Joe Masabni, John Strang, Chris Smigell
Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky
BOOKS
Barritt, Bruce. 1992. Intensive Orchard Management. Good Fruit Grower, Yakima, WA. (509)575-2315.
Childers, N.F. 1995. Modern Fruit Science. Horticultural Publications, 3906 NW 31 Place, Gainesville, FL 32606. 632 pp. $59 + $6 S/H. (352)372-5077.
Childers, N.F. 1966. Temperate to Tropical Fruit Nutrition. Horticultural Publications-The State University, Nichol Ave., New Brunswick, NJ.
Childers, N.F. and W.B. Sherman (Eds). 1988. The Peach, World Cultivars to Marketing. Horticultural Publications. 3906 NW 31 Place., Gainesville, FL 32606.
Eck, P. and N.F. Childers. 1966. Blueberry Culture. Rutgers Univ. Press. New Brunswick, NJ. 378 pp.
Gough, R.E. The Highbush Blueberry and Its Management. Published by Food Products Press.
Galletta, G.J. and D. C. Himelrick (Eds). 1989. Small Fruit Crop Management. Prentice Hall, Inglewood Cliffs, NJ. 07632. 602 pp.
Forshey, C.G., D.C. Elfing and R.L. Stebbins. 1992. Training and Pruning Apple and Pear Trees. American Society for Horticultural Science, 113 South West Street, Suite 400 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2824.
Howitt, A.H. 1993. Common Tree Fruit Pests. North Central Regional Extension Publication #63.
Jaynes, R. 1981. Nut Tree Culture in North America. The Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc., Broken Arrow Road, Hamden, CT. 06518.
Nelson, C. 2004. Information Sources for Kentucky Grape Growers. Kentucky Vineyard Society,
Pierson, C.F. et. al. 1971. Market Diseases of Apples, Pears and Quinces. Agri. Handbook No. 376, Agr. Res. Service, USDA Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Westwood, M.N. 1993. Temperate Zone Pomology. Timber Press, Inc., 9999 S.W. Wilshire, Suite 124, Portland, OR. 97225.
Winkler, A.J. et. al. 1974. General Viticulture. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California. 710 pp.
Wolf,
Tony. 1998. The Mid-Atlantic Winegrape Grower’s Guide. Dept. of Ag.
Communications, Box 7603, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
27695-7603. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/resources/winegrape/
Jaynes, R. 1981. Nut Tree Culture in North America. The Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc., Broken Arrow Road, Hamden, CT. 06518.
Rice, G.W. Pecans - A Grower’s Perspective. Printed by Ag. Press, Inc. Manhattan, Kansas.
McEachern. Growing Fruits, Berries & Nuts – Southwest-Southeast. 2nd Edition. Gulf Publishing Co. (please note that KY is not listed as one of the states covered in this book. Still, a good reference for new growers).
DISEASE
COMPENDIUM
The following ‘Disease Compendia’ are available through The
American Phytopathological Society, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121. (800)328-7560.
http://www.shopapspress.org/disease-diagnostic-series.html
- Compendium of Apple and Pear Diseases, #41094
- Compendium of Blueberry and Cranberry Diseases, #41736
- Compendium of Grape Diseases, #40888
- Compendium of Nut Crop Diseases in Temperate Zones, #42848
- Compendium of Raspberry and Blackberry Diseases and
Insects, #41213
- Compendium of Stone Fruit Diseases, #41744
- Compendium of Strawberry Diseases, #41949
PERIODICALS
American Fruit Grower.
Meister Publishing Co., Willoughby, Ohio 44094. $15.95/year
The Good Fruit Grower.
105 South 18th Street, Suite 217, Yakima, WA 98901. (509)453-2315. $30 per
year.
Fruit Growers News.
P.O. Box 128, Sparta, MI 49345 (published monthly). (616)887-8615. Formerly The
Great Lakes Fruit Growers News, $9.5 per year.
The Packer. The
National Weekly Business Newspaper of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry. P.O.
Box 2939, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201.
