Research Reports by Category

Research was supported by the California Tree Fruit Agreement from 1939 through 2011. The reports currently available here represent a subset of those. organized by category. The earliest is from 1959.

Orchard Establishment
Orchard Design | Orchard Establishment | Replanting

Cultivars & Rootstocks
Rootstocks | Varietal Improvement

Tree Nutrition
Boron | Nitrogen | Phosphorus | Calcium | Foliar Sprays | Iron | Zinc

Water and Soil Management
Irrigation | Orchard Floor Management | Tree Water Use Physiology | Water & Soil Analysis

Tree Growth & Development
Development & Physiology | Photosynthesis & Respiration | General Pruning

Flower & Fruit Development
Fruit & Flower Thinning | Fruit Size | Pollination | Maturity Advancement & Measuring | Stone Fruit Corking

Caterpillars
Codling Moth | Leafrollers | Oriental Fruit Moth | Peach Twig Borer

Other Insects & Mites
Forktailed Bush Katydid | Aphids & Whitefles | Flies | Thrips | Mites | Scale | Tenlined June Beetles | Wood-boring Beetles

Disease
Brown Rot | Gray Mold | Peach Leaf Curl | Powdery Mildew | Sour Rot | Armillaria Root & Crown Rot | Virus | Other Diseases

Nematodes & Vertebrate Pests
Nematode Resistance Development | Nematode Sampling & Management

Molecular Biology
Genomics | Markers

Physiological Disorders
Chilling Injury | Inking/Skin Burning | Internal Breakdown

Postharvest
Controlled Atmosphere | Postharvest Physiology | Maturity & Quality |  Equipment | Field Handling & Packing | Sorting | Bruising | Packaging | Fumigation | Health Benefit | Low Hydrostatic Pressure (LHP) Treatment | Quarantine | Sensory Studies | Distribution | Storage

Other Categories
Food Safety | Fungicides | General Pesticide Use | Marketing | Pest Forecasting | Pear

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