Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) was evaluated on deep rooted, mature pistachio trees
grown under high evaporative demand in the low rainfall southern San Joaquin Valley of …

We analyzed annual carbohydrate storage and mobilization of bearing (“on”) and non-bearing
(“off”) ‘Kerman’ pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) trees growing on three different rootstocks. On …

A rootstock is defined as a rooted plant or stem into which a bud is inserted or a graft is made.
Rootstocks are plants grown specifically to provide the roots for the fruit-producing portion (…

Robert H. Beede, Patrick H. Brown, Craig Kallsen and Steven A. Weinbaum istachio trees
require 14 elements for normal growth and reproduction. These essential elements are …

Foliar spraying was found to be an effective method to rapidly increase boron levels in most
vegetative and reproductive tissues in grapevines. The reduction of fruit-set deficiency …

Fertilizer use in California agriculture has been under recent scrutiny regarding its impacts
on air, surface water and groundwater quality. In June 2007, we surveyed almond growers to …

… Bentley, Robert H. Beede, Gary Weinberger hough once considered virtually pest-free,
California pistachios are now attacked by a variety of insects within the Hemiptera class, which …

The canopy of a mature ‘Kerman’ pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) tree is composed of two types
of shoots: short-shoots composed entirely of preformed nodes, and long-shoots composed of …

A four-year study (1997-2000) on the rest-breaking effect of horticultural mineral oil applied
at three different dormant timings was conducted on pistachio,'Kerman'cultivar, grown on four …

Currently, the California pistachio industry relies upon four rootstocks, two species and two
interspecific hybrids, all members of the genus Pistacia. They are P. atlantica, P. integerrima (…