Crop Resources
A/ B/ C/ D/ E/ F/ G/ H/ I/ J/ K/ L/ M/ N/ O/ P/ Q/ R/ S/ T/ U/ V/ W/ X/ Y/ Z/Many of these publications require that you have Adobe Reader installed on your computer. Download a free copy of Adobe Reader.
- Agronomy
- Angelonia
- Apples
- Asparagus
2002 Agronomy Research Report (PR-464)
2000 Agronomy Research Report (PR-432)
Performance of Angelonia Cultivars as a Summer Greenhouse Cut Flower (PDF)
Apple Production - Best Management Practices (ID-137)
- Bachelor button
- Beans
- Biodynamic Farming
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
Greenhouse Production of Bachelor Button (PDF) - Results of supplementary lighting treatments to shorten the production time of single stem plants grown for cut flowers at high plant densities
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide (ID-169)
Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky (HO-15)
Site Selection for Thornless Blackberries Based on Kentucky Low Temperature Weather Data
Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide (ID-169)
Growing Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky (HO-60)
- Cabbage
- Canola
- Cantaloupes
- Chrysanthemum
- Cole Crops
- Corn
- Sweet Corn
- Cucumbers
- Cut Flowers
Integrated Crop Management for Kentucky Cabbage Scout Manual (IPM-11)
Canola Production and Management (ID-114)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Garden Mum Production for Fall Sales (PDF)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Kentucky Sweet Corn Insect Integrated Pest Management Scout Manual (IPM-10)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
- Edamame
- Eggplant
Edamame Soybean Marketing Project
Edamame Soybeans: Kentucky Estimated Per Acre Costs and Returns for 2000
Marketing Challenges for Emerging Crops in Kentucky: Vegetable Soybeans
Quick and Easy Edamame Soybeans (recipes)
- Fertilizer
- Fruit
- Fruit trees
- Fruit and Nut Tree Diseases
- Fruit and Nut Tree Insects
2002-2003 Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations (AGR-1)
Midwest Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide (ID-94)
Midwest Tree Fruit Spray Guide (ID-92)
2012 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-656)
2011 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-626)
2010 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-608)
2009 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-603)
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)
Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources - 2003
Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook (ID-93)
Reproducing Fruit Trees by Graftage (HO-39)
Rootstocks for Kentucky Fruit Trees (HO-82)
Fungicides for Tree Fruits (PPFS-FR-T-11)
Root and Collar Rots of Tree Fruits (PPFS-FR-T-10)
Rust Diseases of Apple (PPA-23)
ENTFACT-217 Cherry Fruit Flies
ENTFACT-201 Controlling Apple Insect Pests
ENTFACT-215 Leafhoppers on Apples
ENTFACT-213 Lesser Peachtree Borer
ENTFACT-212 Oriental Fruit Moth
- Ginseng
- Goldenseal
- Gourds
- Grapes
- Greenhouse Crops
- Greenhouse Tomatoes
- Greens
Medicinal Herb Seed and Root Sources for Planting in Kentucky (HO-73)
Woods Production of Ginseng and Goldenseal (Robinson Station, University of Kentucky, 2003)
Medicinal Herb Seed and Root Sources for Planting in Kentucky (HO-73)
Woods Production of Ginseng and Goldenseal (Robinson Station, University of Kentucky, 2003)
Ornamental Gourd Production in Kentucky (ID-119)
2010 Grape Cost and Return Estimates: Summaries and Assumptions
2008 KY Grape Production Budgets - Vinifera Wine Grape Varieties
2008 KY Grape Production Budgets - French-American Hybrid and American Wine Grape Varieties
2008 KY Grape Production Budgets - Table Grape Varieties
2004 Regional Wine Grape Price Survey
Acidification of Vineyard Soils by Nitrogen Fertilizers (HortFact-31-05)
Black Rot of Grape (PPFS-FR-S-16)
Calibration of Air-Blast Sprayers (HortFact-31-10, PDF)
Crop Estimation in Vineyards (HO-86)
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)
Fertilization of Grapevines (HortFact-31-04, PDF)
Grape Crown Gall (PPFS-FR-S-11)
Grape Powdery Mildew (YouTube video)
Grape Rootstocks for Kentucky Vineyards (Hortfact-3113, PDF)
Growing Grapes in Kentucky (ID-126, HTML)
Growing Grapes in Kentucky (ID-126, PDF)
Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Grapes
The Kentucky Grapevine: Information Sources for Kentucky Grape Growers (HTML) PDF
Kentucky State University Viticulture Project
Kentucky Viticultural Regions and Suggested Cultivars (HO-88)
Kentucky Winery Purchasing and Production Survey (PDF)
Kentucky Winegrape Growers Survey - December, 2002
Regional Winegrape Marketing and Price Outlook for 2006
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)
Vineyard Site Selection (HortFact-31-02, PDF)
Vineyard Site Selection in Kentucky Based on Climate and Soil Properties (HO-87)
Winery and Vineyard Feasibility Workbooks
Excel spreadsheets developed by Iowa State University Extension that can be modified for various winegrape establishment systems. Also includes a
separate 10-year cash flow worksheet designed to calculate all costs incurred in a winery establishment.
