Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

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Cherry

UC Davis has a history of sweet cherry breeding dating back to 1934.
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Peach-Almond Hybrid Rootstocks

Controller 5 dwarfing rootstock for peach - Scott Johnson 100 years of breeding - UC Davis - Rootstocks for stone fruit - Controlling size, vigor(pdf) UC Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center...
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Pistachio

Pistachio trees at Wolfskill 100 years of breeding - UC Davis - Pistachio Pistacia vera L.
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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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