Almonds from Bloom to Market - http://www.almondboard.com/Resources/content.cfm?ItemNumber=637&snItemNumber=461 Growing almonds is a busy year round business in California. This article discusses the annual cycle of activity.
Almond: Prunus dulcis - http://www.uga.edu/fruit/almond.html Information on this crop, its history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition.
Crop Profile for Almonds in California - http://www.ipmcenters.org/CropProfiles/docs/caalmonds.pdf Besides information on general production and cultural practices, this article gives a wealth of information on insect pests and their control, diseases and other problems.
Almond Varieties - http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/plant_almond.pdf Information on five varieties commonly grown in California.
Producing Quality Almonds: Food Safety Starts on the Farm - http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/8126.pdf Information on reducing the potential for on-farm contamination of almonds especially when the nuts drop to the ground during harvest.
California Almond Facts - http://almondboard.files.cms-plus.com/PDFs/CA%20Almond%20Facts%20Summer%202005.pdf The Almond Board of California provides information on this crop, with eighty percent of the world’s supply being produced in the state.
Orchard Sanitation and Navel Orangeworm Control - http://almondboard.cms-plus.com/files/aflatoxin%20fact%20sheet%20-FINAL.pdf Navel orangeworms can do serious damage to nuts and encourage the production of aflatoxins. This article discusses prevention and control measures.
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