Nectarine Production Management Resources

Seasonal Guide to Environmentally Responsible Pest Management Practices in Peaches and Nectarines

Guide to IPM by UC scientists. 2007 (8 pp.) UC ANR Pub. 21625. 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

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

Peach and Nectarine publications

Roger Duncan, UCCE Farm Advisor, Stanislaus Co. Nutrition, planting, pruning, and pest management information.

Introduction to Brown Rot of Stone Fruits

UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center

Kearney Agricultural Center Perpendicular "V" (KAC-V) Orchard System for Peaches and Nectarines (pdf)

Theodore M. DeJong, UCCE Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis, Kevin R. Day, UCCE Tulare Co., James F. Doyle and R. Scott Johnson, UCCE Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis. HortTechnology 1994 (7 pp.)

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)

Orchard-System Configurations Increase Efficiency,

Kevin R. Day, UCCE Tulare Co, Theodore M. DeJong and R. Scott Johnson, UCCE Dept. Plant Sciences, UC Davis. 2005 (5 pp.)

UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Nectarine

UC IPM Online

Dormant Spray Alternatives Calculator

UC IPM Online

Using Spring Weather Data to Predict Harvest Date and Sizing Potential for Peaches Nectarines and Plums (pdf)

Ted DeJong, Kevin Day, Gerardo Lopez, and Scott Johnson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. 2007 (6 pp.)

Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Nectarine and Peach

Carlos H. Crisosto, Elizabeth J. Mitcham, and Adel A. Kader Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis

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

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

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.