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Fruit and Nut Information

General

Getting Started
Fruit and Nut Publications
Fruit and Nut Web Sites
Fruit Facts newsletter
Orchard Site Rating Sheet (HortFact-3005) New Resource!
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources - 2007
Fruit and Vegetable Ripening Dates in Kentucky (HortFact-3000, PDF)
Rootstocks for Kentucky Fruit Trees (HO-82, revised)
Reproducing Fruit Trees by Graftage (HO-39)
Cultivar Evaluations of Apple, Peach, and Grape New Resource!
Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations
Agricultural Lime Recommendations Based on Lime Quality (ID-163 ) New Resource!
Tree Fruits information (from The Ohio State University Extension)
Berry information (from The Ohio State University Extension)
Fruit Crop Tissue Analysis (HortFact-3001)
Kentucky State Horticultural Society
Web Soil Survey New Resource!

Marketing
Kentucky Farmers Market Report
2008-09 Kentucky Farmers Market Manual (from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture)
Kentucky Produce Auction Report
Food and Agriculture: Consumer Trends and Opportunities - Fruit (ID-58D)

Pest Control
Midwest Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide (ID-94)
Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook (B861)
Midwest Commercial Tree Fruit Spray Guide (ID-92)
Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook (ID-93)
Root and Collar Rots of Tree Fruits (PPFS-FR-T-10) New Resource!
Fruit and Vegetable Insect and Disease Identification Picture Sheets
Fruit Insects Calendar for Kentucky
Predicting Insect Development in Kentucky (ENTFACT-123)
IPM scouting manuals and fact sheets
Herbicide Cross-Reference List New Resource!
Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Other Crops New Resource!
Honeyvine Milkweed Control in Tree Fruits, Small Fruits, and Grapes (HO-85 ) New Resource!
Dry Pesticide Rates for Hand-Held Sprayers (HO-83)
Dr. Joe Masabni's herbicide information, PowerPoint presentations, etc.

Research Reports
2008 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-572)
2007 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-555)
2006 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-538)
2005 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-521)
2004 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-504)
2003 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-488)
2002 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-470)
2001 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-452)
2000 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-436)
1999 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-423)
1998 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-410)

Information on:

Apples
Blackberries
Blueberries
Grapes
Nuts
Pawpaws
Peaches
Pears
Raspberries
Strawberries


Apples

Apple Cultivar Performance (HortFact-3006) New Resource!
Training and Culture of Dwarf Apples Using the Vertical Axis System (HortFact-3501) New Resource!
Apple Production - Best Management Practices (ID-137)

Pests
University of Kentucky Apple IPM

Diseases
Apple Scab (PPA-24)
Fire Blight (PPA-34)
Rust Diseases of Apple (PPA-23)

Insects
Codling Moth (ENTFACT-203)
European Red Mite (ENTFACT-205)
Controlling Apple Insect Pests
Green Fruit Worms (ENTFACT-214)
Leafhoppers on Apples
Leafrollers (ENTFACT-216)
Oriental Fruit Moth (ENTFACT-212)
Plum Curculio (ENTFACT-202)
Rosy Apple Aphid
San Jose Scale (ENTFACT-204)

Blackberries

Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky (HO-15)
Anthracnose of Bramble Fruits (PPA-32)
Distribution of Blackberry Orange Rust and Rosette Diseases in Kentucky
2001 Kentucky Blackberry Cost and Return Estimates (ID-149)
Rednecked and Raspberry Cane Borers (ENTFACT-209)
Site Selection for Thornless Blackberries Based on Past Kentucky Low Temperature Weather Data

Blueberries

Growing Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky (HO-60, HTML)
Growing Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky (HO-60, PDF)
Blueberry Production (PowerPoint presentation)
2008 Blueberry Cost and Return Estimates Summary
2008 Kentucky Highbush Blueberry Production Budgets - Wholesale/Retail Marketing
2008 Kentucky Highbush Blueberry Production Budgets - Pick Your Own Marketing

