Fruit and Nut Information

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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

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• 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