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Tulare County
University of California
Tulare County
Tree Fruits
Kevin Day
County Director - Tulare/Kings
Farm Advisor
Specialties: Fresh-shipping deciduous tree fruits. Cultural practices and production, fruit growth and development, pruning and training systems
krday@ucanr.edu
(559) 684-3311
Fax: (559) 685-3319
Newsletters
- Orchard Notes - primarily stone fruit production and culture, some coverage of apples, pears, cherries, apricots, kiwifruit, persimmons and pomegranates
Publications
UC Pest Management Guidelines (UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
- Apples
- Apricots
- Cherries
- Figs
- Kiwifruit
- Nectarines
- Peaches
- Pears
- Plums
UC Cost and Return Studies (UC Agricultural & Resource Economics Department)
- Sample Costs to Establish a Nectarine Orchard and Produce Nectarines
Fresh Market July/August Harvested Varieties, Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2009. (PDF version) - Sample Costs to Establish a Peach Orchard and Produce Peaches
Fresh Market July/August Harvested Varieties, Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2009. (PDF version) - Sample Costs to Establish a Cling Peach Orchard and Produce Cling Peaches
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, Late Harvested. 2011. (PDF version) - Sample Costs to Establish a Cling Peach Orchard and Produce Cling Peaches
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, Extra-Early Harvested. 2011. (PDF version) - Sample Costs to Establish a Plum Orchard and Produce Plums.
Fresh Market, Furrow Irrigated, Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2009. (PDF version)
Manuscripts
- Day, Kevin R., R. Scott Johnson.2000. Keeping Trees Short - Is It Economical? Paper presented at the University of California Winter Tree Fruit Meeting, December 6, 2000.
- Day, Kevin R. 1998. Peach and Nectarine Cork Spot: A Review of the 1998 Season. Paper presented at the University of California Winter Tree Fruit Meeting, November 30, 1998.
- 1999 CTFA Research Reports
- Plum Nutrition Studies (PDF version)
- Tree Height and Volumen Studies for Fresh-Shipping Stone Fruits (PDF version)
Links
- UC Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center Home Page
- UC Postharvest Outreach Program Home Page
- UC Kearney Ag Center Postharvest Page
- Chilling Hours Accumulation