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.
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
- Olive Fact Sheet
- Olive Fruit Fly: Information & References
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
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 Online
UC IPM Online
Centers and Programs
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.)
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
Fresno, CA
Berkeley, CA
Fresno, CA
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