Almond Production Manual

Author: Warren C. Micke
Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1879906228
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
Provides information on all stages of almond production, from planting and developing new orchards to managing bearing orchards and harvesting and handling the crop. Written by more than 50 UC experts, the manual's information is practical and suited to field application. More than 80 color photos.

Almond Production Manual

Author: Warren C. Micke
Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 9781879906228
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Pistachio Production Manual

Author: Louise Ferguson
Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1601078773
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
The long-awaited Pistachio Production Manual from the University of California is here! The combined knowledge of 42 UC and industry experts and years of research and field trials are brought to fruition in this long awaited, 321-page manual. From an overview of the state of the industry to physiological disorders, the 8-part manual covers everything you need to know. Chapters cover topics including orchard design; rootstocks and cultivars; planting and training young trees; weed, insect, mite, and vertebrate management; irrigation and salinity management; disease management; and physiological disorders including alternate bearing, nut blanking and shell splitting. Over 200 color photographs and 60 diagrams, charts, and tables illustrate key points. The back cover includes a photographic guide to the developmental stages of the pistachio.

Walnut Production Manual

Author: David E. Ramos
Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 9781879906273
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
This is the only comprehensive guide available covering all aspects of English walnut culture. Applicable worldwide, includes over 50 color photographs, practical considerations on walnut varieties, hedgerow planting and agricultural chemicals

Integrated Pest Management for Almonds, 2nd Edition

Author: Mary Louise Flint
Publisher: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
ISBN: 9781879906525
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Our best-selling guide for almonds covers 120 different pest problems including diseases, insects and mites, nematodes, vertebrate pests, and weeds; including 10 new insect pests and diseases including anthracnose, Alternaria leaf blight, rust, tenlined June beetle, and leafhoppers. New in the second edition you'll find: An extensively revised chapter on vertebrate pest management which adds recommendations for control techniques where endangered species occur. A revised and expanded chapter on vegetation management including detailed information on cover crops. A revised section on navel orangeworm, emphasizing cultural control techniques instead of insecticides. A revised section on peach twig borer includes discussions of bloomtime sprays with Bacillus thuringiensis and pheromone mating disruption. Revised and updated tables on susceptibility of rootstocks and scion cultivars to major pests and a detailed index. This indispensable reference is illustrated with 259 photos, including 33 new color photos, along with 69 line drawings and tables.

Nut Grower's Guide

Author: Jennifer Wilkinson
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643069631
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description
The first comprehensive book to growing almonds, cashews, chestnuts, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pistachios and walnuts. All aspects of site selection are covered and it covers the cultivation and processing of each of the major nut species. It also provides guidance on packaging and the wholesale and retail marketing of nuts in Australia and overseas. This book is the starting point for prospective commercial nut growers - large or small scale, for farmers who want to diversify and also for gardeners interested in growing nut trees in their back yards.

Manual of Special Instructions for Large Scale Blanching, Salting, Roasting & Toasting of California Almonds

Author: California Almond Growers Exchange, San Francisco
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almond
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description

Prune Production Manual

Author: Richard P. Buchner
Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1601077025
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 330

Book Description
Written in easy-to-read non-technical language, this manual is the perfect field application guide. Inside you’ll find the professionalism, expertise and science-based answers you’ve come to expect from the University of California—with contributions from more than 40 Cooperative Extension professionals, UC faculty, USDA scientists, and highly skilled prune industry experts.

Chapters include:
An industry overview
A detailed description of prune biology
Information on understanding soils, varieties, irrigation and fertilization
Pest management techniques
A lesson on harvest and postharvest management

The breadth of expertise and knowledge contained in the 320 pages of this manual, along with the more than 300 photos and 56 color illustrations make this one of the most comprehensive prune production manuals in the world.

Pear Production and Handling Manual

Author: Elizabeth J. Mitcham
Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1879906651
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
This publication provides basic information on the growth and fruit development of pears, as well as practical considerations on pear culture. It was written with California Bartlett pear production in mind, but will be useful for worldwide growers of all pear varieties.Also included is information on orchard and tree management (including varieties), propagation and rootstock selection, training pruning, orchard floor management, irrigation, fertilization, irrigation systems, frost protection, nutrition, pest management, harvesting, and extensive information on postharvest storage and handling.

Manual on Postharvest Handling of Mediterranean Tree Fruits and Nuts

Author: Carlos H. Crisosto
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1789247179
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Postharvest is an important element of getting fresh, high-quality fruit to the consumer and technological advances continue to outpace infrastructure. This book provides valuable, up-to-date information on postharvest handling of seven fruit and nut crops: almond, fig, peach, persimmon, pistachio, pomegranate and table grape. These crops are of particular importance in the Mediterranean region, but also to those countries that export and import these crops, where intensive economic resources are dedicated to developing information to understand and solve their postharvest problems. Written by a team of internationally-recognized postharvest experts, this manual collates and verifies essential, but often difficult to access, information on these important crops, that is pertinent to the world's agricultural economy and affects agricultural communities.