Kentucky Vineyard Society Newsletter. Cheryl Frank, (502) 535-6787,
cmfrank@qx.net
(Association membership and newsletter, 3 issues/yr, $25 by
email, $35 by mail)
Kentucky Nut Growers Association Newsletter. David Leeper, KNGA Treasurer, 2209 Middleground Dr,
Owensboro, KY 42301 (4 issues per year, $5 per year association membership)
EXTENSION
PUBLICATIONS – KENTUCKY
HORTICULTURE
HO-6 Peach
Cultivar Performance (out of print, in review)
HO-15 Growing
Raspberries & Blackberries in Kentucky
HO-16 Strawberry
Production in Kentucky
HO‑39 Reproducing
Fruit Trees by Graftage
HO-57 Growing
Peaches in Kentucky
HO-60 Growing
Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky
HO-64 Growing
Fruit at Home in Kentucky (out of print)
HO-82 Rootstocks
for Kentucky Fruit Trees
ID-21 Disease
and Insect Control Program for Home Grown Fruit in Kentucky Including Organic
Alternatives.
ID-77 Nut
Tree Growing in Kentucky (out of print, in review)
ID-92 Commercial
Tree Fruit Spray Guide
ID-93 Midwest
Tree Fruit Handbook
ID-94 Midwest
Commercial Small Fruit & Grape Spray Guide
Bull 861 Midwest
Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook (New in 2005)
ID-126 Growing
Grapes in Kentucky
AGR-1 Lime
and Fertilizer Recommendations
HORTFACT
FACT SHEETS - Fruit
The following can be found on the UK ‘Commercial Horticulture’
Web page: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticulture/comfruit.html
Orchard Chemical Suppliers
University of Kentucky Apple IPM Fruit Foliar Analysis
Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources
Controlling Apple Insect Pests
2001 Kentucky Blackberry Cost and Return Estimates (ID-149)
Site Selection for Thornless Blackberries Based on KY Low
Temp. Weather Data
Site Selection for European (Vinifera) Grapes Based on KY
Low Temp. Weather Data
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
Kentucky Licensed Wineries
Kentucky Winegrape Growers Survey - December, 2002
2004 Regional Wine Grape Price Survey
2002 Grape Cost and Return Estimates: Summary and
Assumptions
2002 Grape Production Budgets: American Wine Varieties; European
and Hybrid Wine Varieties; Table Grape Varieties
The following can be found on the UK ‘Home Horticulture’ Web page: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticulture/homefruit.html
Fruit Insects Calendar for Kentucky
Home Fruit Variety Recommendations - 2000
Kentucky Pest News
Kentucky Backyard Apple Integrated Pest Management Manual
(IPM-9)
PLANT
PATHOLOGY
The following can be found on the UK Plant Pathology Web site:
PPA-24 Apple
Scab
PPA-34 Fire
Blight
PPFS-FR-T-7 Using
the Maryblyt Computer Program
PPA-23 Rust
Diseases of Apple
PPFS-GEN-2 Powdery
Mildew for Apple
PPFS-FR-T-2 Apple
Fruit Diseases at Harvest
PPFS-OR-W-5 Shoestring
Root Rot
PPFS-FR-T-1 Peach
Leaf Curl and Plum Pockets
PPFS-FR-T-8 Stone
Fruit Perennial Canker
PPFS-FR-T-4 Black
Knot
PPFS-FR-T-6 Cherry
Leaf Spot
PPFS-GEN-1 Crown
Gall
PPFS-FR-S-1 Cane
and Leaf Spot of Grape
PPFS-FR-T-3 Black
Rot
PPA-32 Anthracnose
of Brambles
PPFS-FR-S-3 Double
Blossom of Rosette of Blackberry
PPFS-FR-S-4 Raspberry
Fruit Rots
PPFS-FR-S-2 Strawberry
Root Rot
PPFS-FR-S-5 Strawberry
Anthracnose
ENTOMOLOGY
Kentucky Apple Crop Management Scout Manual (Available to
growers that attend Kentucky Apple IPM meetings)
The following can be found on the UK Entomology Fact Sheet Web site:
ENTFACT-116 Three
Common Kentucky Grasshoppers and Their Natural Enemies
ENTFACT-200 Peachtree
Borer
ENTFACT-201 Controlling
Apple Insect Pests with Minimum Insecticide Applications
ENTFACT-202 Plum
Curculio
ENTFACT-203 Codling
Moth
ENTFACT-204 San
Jose Scale
ENTFACT-205 European
Red Mite
ENTFACT-206 Nut
Weevils
ENTFACT-207 Some
Strawberry Insects and Related Pests
ENTFACT-208 Grape
Insects
ENTFACT-210 Pecan
Insects (including shellbark and shagbark hickories pests)
ENTFACT-211 Rosy
Apple Aphids
ENTFACT-212 Oriental
Fruit Moth
ENTFACT-214 Green
Fruitworms
ENTFACT-215 Leafhoppers
on Apples
ENTFACT-218 Bagging
Apples: Alternative Pest Management for Hobbyists
ENTFACT-409 Japanese
Beetles
ENTFACT-621 Fruit
Flies
AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
The
following can be found on the UK ‘Agriculture Economics’ website:
AEC-38 Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing
AEC-40 Planning for Marketing Fruits and
Vegetables
AEC-41 Management of Roadside Markets
AEC-77 Establishing and Operating a
Community Farmer's Market
ID-106 Promotion & Advertising for
Kentucky's Direct Markets
ID-107 Understanding Produce Marketing for
Kentucky's Direct Markets
VIDEOS - (Available through local County Extension Offices at no
charge.)
