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Peaches - http://tfpg.cas.psu.edu/37.htm
Information on site selection, soil preparation, nursery tree quality, cultivars, general care, chemical thinning and some disease problems for this crop. |
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Texas A&M Stone Fruit Breeding Program - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/stonefruit/
Includes cultivar evaluations, articles, and news. |
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Beach Plum: A New Crop For New Markets - http://www.beachplum.cornell.edu/
Cornell University project to aid in establishing the fruiting shrub beach plum as a commercial crop. Illustrated cultivation and disease information, opportunities for member interaction. |
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Apricot: Prunus armeniaca - http://www.uga.edu/fruit/apricot.html
Information on this crop, its taxonomy, history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition. |
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Cherries: Prunus avium, Prunus cerasus - http://www.uga.edu/fruit/cherry.html
Information on this crop, its taxonomy, history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition. |
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Growing Peaches and Nectarines in Virginia - http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/treefruit/422-019/422-019.html
Features varieties, cultivation information, orchard location, and harvesting. |
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Silver Leaf - http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0703/silver_leaf.asp
Information from the RHS on this disease which primarily affects plums, its symptoms, biology and control. |
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The Georgia Peach - http://www.american.edu/TED/georgiapeach.htm
Discussion of the issues involved in deciding precisely what fruit legally qualifies as a “Georgia Peach”. Also describes the fruit and its cultivation. |
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Balaton Tart Cherry - http://www.hrt.msu.edu/balaton.html
Details and promotion of a cherry variety new to the US market. |
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New Plants for Florida: Stone Fruit - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG209
Information on the achievements made by scientists at the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station resulting in the development of disease-resistant varieties and the improvement of fruit quality. |
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Prunus armeniaca - http://www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Prunus_armeniaca_K_en.htm
Information on the apricot tree, its biology and morphology, distribution in the former USSR, ecology, utilization and economic value. |
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Plums, Damsons and Gages - http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/growing_show_vegetables_1/plums_damsons_gages_1.php
Article covering the history of these important fruits from neolithic times to the present day, the development of rootstocks and varieties and information on growing them in Britain. |
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Prunus avium - http://www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Prunus_avium_K_en.htm
Information on the cherry tree, its biology and morphology, distribution in the former USSR, ecology, utilization and economic value. |
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Plum Tree Care - http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_veg_diary/fruit_veg_mini_project_march_2_plum.asp
Information on the cultivation of this fruit including varieties, tree shapes, planting, pruning and cropping. |
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Peach Tree Growing - http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_veg_diary/fruit_veg_mini_project_november_2_peach.asp
Information on growing and training this crop in cooler areas where it needs the protection of a south-facing wall. |
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Silver Leaf Disease - http://www.which.co.uk/files/application/pdf/263-445-91293.pdf
Provides information on this disease of plum trees and certain other related ornamentals, in a question and answer format. |
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Assured Produce Protocol for Stone Fruit - http://www.assuredproduce.co.uk/resources/000/241/396/Fruit_stone_fruit_2007.pdf
Producing crops in accordance with these standards allows growers to sell produce to any supermarket or processor in the UK. Information on site selection, site management, variety selection, nutrition, irrigation, crop protection, harvesting and storage. |
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Plant Disease Control: Cherry - http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/plant_searchResults.cfm?host_see=Cherry
Photographs and detailed information on the large number of diseases that can affect this crop and their control. |
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Plant Disease Control: Peach - http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/plant_searchResults.cfm?host_see=Peach
Detailed information on about fifteen diseases which can affect this crop and the control methods available. |
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Plant Disease Control: Prune and Plum - http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/plant_searchResults.cfm?host_see=Prune
Detailed information on about twelve diseases which can affect these fruits and the control methods available. |