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Fruit and Nut Information

General
Fruit and Nut Publications
Fruit and Nut Web Sites
Agricultural Lime Recommendations Based on Lime Quality (ID-163 ) New Resource!
Berry information (from The Ohio State University Extension)
Cultivar Evaluations of Apple, Peach, and Grape New Resource!
Food and Agriculture: Consumer Trends and Opportunities - Fruit (ID-58D)
Fruit Crop Tissue Analysis (HortFact-3001)
Fruit Facts newsletter
Fruit Insects Calendar for Kentucky
Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources - 2007
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)
Fruit and Vegetable Insect and Disease Identification Picture Sheets
Fruit and Vegetable Ripening Dates in Kentucky (HortFact-3000, PDF)
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!
IPM scouting manuals and fact sheets
Kentucky Farmers Market Report
2008-09 Kentucky Farmers Market Manual (from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture)
Kentucky Produce Auction Report
Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations
Midwest Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide (ID-94)
Midwest Commercial Tree Fruit Spray Guide (ID-92)
Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook (B861)
Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook (ID-93)
2003 New Crop Opportunities Research Report (PR-483)
2006 New Crop Opportunities Research Report (PR-533)
Orchard Site Rating Sheet (HortFact-3005) New Resource!
Predicting Insect Development in Kentucky (ENTFACT-123)
Reproducing Fruit Trees by Graftage (HO-39)
Root and Collar Rots of Tree Fruits (PPFS-FR-T-10) New Resource!
Rootstocks for Kentucky Fruit Trees (HO-82, revised)
Tree Fruits information (from The Ohio State University Extension)
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

Information on:
Apples
Blackberries
Blueberries
Grapes
Nuts
Pawpaws
Peaches
Pears
Raspberries
Strawberries


Apples
Apple Cultivar Performance (HortFact-3006) New Resource!
Apple Production - Best Management Practices (ID-137)
University of Kentucky Apple IPM
Apple Scab (PPA-24)
Codling Moth (ENTFACT-203)
European Red Mite (ENTFACT-205)
Controlling Apple Insect Pests
Fire Blight (PPA-34)
Green Fruit Worms (ENTFACT-214)
Leafhoppers on Apples
Leafrollers (ENTFACT-216)
Oriental Fruit Moth (ENTFACT-212)
Plum Curculio (ENTFACT-202)
Rosy Apple Aphid
Rust Diseases of Apple (PPA-23)
San Jose Scale (ENTFACT-204)
Training and Culture of Dwarf Apples Using the Vertical Axis System (HortFact-3501) New Resource!

Blackberries
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)
Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky (HO-15)
Rednecked and Raspberry Cane Borers (ENTFACT-209)
Site Selection for Thornless Blackberries Based on Past Kentucky Low Temperature Weather Data

Blueberries
Blueberry Production (PowerPoint presentation)
2002 Blueberry Cost and Return Estimates Summary
2002 Kentucky Highbush Blueberry Production Budgets - Wholesale/Retail Marketing
2002 Kentucky Highbush Blueberry Production Budgets - Pick Your Own Marketing
Growing Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky (HO-60, HTML)
Growing Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky (HO-60, PDF)

Grapes
The Kentucky Grapevine: Information Sources for Kentucky Grape Growers (HTML) PDF
Acidification of Vineyard Soils by Nitrogen Fertilizers (HortFact-31-05)
Black Rot of Grapes (PPA-27)
Calibration of Air-Blast Sprayers (HortFact-31-10, PDF)
Crop Estimation in Vineyards (HO-86) New Resource!
Desired Soil Properties for Vineyard Site Preparation (HortFact-31-01, PDF)
Dormant Pruning of Wine Grapes in Kentucky (HortFact-31-07, PDF)
Eastern European Grape Cultivars (HortFact-3007, PDF) New Resource!
Fertilization of Grapevines (HortFact-31-04, PDF) Updated 2008
2005 Grape Cost and Return Estimates: Summaries and Assumptions
Grape Crown Gall (PPFS-FR-S-11) New Resource!
Grape Rootstocks for Kentucky Vineyards (Hortfact-3113, PDF) New Resource!
Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Grapes New Resource!
2005 KY Grape Production Budgets - Vinifera Wine Grape Varieties
2005 KY Grape Production Budgets - French-American Hybrid and American Wine Grape Varieties
2005 KY Grape Production Budgets - Table Grape Varieties
Grape Insects (ENTFACT-208)
Growing Grapes in Kentucky (ID-126, HTML)
Growing Grapes in Kentucky (ID-126, PDF)
Kentucky State University Viticulture Project
Kentucky Viticultural Regions and Suggested Cultivars (HO-88) New Resource!
Kentucky Winery Purchasing and Production Survey (PDF)
Kentucky Winegrape Growers Survey - December, 2002
Regional Winegrape Marketing and Price Outlook for 2006
2004 Regional Wine Grape Price Survey
Site Selection for European (Vinifera) Grapes Based on Kentucky Low Temperature Weather Data
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!

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

Pawpaws
Pawpaw Production Web Site, Kentucky State University

Peaches
Cherry Fruit Flies (ENTFACT-217)
European Red Mite (ENTFACT-205)
Green Fruit Worms (ENTFACT-214)
Growing Peaches in Kentucky (HO-57)
Lesser Peachtree Borer (ENTFACT-213)
Oriental Fruit Moth (ENTFACT-212)
Peach Cultivar Performance (HO-6)
Peach Fruit Diseases (PPFS-FR-T-09) New Resource!
Peachtree Borer (ENTFACT-200)
San Jose Scale (ENTFACT-204)

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

Strawberries
Gray Mold of Strawberry (PPA-31)
Strawberry Pests (ENTFACT-207)
Strawberry Production in Kentucky (HO-16, PDF)

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

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This site was last updated on April 3, 2008