Paul Vossen - Fruit, Vegetable, Marketing and Master Gardener Program, Advisor

Publications

Apples

• Apple Varieties
• Bitter Pit
• Coddling Moth Control Commercial
• 'Last Call' Coddling Moth Control
• Color Enhancement of Apples
• Herbicides for Apples
• Organic Aphid Control on Apples
• My Favorite Varieties
• Orchard floor Management
• Organic Apple Disease Management
• Organic Apple Orchard Culture
• Pruning-Ten Basic steps
• Russet Spray Trial
• Sebastopol Apple Industry Decline
• Thinning Apples in Sonoma County
• Thinning Apples with Wilthin
• UC IPM Pest Management Guide

Blackberries

• Growing Blackberries in California

Chestnut Culture

• Chestnut Culture in California

Climate

• Climatic Zones in Sonoma County
• Climatic Zones Description North Bay
• Climate Data for North Bay Locations

Composting

• Compost Survey - 1997
• Compost Food Waste Report 1997-1998
• Compost food Waste Report 1998-1999
• Compost Food Waste Report 1999-2000
• Compost Home Education Report 1999-2000
• Compost Home Education Report 2000-2001
• Compost Home Education Report 2001-2002
• Compost Home Education Report 2002-2003
• Compost Home Education Report 2003-2004

Fruits, Nuts, Grapes, and Vegetables  

• Fruits and Vegetable Crop Yields and Prices
• My Favorite Varieties
• Pruning - 10 Basic steps

Gopher Control

• Gopher Control Techniques

Hop Culture  

• Hops

Irrigation  

• Water Management for Fruit Trees and Plants
• Sonoma County Coop. Ext. Sustainable Irrigation Project
• Sonoma County Recycled Water Demo Project 2000

Marketing  

• Product Branding, Packaging and Promotion

Master Gardener  

• Master Gardener Program

Olive Pests and Diseases

• Controlling Olive Fruit Fly at Home
• Olive Fly 2006 UC Recommendations
• Olive Fruit Fly Information June 2005
• Olive Fly Trap ("Olipe Trap")l
• Foliar Diseases of Olives
• UC IPM Pest Mgmt. Guidelines
• Olive Weed Control

First Press Newsletter

• Fall Edition 2005
  • Small-Scale Harvest Efficiency
  • Olive Fruit Fly Update
    
• Winter Edition 2006 (Web friendly version for fast download)
  • Foliar Diseases on Olive Trees
  • Weed Control
  • European Olive Oil Prices
  • UC Davis Olive Project
  • Olive Fly Control Updat
• Winter Edition 2006 (High quality print version, but slower downloading)
• Spring Editon 2006 (Web friendly version for fast download)
  • Fertility Management for Oil Olives
  • Black Scale and Sooty Mold Fungus
  • Oil Judging Competition Clarified
  • Upcoming Educational Events
• Spring Editon 2006 (High quality print verson, but slower downloading)
• Summer Edition 2006 (Web friendly version for fast download)
  • Irrigating Oil Olives to Balance Quality/Quantity Issues
  • California Olive Oil Statistics Update
  • Drip Irrigation Scheduling
  • Upcoming Educational Events
• Summer Edition 2006 (High quality print verson, but slower downloading)

Olive Oil Production  

• What is Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Growth Regulation of Arbequina Olives with Prohexadione Calcium
• Olive Oil Production References
• Calif Olive Oil Industry Survey 2005
• Olive Oil and Health
• Slide Presentation: Making a Profit Growing Oil Olives
• Understanding Olive Oil Yield
• Slide Presentation: The Growers Perspective on Oil Quality
• Slide Presentation: California and World Olive Oil Trends
• International Olive Oil Council (IOOC) Trade Standard
• Olive Oil Cost Study North Coast - 1999
• Olive Oil Cost Study Central Coast - 2001
• Olive Oil Cost Study Super High Density - 2004
• Olive Oil Laboratories-2005
• Olive Oil Maturity Index (MI)
• Olive Oil Mills in California - 2004
• Olive Oil Processing Techniques Influences on Quality
• Olive Oil Production Report in France - 1995
• Olive Oil Production Report in Greece - 1999
• Olive Oil Production Report in Italy - 2000
• Olive Oil Production Report in Spain - 1997
• Olive Oil Production References
• Olive Oil Quality - Top Ten Factors
• Olive Oil Sensory Attributes

Olive Tree Orchard Culture

• Pruning Tall or Neglected Olive Trees
• Olive Oil A Rediscovered California Crop
• Harvest Methods Compared
• Identification of Olive Varieties
• Patch Budding: A Convenient method for Top-Working Olives
• Slide Presentation: Oil Olive Varieties and Production Systems
• Olive Oil Cultivars (Table)
• Olive Tree Fertilization
• Olive Tree Planting
• Olive Tree Sources for 2005
• Olive Variety and Maturity Influences on Quality
• Super High Density Olive Orchard

Pesticide Reduction

• Urban Pesticide Reduction Report 2000-2001
• Pesticide Use Reduction Education (PURE) Report 01-02
• Pesticide Use Reduction Education (PURE) Report 02-03
• Pesticide Use Reduction Education (PURE) Report 03-04
• Pesticide Use Reduction Education (PURE) Report 04-05

Pruning

• Ten Basic Steps

Soil and Ferilizers  

• Agricultural Lime and Gypsum Compared
• Average Analysis of Organic Material
• Changing Soil pH
• Fertilizers
• Nitrogen

SRJC Courses  

• Specialty Crops
• Olive Oil Production and Evaluation

Weed Control  

• Weed Control using Lumite
• Orchard Floor Management for Fruit Trees
  
  

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