Grapes

Getting Started
Kentucky Winegrape Growers Survey - December, 2008 New Resource!
Desired Soil Properties for Vineyard Site Preparation (HortFact-31-01, PDF)
Eastern European Grape Cultivars (HortFact-3007, PDF) New Resource!
Grape Rootstocks for Kentucky Vineyards (Hortfact-3113, PDF) New Resource!
Growing Grapes in Kentucky (ID-126, HTML)
Growing Grapes in Kentucky (ID-126, PDF)
Kentucky Viticultural Regions and Suggested Cultivars (HO-88) New Resource!
The Kentucky Grapevine: Information Sources for Kentucky Grape Growers (HTML) PDF
Vineyard Design (HortFact-31-03, PDF)
Vineyard Site Preparation (HortFact-3112, PDF) New Resource!
Vineyard Site Selection (HortFact-31-02, PDF)
Vineyard Site Selection in Kentucky Based on Climate and Soil Properties (HO-87) New Resource!
Kentucky Vineyard Society
Kentucky Grape and Wine Council

Budgets-Economics
2008 KY Grape Production Budgets - French-American Hybrid and American Wine Grape Varieties
2008 KY Grape Production Budgets - Table Grape Varieties
2008 KY Grape Production Budgets - Vinifera Wine Grape Varieties
Regional Winegrape Marketing and Price Outlook for 2006
Kentucky Winery Purchasing and Production Survey (PDF)
2004 Regional Wine Grape Price Survey
2005 Grape Cost and Return Estimates: Summaries and Assumptions

Culture
Acidification of Vineyard Soils by Nitrogen Fertilizers (HortFact-31-05)
Crop Estimation in Vineyards (HO-86) New Resource!
Dormant Pruning of Wine Grapes in Kentucky (HortFact-31-07, PDF)
Fertilization of Grapevines (HortFact-31-04, PDF) Updated 2008
Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Grapes New Resource!

Diseases and Insects
Black Rot of Grapes (PPA-27)
Grape Crown Gall (PPFS-FR-S-11) New Resource!
Grape Insects (ENTFACT-208)
Calibration of Air-Blast Sprayers (HortFact-31-10, PDF)

Miscellaneous
Kentucky State University Viticulture Project
Kentucky Winegrape Growers Survey - December, 2002
Site Selection for European (Vinifera) Grapes Based on Kentucky Low Temperature Weather Data

Nuts

Nut Tree Growing in Kentucky (ID-77)
European Red Mite (ENTFACT-205)
Nut Weevils (ENTFACT-206)
Pecan Insects (ENTFACT-210)
Kentucky Nut Growers Association

Pawpaws

Pawpaw Production Web Site, Kentucky State University

Peaches

Growing Peaches in Kentucky (HO-57)
Peach Cultivar Performance (HO-6)
European Red Mite (ENTFACT-205)
Green Fruit Worms (ENTFACT-214)
Lesser Peachtree Borer (ENTFACT-213)
Oriental Fruit Moth (ENTFACT-212)
Peach Fruit Diseases (PPFS-FR-T-09) New Resource!
Peachtree Borer (ENTFACT-200)
San Jose Scale (ENTFACT-204)

Pears

Cherry Fruit Flies (ENTFACT-217)
European Red Mite (ENTFACT-205)
Fire Blight (PPA-34)
Green Fruit Worms (ENTFACT-214)
Oriental Fruit Moth (ENTFACT-212)
San Jose Scale (ENTFACT-204)

Raspberries

Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky (HO-15)
Anthracnose of Bramble Fruits (PPA-32)
Rednecked and Raspberry Cane Borers (ENTFACT-209)

Strawberries

Strawberry Production in Kentucky (HO-16, PDF)
KY Strawberry Profitability Estimated Costs and Returns
Gray Mold of Strawberry (PPA-31)
Strawberry Pests (ENTFACT-207)

We recommend that you contact your county Extension agent for additional information.

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This site was last updated on May 19, 2009