Olives

Olive production

UC Davis Olive Center

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 Oil: Producing Olive Oil in California

Background and practical information for olive oil producers from UCCE. 1994 (11 pp.) UC ANR Pub. 21516. 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

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.

Sample Costs to Establish a Super-High Density Olive Orchard and Produce Olive Oil (pdf)

P.M.Vossen UCCE, Sonoma Co., J.H.Connell, UCCE, Butte Co., W.H. Krueger, UCCE, Glenn Co., K.M. Klonsky, UCCE, and P.Livingston, Dept. Ag. and Resource Economics, UC Davis, 2007 (21 pp.)

Production Management

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

PowerPoint presentations and leaflets by UC researchers

Olive Knot: Pseudomonas syringae, pv. savastoni (PowerPoint to pdf)

William Krueger, UCCE Glenn Co. 2000. 23-slide presentation

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 Production Management Resources

Paul Vossen, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sonoma Co. Guidelines, publications & seminar and seminars, including Olive For Oil UC short course presentations

Olive Spray Thinning Guidelines (pdf)

G. Steven Sibbett, UCCE Tulare Co. and William Krueger, UCCE, Glenn Co.1998 (3 pp.) ANR Pub. 7238

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

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

Tree Crop Physiology Technical Reports for Olive: 2006 to 2008

Kitren Glozer, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. Several antioxidants were evaluated as treatments to minimize bruising damage caused by mechanical harvesting

UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Olive

UC IPM Online

UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Olive Fruit Fly

UC IPM Online

Centers and Programs

UC Davis Olive Center

Educate consumers on the benefits of California olive oil and table olives.

non-University of California Resources

National Science Foundation Center for IPM. 1999 (14 pp.)

Olive Oil (Olea europaea L.)

Center for New Crops and Plants Products, Purdue University

Organizations

California League of Food Processors

Sacramento, CA. Member companies include canners, freezers, dryers and dehydrators of fruits and vegetables

California Olive Industry

Fresno, CA

California Olive Oil Council

Berkeley, CA

California Specialty Crop Council

Fresno, CA

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