Fruits

Janet Caprile Farm Advisor UC Cooperative Extension Contra Costa County Bitter pit is a common problem that shows up in apples just before harvest or, more frequently, after a period of cold storage.

Small Farm Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 January 1989 By James A.

Published January 1989 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture Certain potentially high-demand tropical or other exotic fruits growing in Florida or California also have varieties that will bear fruit farther north.

Published January 1990 Small Farm Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Kiwifruit are produced by a large, deciduous vine botanically known as Actinidia deliciosa.

Several niches have been identified under the umbrella of specialty melons: miniature-sized watermelons, organic melons, and non-standard varieties such as yellow-fleshed watermelons. Several Small Farm Program advisors work with melon varities in field trials.

Small Farm Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Revised July 1989 The genus Opuntia includes the prickly pear, bunny ears, and beaver tail cacti. It is also called cactus pear and Indian fig (fico d'India in Italian).

Richard Molinar, University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Fresno County Jose Aguiar, University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Riverside County Mark Gaskell, University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties...

Richard Molinar, farm advisor Michael Yang, farm advisor assistant UC Cooperative Extension Fresno County During 1996-98, Richard Molinar, farm advisor, and Michael Yang, farm advisor assistant, carried out six research projects briefly summarized below.