VHO-0120 Fruit Tree Pruning - Part 1
VHO-0249 Pruning Fruit Trees to a Central
Leader System
VHO-0047 Pruning Blackberries
VHO-0081 Pruning Blueberries
VHO-0126 Pruning Grapes
VHO-0610 Fruit Tree Grafting and Budding
Workshop
VHO-0323 Grafting and Budding
VHO-0117 Grafting and Budding Pecan, Fruit
and Ornamental Trees
VHO-0206 Growing Fruit. General Considerations
VHO-0204 Growing Fruit - Small Fruit
VHO-0203 Growing Fruit - Tree Fruit
VHO-0056 Sprayers for Fruit Crops
VHO-0598 Strategies for Sustainable Ag: IPM
for Vegetable and Small Fruits
VHO-0599 Strategies for Sustainable Ag: IPM
for Apples
------------- Backyard Apple Integrated Pest
Management
EXTENSION
PUBLICATIONS - OTHER STATES
Grapes: Production, Management, and Marketing. The Ohio State University, Ohio Cooperative Extension
Service, Publications Office, 258 Kottman Hall, 2020 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH
43210. (614)292-1607.
A Guide to Commercial Vineyard Establishment. Virginia Cooperative Extension Distribution Center, 112
Landsdowne St., Blacksburg, VA 24060. $2
Commercial Grape Varieties for Virginia. 1999, Publication number 463-019, $10, Virginia
Cooperative Extension Distribution Center, 112 Landsdowne St., Blacksburg, VA
24060
Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service. 152 Riley-Robb Hall, Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, NY
14853, Checks should be made out to NRAES.
NRAES-22 Refrigerated
and CA Storage for Horticultural Crops. $7
NRAES-35 Bramble
Production Guide. $45
NRAES-51 Produce
Handling for Direct Markets. $5.5
NRAES-52 Facilities
for Roadside Markets. $5.5
NRAES-55 Highbush
Blueberry Production Guide. $48
Brambles: Production, Management and Marketing. Bulletin 782. 2000. Media Distribution, Ohio State
University Extension, 385 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus OH 43210. (614)292-1607.
$6. http://ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu
Ohio Strawberry Manual. Bulletin 436. 1985. Ohio Cooperative Extension Service. The Ohio State
University.
Integrated Pest Management For Strawberries In The
Northeastern United States. A Manual for Growers and Scouts. Bulletin C211. Daniel R. Cooley and Sonia G. Schloemann (Eds).
University of Mass. Cooperative Extension.
Grape Pest Management 2nd Ed. 1992. University of California Division of Agriculture and
Natural Resources #3343.
Hill System Plastic Mulched Strawberry Production Guide for
Colder Areas. 2000. Virginia Cooperative
Extension. Virginia Tech. http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/fruit/438-018/438-018.html
Midwest Strawberry Production Guide. 2006;
Bulletin 926, The Ohio State University, Ohio Cooperative Extension Service, Publications Office, 258 Kottman Hall, 2020 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210. (614)292-1607; http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~buckpubs/hortcrop.htm