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Strawberry

strawberries at Wolfskill - March_2010 Strawberry Breeding and Production Physiology - UCD Plant Sciences 100 years of breeding - UC Davis - Strawberry (pdf) Strawberry breeding improves genetic resistance to Verticillium wilt - California Agriculture UC Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center...
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Outreach & Events

UC-affiliated groups may tour the orchards and use the limited on-site facilities for meetings, workshops, and classes. There is not a set calendar of activities.
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Links

Solano County Archives Solano County Historical Society Winters Center for the Arts & History Project Yolo County Archives Yolo County Historical Museum Yolo County Historical Society California Backyard Orchard California Center for Urban Horticulture (CCUH) UC Davis Olive Center UC Davis Plant Sci...
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John Wolfskill - History

Argonauts poured into the Sacramento Valley in the early 1850s, mining hillsides and creek beds for gold. Rancher John Wolfskill was living in the area at the time and had a lot in common with those miners.
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The Restored Farmall Super A Tractor

During 2006 and 2007 Tony Cristler and Al Bonin restored the International Harvester, Farmall Super A tractor which was first used by the strawberry program at the Wolfsill Experimental Orchards in the 1940s. Tony & Al restoring the Farmall.
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Stewards of the Land

"None of this would have been possible without John Wolfskill," says Al Bonin, agricultural superintendent of the Wolfskill orchards since 1979.
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The Land & Orchards

The land comprising the Wolfskill Experimental Orchards was deeded to the University of California in three separate parcels: The original 108 acres were donated by John's daughter, Frances Wolfskill Wilson, in 1934 (photo, outlined in red).
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Research

"The Wolfskill Experimental Orchards are a research treasure," says Professor Ted DeJong, a pomologist and the site's director.
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Horticultural & Physiological Studies

Environmental stress research Heat stress/non-infectious bud failure in almond Water stress/irrigation research with almond, peach, clingstone peach, apricot, cherry, and others Water stress and crop load effects on fruit fresh and dry weights in peach (Prunus persica) Crop load and water stress eff...
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