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Adapted from the article “Prune Rust Management Plan” by Carolyn DeBuse, UC Farm Advisor, Solano/Yolo Co. in the April 2010 Sacramento Valley Prune News. Leaf rust is caused by a fungal pathogen Tranzschelia discolor which over winters as spores on … Continue reading
Adapted from the articles “Hand and mechanical pruning comparisons for French prunes” by Bill Krueger, Farm Advisor, Franz Niederholzer, Farm Advisor, Erick Nielsen, Grower cooperator and Charles Garcia in the October 2009 Sacramento Valley Prune News Prune trees are pruned … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Honey Bee Safety During Prune Bloom” by Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor, Colusa/Sutter/Yuba Counties and Emily J. Symmes, UCCE Area IPM Advisor, Sacramento Valley in the February 2015 Sacramento Valley Prune News Prune growers grow prunes. … Continue reading
Adapted from the articles “When will harvest start in 2011?” by Franz Niederholzer, UC Farm Advisor, Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties and Bill Krueger, UC Farm Advisor, Glenn County and “Using Spring Weather Data to Predict Harvest Date for “Improved French” … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Frost Protection” by Joe Connell, UC Farm Advisor, Butte County in the February 2011 Sacramento Valley Prune News Mild, radiation frosts occur on still, clear nights, often with the development of a strong inversion. Under these … Continue reading
Adapted from the articles “Chill model comparison – Why two models judged last winter very differently” by Katherine Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Farm Advisor Sacramento, Solano and Yolo Counties and “Low Chill Winter?” by Franz Niederholzer, UC Farm Advisor, Colusa/Sutter/Yuba Counties in … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Using a high oil rate before bloom: Why do it?” by Franz Niederholzer, UC Farm Advisor, Colusa/Sutter/Yuba Counties in the October 2010 Sacramento Valley Prune News A high rate of horticultural oil in a dormant spray … Continue reading
Adapted from the articles “Heat at Bloom Update” by Franz Niederholzer, UC Farm Advisor, Colusa/Sutter/Yuba Counties and “High Temperatures at Bloom Reduce Fruit Set” by Carolyn DeBuse, UC Farm Advisor, Solano/Yolo Counties and Franz Niederholzer, UC Farm Advisor, Sutter/Yuba Counties … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Fall spray for prune aphid management” by Franz Niederholzer, UC Farm Advisor, Colusa/Sutter/Yuba Counties in the Sacramento Valley Prune News, October 2012 Prune aphids – mealy plum and/or leaf curl plum aphid – are key pests … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “A new season – When to begin irrigating and how much water to apply?” by Richard P. Buchner & Allan E. Fulton, UCCE Farm Advisors, Tehama County in the April 2011 Sacramento Valley Prune News Growth … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “A new season – When to begin irrigating and how much water to apply?” by Richard P. Buchner & Allan E. Fulton, UCCE Farm Advisors, Tehama County in the April 2011 Sacramento Valley Prune News Crop … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Orchard Irrigation 2013” by Richard P. Buchner & Allan E. Fulton, UCCE Farm Advisors, Tehama County in the April 2013 Sacramento Valley Prune News Increasingly, orchard producers are using various methods of monitoring and science-based information … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Deficit Irrigation for French Prune” by Richard P. Buchner – UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Tehama County and Allan E. Fulton –UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa and Shasta Counties in the June 2014 … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Irrigating French prune during a drought” by Richard P. Buchner – UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Tehama County and Allan E. Fulton –UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa and Shasta Counties in the April … Continue reading
Adapted from the article “Irrigation System Maintenance” by Dani Lightle, UCCE Glenn, Butte & Tehama Cos. and Kevin Greer, TCRCD Mobile Irrigation Lab, from the October 2014 Sacramento Valley Prune News. Maintaining uniform distribution of irrigation water is critical for … Continue reading