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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
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