2008-2009 Edition

The 2008-2009 edition of the Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide has been updated and revised to make it as accurate as possible for current recommendations and pesticide registrations. Chemical management tables are grouped together to make them more accessible. New this year is a section on good management practices to help avoid food safety hazards. The harvest and postharvest section has been updated and expanded. A new discussion on orchard floor management has been added to Part I, along with updates on rootstocks for apples, cherry pollination, and cherry, peach, and apple cultivars.

See also Fruit Production for the Home Gardener and the Penn State FruitTimes monthly newsletter

More than a “spray guide,” the Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide collates information on the full range of commercial tree fruit production issues. The guide is revised every two years with input by a score of Penn State faculty members and other consultants. It is meant to be a reference that growers and other fruit industry personnel can turn to often.

The complete online version of this publication will be available soon.

The complete guide (as a hardcopy manual) can be purchased for $20.00 by contacting the Publications Distribution Center 814-865-6713 or AgPubsDist@psu.edu