisor, Sutter-Yuba Counties. Topics in tree crop production, principally almond and prune.
• Olive Notes - Tulare County
  Newsletter by Elizabeth Fichtner, Farm Advisor, Tulare County
• Crop Currents - Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
  Newsletter from Janet Caprile, Farm Advisor, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Primarily cherry, stone fruit, olive, walnut and grape

non-University of California Resources

• Olive Oil (Olea europaea L.)
  Center for New Crops and Plants Products, Purdue University
• Crop Profile for Olives in California (pdf)
  National Science Foundation Center for IPM. 1999 (14 pp.)

Organizations

• California Olive Industry
  Fresno, CA
• California Olive Oil Council
  Berkeley, CA

Production Economics

• Olive Oil: A Rediscovered California Crop (pdf)
  Olga Senise Barrio and Hoy Carman, Dept. of Ag. and Resource Economics, UC Davis. 2005 (21 pp.) in Agricultural and Resource Economics Vol.8 No. 5.

Production Management

• Olive Maturity Index Calculator
  Paul Vossen, UCCE Sonoma Co. 2006. download the interactive calculator in Microsoft Excel format
• Olive Maturity Index explained (pdf)
  Paul Vossen, UCCE Sonoma Co., 2006 (2 pp.)
• Olive Fact Sheet
• Olive Fruit Fly: Information & References
  PowerPoint presentations and leaflets by UC researchers
• Patch Budding: A Convenient Method for for Top-Working Olives (pdf)
  William Krueger, Zachary Heath and Dominic DeLeonardis, UCCE Glenn Co. 2004 (6 pp.) ANR Publicaton 8115
• Mechanical Harvesting of California Table Olives
  University of California website presenting the 5-year research program. Project leader: Louise Ferguson, UCCE Dept. of Plant Sciences UC Davis
• Olive Day 2006: Nutrient Considerations for Olives (PowerPoint to pdf)
  Joseph Connell, UCCE Butte Co. 32-slide presentation
• UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Olive Fruit Fly
  UC IPM Online
• Olive Spray Thinning Guidelines (pdf)
  G. Steven Sibbett, UCCE Tulare Co. and William Krueger, UCCE, Glenn Co.1998 (3 pp.) ANR Pub. 7238
• Olive Knot: Pseudomonas syringae, pv. savastoni (PowerPoint to pdf)
  William Krueger, UCCE Glenn Co. 2000. 23-slide presentation
• Epidemiology & Management of Olive Knot Disease
  UC Research: this project addresses this disease in California. Elizabeth Fichtner and Bruce Kirkpatrick
• UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Olive
  UC IPM Online
• Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Olive
  Carlos H. Crisosto, Elizabeth J. Mitcham, and Adel A. Kader Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis
• 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
• Growth Regulators in Orchard Mgt: Technical Reports for Olive: 2006 to 2011
  Kitren Glozer, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. Several antioxidants were evaluated as treatments to minimize bruising damage caused by mechanical harvesting
• Olive Production Management Resources
  Paul Vossen, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sonoma Co. Guidelines, publications & seminar and seminars, including Olive For Oil UC short course presentations

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