Greenhouse Cost of Production Budgets
For bedding plants, fuschia, geraniums, New Guinea Impatiens, potted mums and garden mums, from Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The Greenhouse Business in Kentucky (PDF)
A review of crops and how to begin a business
Selected Resources and References for Commercial Greenhouse Operators (PDF)
Greenhouse Tomato Production Practices (PDF)
Kentucky Greenhouse Tomato Production Trials (PDF)
Production of Greenhouse Tomatoes in Soil Beds (PDF)
Production and Yield of Selected Edible Greens in Hydroponic Ponds (Float Beds) in a Greenhouse (PDF)
- Herbs
- Honeydews
- Hydroponics
Production and Yield of Selected Edible Greens in Hydroponic Ponds (Float Beds) in a Greenhouse (PDF)
Medicinal Herb Seed and Root Sources for Planting in Kentucky (HO-73)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
- Insects - Fruit and Nut Trees
- Insects - Vegetables
ENTFACT-217 Cherry Fruit Flies
ENTFACT-201 Controlling Apple Insect Pests
ENTFACT-215 Leafhoppers on Apples
ENTFACT-213 Lesser Peachtree Borer
ENTFACT-212 Oriental Fruit Moth
ENTFACT-103 Those Pesky Aphids
ENTFACT-308 Beet Armyworm in Kentucky
ENTFACT-312 Colorado Potato Beetle Management
ENTFACT-301 Common Insects Attacking Peppers
ENTFACT-306 Controls for Greenhouse Vegetable Insect Pests
ENTFACT-106 Predicting European Corn Borer Development
ENTFACT-314 Squash Vine Borer and Squash Bug
ENTFACT-305 Stink Bug Damage to Corn
ENTFACT-116 Three Common Kentucky Grasshoppers and Their Natural Enemies
ENTFACT-313 Tomato Insect IPM Guidelines
- Marketing
- Millet
- Mums
- Muskmelons
Marketing Options for Commercial Vegetable Growers (ID-134)
Promotion and Advertising for Kentucky's Direct Markets (ID-106)
Understanding Produce Marketing for Kentucky's Direct Marketers (ID-107)
Sorghum/Sudangrass and Millet Trial (Pulaski County)
Garden Mum Production for Fall Sales (PDF)
- Nursery Crops
- Nut Trees
2008 IPM Calendar for Deciduous Tree Production
2010 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-621)
2009 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-602)
2008 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-571)
2007 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-554)
2006 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-537)
2005 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-520)
2004 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-502)
2003 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-486)
2002 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-488)
2001 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-450)
2000 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-437)
1999 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-422)
1998 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-409)
Getting Started in the Nursery/Landscape Industry
2004 Nursery Products Buyer Survey
UK Research and Education Center Nursery Crops Development Center
- Okra
- Onions
- Organic Production
- Otacanthus
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Enhancing Biological Control: Habitat Management to Promote Natural Enemies of Agricultural Pests
(publication available from the University of California)
Kentucky Organic Certified Program
Kentucky State University Organic Agriculture Working Group
Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service
Organic Feed Mills and Suppliers (from CROPP Cooperative)
OrganicA - A resource for organic apple production (from the University of Vermont Extension)
Organic Materials Review Institute
Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide
Organic Manures and Fertilizers for Vegetable Crops (from the University of Kentucky)
Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management (from the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station)
2009 Production Guide for Organic Carrots for Processing (from Cornell University)
2009 Production Guide for Organic Cucumbers & Squash for Processing (from Cornell University)
