Pistachio Short Course 2008 Presentations

Visalia Convention Center, November 3 - 6, 2008
Coordinated by Louise Ferguson, UCCE Specialist, UC Cooperative Extension, and the UC Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center

Economic Outlook for Pistachio Production (pdf)
Steve Blank, Ag. & Res. Economics Dept., UC Davis
The Pistachio Tree: Botany and Physiology (pdf)
Louise Ferguson, Plant Sciences Dept., UC Davis
Orchard Site Selection, Evaluation and Modification, Salinity Management and Reclamation (pdf)
Blake Sanden, UCCE Kern County
Planning and Designing the Orchard (pdf)
Craig Kallsen, UCCE Kern County
Microirrigatiion Systems (pdf)
Larry Schwankl, Land, Air & Water Res. Dept., UC Davis
Pistachio Cultivars (pdf)
Craig Kallsen, UCCE Kern County
California Pistachio Rootstocks (pdf)
Louise Ferguson, Plant Sciences Dept., UC Davis
Pistachio Rootstocks: Production & Budding (pdf)
Brent Holtz, UCCE Madera County
Young Tree Planting, Field Budding and Training (pdf)
Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County
Pistachio Weed Management(pdf)
Kurt Hembree, UCCE Fresno County
Tree Water Requirements and Regulated Deficit Irrigation (pdf)
David Goldhamer, Land, Air & Water Res. Dept., UC Davis
Assessment & Improvement of Water Penetration (pdf)
Blake Sanden, UCCE Kern County
Diagnosing and Correcting Nutrient Deficiencies (pdf)
Craig Kallsen, UCCE Kern County
Fertilizer Application Management (pdf)
Roland D. Meyer, Land, Air & Water Res. Dept., UC Davis
Harvesting, Transport, Processing and Storage (pdf)
Jim Thompson, Biological & Ag. Engineering Dept., UC Davis
Mature Tree Pruning (pdf)
Louise Ferguson, Plant Sciences Dept., UC Davis
Soil Borne Diseases of Pistachio (pdf)
Brent Holtz, UCCE Madera County
Foliar & Fruit Diseases of Pistachio (pdf)
Themis Michailides, Plant Pathology Dept., UC Davis
Aflatoxin and Its Interaction with Navel Orangeworm (pdf)
Themis Michailides, Plant Pathology Dept., UC Davis
Physiological Disorders of Pistachio (pdf)
Louise Ferguson, Plant Sciences Dept., UC Davis
Vertebrate Pest Management in Pistachio (pdf)
Roger Baldwin, State IPM Program, UC Kearney Ag. Ctr.
Tips for Bedtime Reading (pdf)
Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County
Small Bugs Feeding on Pistachios (pdf)
Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County
Mites in Pistachio (pdf)
Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County UCCE Kern County
Ferrisia gilli: A New Mealybug Pest of Pistachios and Other Deciduous Crops (pdf)
David Haviland, UCCD Kern County, & Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County, Kris Godfrey, California Dept. of Food & Agriculture, Kent Daane, UCCE Berkeley. UC Publ 8247. 2006 (6 pp)