Research & Information Centers

Development of New Cultivars Work here has resulted in the development and release of 55 new varieties - 29 strawberry, 8 processing peach, 7 cherry, 5 almond, 3 prune and 3 pistachio - as well as 2 almond-peach rootstocks.

"The Wolfskill Experimental Orchards are a research treasure," says Professor Ted DeJong, a pomologist and the site's director.

Germplasm evaluation blocks for research and education Almond Apricot Avocado Cherry Citrus Hazelnut (filbert) Peach, Clingstone Peach, Freestone Pear Pecan Persimmon Pistachio Plum Plumcot Pomegranate Prune Strawberry Walnut A ripe walnut, ready for harvest.

Environmental stress research Heat stress/non-infectious bud failure in almond Water stress/irrigation research with almond, peach, clingstone peach, apricot, cherry, and others Water stress and crop load effects on fruit fresh and dry weights in peach (Prunus persica) Crop load and water stress eff...

Almonds 100 years of breeding - UC Davis - Almond (pdf) UC Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center...

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UC Davis has a history of sweet cherry breeding dating back to 1934.

Controller 5 dwarfing rootstock for peach - Scott Johnson 100 years of breeding - UC Davis - Rootstocks for stone fruit - Controlling size, vigor(pdf) UC Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center...

Processing peach 100 years of breeding - UC Davis - Processing peach Prunus perisca L.

Pistachio trees at Wolfskill 100 years of breeding - UC Davis - Pistachio Pistacia vera L.