Prune Production Management Resources

The Fastrack Approach to Specialty Crop Breeding

UC Research: A breeding system which integrates the Fastrack methodology into conventional programs, to produce improved tree varieties. Ralph Scorza, Ted DeJong, et al.

Reduced-Risk Fungicides Help Manage Brown Rot

J. E. Adaskaveg, H. Förster, Plant Pathology Dept. UC Riverside, W. D. Gubler, B. L. Teviotdale, UCCE Plant Sciences, UC Davis, and D. F. Thompson, UC Riverside. in California Agriculture 2005 (6 pp)

Dormant Spray Alternatives Calculator

UC IPM Online

Tulare Giant Sweet Plum Description (new cultivar) (pdf)

Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. 2005 (2 pp.)

Growth Regulators in Orchard Mgt: Technical Reports for Prune: 2003 to 2011

Kitren Glozer, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. Topics include use of the Dynamic Model to time applications of defoliants, dormant oil and RBAs and impact of growth regulators on fruit quality

UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Prunes

UC IPM Online

IPM-Based Guidelines for Replanting Prunus Orchards in 2002 without Methyl Bromide (pdf)

Michael McKenry, Nematology Dept., UC Riverside. 2002 (5 pp.)

Using Spring Weather Data to Predict Harvest Date for “Improved French” Prune (pdf)

Ted DeJong, Carolyn DeBuse and Gerardo Lopez, Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis. 2007 (3 pp.)

Relationship between Accumulated Growing Degree Hours 30 Days after Full Bloom and Harvest Date for “Improved French” Prune (pdf)

Ted DeJong, Gerardo Lopez, and Carolyn DeBuse, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis (2 pp.)

Plum Pox Virus

UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Using the Pressure Chamber for Irrigation Management in Walnut, Almond & Prune - ANR Publ 8623 (pdf)

by UCCE Farm Advisors Allan Fulton, Tehama Co., Joe Grant, San Joaquin Co., Richard Buchner, Tehama Co., and Joe Connell, Butte Co.

Growing Prunes (Dried Plums) in California: An Overview

Maxwell Norton, UCCE Merced Co., and William Krueger, UCCE Glenn Co. & Tehama Co., 2005 (7 pp.) UC ANR Pub. 8264

Integrated Prune Farming Practices Orchard Monitoring Calendar (pdf)

excerpt (1 p.) from: Integrated Prune Farming Practices (IPFP) Decision Guide, 2004

Seasonal Guide to Environmentally Responsible Pest Management Practices in Prunes

Carolyn Pickel, W. H. Olson, Richard P. Buchner, William Krueger, Franz J. Niederholzer, and Maxwell V. Norton. 2006 (12 pp.) UC ANR Pub. 21624. Link to ANR Catalog for purchase

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

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.

Muir Beauty Dried Plum/Prune Description (pdf)

Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. 2005 (2 pp.)

Decision Support System for IPM of Prune Brown Rot

UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Introduction to Brown Rot of Stone Fruits

UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Fruit, Nut and Grape Varieties for Home Orchards (pdf)

Ken R. Churches, UCCE Calaveras Co., and Lynn Wunderlich, UCCE El Dorado Co.2002 (5 pp.) UC Pub.EDA-1-02

Sutter Prune/Dried Plum Description (new cultivar) (pdf)

Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. 2006 (3 pp.)