2009 Production Guide for Organic Peas for Processing (from Cornell University)
2009 Production Guide for Organic Snap Beans for Processing (from Cornell University)
Growing Small Farms (from North Carolina Cooperative Extension)
Sustainable Vegetable Production from Startup to Market
(publication available from the Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service)
- Pawpaws
- Peaches
- Peas
- Southern Peas
- Peppers
- Potatoes
- Pumpkins
Kentucky State University Pawpaw Research Project
Growing Peaches in Kentucky (HO-57)
Peach Cultivar Performance (HO-6)
Peach Fruit Diseases (PPFS-FR-T-09)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Feasibility of Biological Control of European Corn Borer in Peppers
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Kentucky Pumpkin Integrated Pest Management Grower Manual (IPM-12)
- Raspberries
- Rhubarb
- Root Crops
Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide
Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky (HO-15)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
- Small Grains
- Sod
- Sorghum
- Soybeans
- Squash
- Strawberries
- Sweet Corn
- Sweetpotatoes
Kentucky Small Grains Variety Trials
The Business of Sod Production
Growing Cultivated Turfgrass Sod for Transplanting
Processing Sweet Sorghum for Syrup (AGR-123)
Production of Sweet Sorghum for Syrup in Kentucky (AGR-122)
Sorghum/Sudangrass and Millet Trial (Pulaski County)
Kentucky Soybean Variety Tests
Marketing New Crops: Green Edible Soybeans
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide
Effectiveness of Fungicides for Management of Strawberry Diseases (PPFS-FR-S-15)
Strawberry Production in Kentucky (HO-16)
Kentucky Sweet Corn Insect Integrated Pest Management Scout Manual (IPM-10)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
- Tobacco Greenhouses
- Tomatoes
- Turfgrass
Crops for summer, fall and winter in Kentucky tobacco greenhouses
Greenhouse Tomato Production Practices
Opportunities with Organic and Heirloom Tomatoes - from N.C. State University
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers - tomatoes (ID-36)
- Vegetables
- Vegetables - Insects
Kentucky Vegetable Growers Newsletter
Recommended Storage Conditions for Vegetables (HortFact-7002)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
2012 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-656)
2011 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-626)
2010 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-608)
2009 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-603)
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)
ENTFACT-103 Those Pesky Aphids
ENTFACT-308 Beet Armyworm in Kentucky
ENTFACT-312 Colorado Potato Beetle Management
ENTFACT-301 Common Insects Attacking Peppers
ENTFACT-306 Controls for Greenhouse Vegetable Insect Pests
ENTFACT-106 Predicting European Corn Borer Development
ENTFACT-314 Squash Vine Borer and Squash Bug
ENTFACT-305 Stink Bug Damage to Corn
ENTFACT-116 Three Common Kentucky Grasshoppers and Their Natural Enemies
ENTFACT-313 Tomato Insect IPM Guidelines
- Watermelons
- Wheat
Kentucky Intensive Wheat Management - A Comprehensive Guide to Wheat Management in Kentucky (ID-125)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Ozone Injury in Watermelon (HortFact-7001)
Kentucky Small Grains Variety Trials
UK Wheat Science - The UK Wheat Science Group includes researchers and Extension specialists at the University of Kentucky, county Extension agents and farmers. Its goal is to solve the problems that limit the profitability of wheat production in Kentucky.
Send mail to cgcass0@uky.edu with questions about this site.
This site was last updated on June 18, 2013
Copyright 2013, University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture
Home • UK College of Agriculture • About Us • Agricultural Economics • Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering • Entomology • Horticulture • Plant and Soil Sciences • Plant Pathology • Cooperative Extension Service