An ever-expanding list of articles from around the web related to tree crops.
Floating fields tree and plant production . 10 page PDF from Indonesia. “The challenge of lowering tree production costs to address depletion in global forest cover and timber supply is addressed. Research was driven by the desire to develop a system of tree production so inexpensive that trees could be produced by government and private nurseries at inconsequential cost for free or low cost distribution for mass tree planting to help world-wide tree supply catch up to demand.” —from the Abstract
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science “Publishes research on crop and horticultural science relevant to Australasia, including biotechnology, tree and fields crops, and indoor and urban horticulture.” Where we found Breeding rootstocks for tree fruit crops (PDF) by James N. Cummins & Herb S. Aldwinckle.
Searching for articles? Try Taylor & Francis Online , which “publishes research on crop and horticultural science relevant to Australasia, including biotechnology, tree and fields crops, and indoor and urban horticulture.”
CREC Northern Hardy Fruit Extension Project . The Carrington (ND) Research Education Center’s Facebook page. “The NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center developed a Northern Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project in 2006 as a result of numerous inquiries from home gardeners, fruit enthusiasts and people wanting to create a new source of income from their land.” Ongoing research on apples, aronia, cherries, currants, elderberries, gooseberries, haskaps, honeyberries, juneberries, grapes, and plums. Here is their detailed 2019 Northern-Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project Update (pdf) by Kathy Wiederholt, Fruit Project Manager.
Aronia – Aronia mitschurinii . Reports from the South Dakota State University’s Carrington Research and Education Center. A native plant gaining in popularity for its nutraceutical fruit, ease of growth and large yields. “I hadn’t heard of this site before. They seem to provide straight forward information, get to the nitty-gritty, a real treat to read.” Submitted by Jack Kertesz, January 2020.
Uncommon Fruit: Observations from Carandale Farm . “Dale Secher of Wisconsin’s Carandale Farm shares information about perennial fruiting plant species, many of which are unknown, little known or overlooked as potential food crops.”
Critical Temperatures for Frost Damage on Fruit Trees (pdf) by Marion Murray, IPM Project Leader, published by Utah State University Extension and Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory. Shows at what temperature in °F that 10% and 90% loss occurs at various stages of flowering from bud pre-emergence to post-pollination.
Mycorrhizal fungi: all you need to know about the Internet of Plants . by Dario Cortese. “If you are a gardener, news might have reached your ear about a supposedly beneficial category of fungi called mycorrhizal. If you are an ecologist, chances are you consider mycorrhizae one of the most successful partnerships of all time. If you are a plant scientist, you know a great deal about them, but perhaps you are perplexed about the sensational claims that home gardeners, some regenerative farmers and most suppliers have been making in the last ten years.” Good stuff.
Blueberry Varieties for New Hampshire , a UNH publication rating and describing varieties of highbush blueberries for both home and commercial plantings. Updated in March 2016 by Becky Sideman.
Riverbend Hazelnuts . 2019 update. “Every year I do a hazelnut evaluation on the nuts from each plant. The evaluation includes the size, thickness of the shell and taste. Also included in the evaluation is any interesting things about each plant such as structure of the plant, any disease or pest problems, and if the plant should be removed or pruned.” Submitted by Jack Kertesz, January 2020.
“Tree Crops Could Be the Staple Food for the Future ” by Elspeth Hay , from WCAI, local NPR for Cape Cod, the Coast & Islands. Submitted by Jesse Stevens, December 2019.
“100 years of Tree Crops in Pennsylvania ” by Elspeth Hay , from WCAI, local NPR for Cape Cod, the Coast & Islands. Submitted by Jesse Stevens, December 2019.
List of other articles on tree crops and local eating by Elspeth Hay .
Acorns: A Forgotten Superfood A 2019 Ted Talk by Marcie Mayer.
Noble Hardwood alternatives to Ash , a pdf file of a 2017 article in the Quarterly Journal of Forestry published by the Royal Forestry Society of Great Britain, evaluating various global tree candidates to replace native ash trees as they succumb to climate change in the British Isles.
