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Kentucky State University Pawpaw Research Project
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Commercial Asparagus Production (HO-66)
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Greenhouse Production of Bachelor Button (PDF) - Results of supplementary lighting treatments to shorten the production time of single stem plants grown for cut flowers at high plant densities
Beans
Bacterial Blight of Geranium (PPFS-OR-H-1)
Biodynamic Farming
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
Blackberries
2002 Blackberry Cultivar Evaluation - Quicksand
Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide (ID-169)
Disease and Insect Control Programs for Home Grown Fruit in Kentucky Including Organic Alternatives (ID-21) (PDF)
Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky (HO-15)
Site Selection for Thornless Blackberries Based on Kentucky Low Temperature Weather Data
Blueberries
2002 Blueberry Marketing Fact Sheet
2002 Blueberry Cultivar Trial - Quicksand
Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide (ID-169)
Disease and Insect Control Programs for Home Grown Fruit in Kentucky Including Organic Alternatives (ID-21) (PDF)
Growing Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky (HO-60)
Growing Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky (HO-60, PDF)
Marketing Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky
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Integrated Crop Management for Kentucky Cabbage Scout Manual (IPM-11)
Canola
Canola Production and Management (ID-114)
Cantaloupes (Cucumis melo)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Yield of New Muskmelon Cultivars in Eastern Kentucky
Capsicum annuum
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Centaurea cyanus
Greenhouse Production of Bachelor Button (PDF)
Chrysanthemum
Garden Mum Production for Fall Sales (PDF)
Cole Crops
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Corn
Kentucky Hybrid Corn Performance Tests
Sweet Corn
Kentucky Sweet Corn Insect Integrated Pest Management Scout Manual (IPM-10)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Cucurbita pepo
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Cut Flowers
Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers
Commercial Cut Flower Fact Sheets (University of Maryland Extension)
Post Harvest Handling of Cut Flowers (University of Maryland)
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- Dendranthema x morifolium
Garden Mum Production for Fall Sales (PDF)
Dolchios lablab
Hyacinth Bean Cut Stems for the Cut Flower Market
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Economic Issues with Echinacea (Kansas State University) (PDF)
Edamame
Edamame Fact Sheet
Edamame Marketing Fact Sheet
Edamame Soybean Marketing Project
Edamame Soybeans: Kentucky Estimated Per Acre Costs and Returns for 2000
Marketing Challenges for Emerging Crops in Kentucky: Vegetable Soybeans
Quick and Easy Edamame Soybeans (recipes)
Eggplant
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
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2002-2003 Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations (AGR-1)
Fruit
Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide (ID-94)
Fruit and Nut Publications
Fruit and Nut Web Sites
Fruit Foliar Analysis
2004 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-504)
2003 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-488)
2002 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-470)
2001 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-452)
2000 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-436)
1999 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-423)
1998 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-410)
Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources - 2003
Fruit trees
Fruit Facts newsletter
Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook (ID-93)
Reproducing Fruit Trees by Graftage (HO-39)
Rootstocks for Kentucky Fruit Trees (HO-82)
Fruit and Nut Tree Diseases
Apple Scab (PPA-24)
Fire Blight (PPA-34)
Root and Collar Rots of Tree Fruits (PPFS-FR-T-10) New Resource!
Rust Diseases of Apple (PPA-23)
Fruit and Nut Tree Insects
ENTFACT-217 Cherry Fruit Flies
ENTFACT-203 Codling Moth
ENTFACT-201 Controlling Apple Insect Pests
ENTFACT-205 European Red Mite
ENTFACT-214 Green Fruitworms
ENTFACT-409 Japanese Beetles
ENTFACT-215 Leafhoppers on Apples
ENTFACT-216 Leafrollers
ENTFACT-213 Lesser Peachtree Borer
ENTFACT-206 Nut Weevils
ENTFACT-212 Oriental Fruit Moth
ENTFACT-200 Peachtree Borer
ENTFACT-210 Pecan Insects
ENTFACT-202 Plum Curculio
ENTFACT-211 Rosy Apple Aphid
ENTFACT-204 San Jose Scale
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Ginseng Seed and Root Sources for Planting in Kentucky (HO-73)
Gourds
Ornamental Gourd Production in Kentucky (ID-119)
Grapes
The Kentucky Grapevine: Information Sources for Kentucky Grape Growers (HTML) PDF
Acidification of Vineyard Soils by Nitrogen Fertilizers (HortFact-31-05)
Black Rot of Grapes (PPA-27)
Calibration of Air-Blast Sprayers (HortFact-31-10, PDF)
Crop Estimation in Vineyards (HO-86) New Resource!
Desired Soil Properties for Vineyard Site Preparation (HortFact-31-01, PDF)
Dormant Pruning of Wine Grapes in Kentucky (HortFact-31-07, PDF)
Eastern European Grape Cultivars (HortFact-3007, PDF) New Resource!
Fertilization of Grapevines (HortFact-31-04, PDF)
Grape Crown Gall (PPFS-FR-S-11) New Resource!
Grape Rootstocks for Kentucky Vineyards (Hortfact-3113, PDF) New Resource!
2005 Grape Cost and Return Estimates: Summaries and Assumptions
Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Grapes New Resource!
2005 KY Grape Production Budgets - Vinifera Wine Grape Varieties
2005 KY Grape Production Budgets - French-American Hybrid and American Wine Grape Varieties
2005 KY Grape Production Budgets - Table Grape Varieties
Grape Insects (ENTFACT-208)
Growing Grapes in Kentucky (ID-126, HTML)
Growing Grapes in Kentucky (ID-126, PDF)
Kentucky State University Viticulture Project
Kentucky Viticultural Regions and Suggested Cultivars (HO-88) New Resource!
Kentucky Winery Purchasing and Production Survey (PDF)
Kentucky Winegrape Growers Survey - December, 2002
Regional Winegrape Marketing and Price Outlook for 2006
2004 Regional Wine Grape Price Survey
Site Selection for European (Vinifera) Grapes
Based on Kentucky Low Temperature Weather Data
Vineyard Design (HortFact-31-03, PDF)
Vineyard Site Preparation (HortFact-3112, PDF) New Resource!
Vineyard Site Selection (HortFact-31-02, PDF)
Vineyard Site Selection in Kentucky Based on Climate and Soil Properties (HO-87) New Resource!
Greenhouse Crops
Greenhouse Cost of Production Budgets
For bedding plants, fuschia, geraniums, New Guinea Impatiens, potted mums and garden mums, from Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The Greenhouse Business in Kentucky (PDF)
A review of crops and how to begin a business
Selected Resources and References for Commercial Greenhouse Operators (PDF)
Greenhouse Tomatoes
Greenhouse Tomato Production Practices (PDF)
Kentucky Greenhouse Tomato Production Trials (PDF)
Production of Greenhouse Tomatoes in Soil Beds (PDF)
Greens
Production and Yield of Selected Edible Greens in Hydroponic Ponds (Float Beds) in a Greenhouse (PDF)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
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Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Hyacinth bean
Hyacinth Bean Cut Stems for the Cut Flower Market
Hydroponics
Production and Yield of Selected Edible Greens in Hydroponic Ponds (Float Beds) in a Greenhouse (PDF)
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- Insects - Fruit and Nut Trees
ENTFACT-217 Cherry Fruit Flies
ENTFACT-203 Codling Moth
ENTFACT-201 Controlling Apple Insect Pests
ENTFACT-205 European Red Mite
ENTFACT-214 Green Fruitworms
ENTFACT-409 Japanese Beetles
ENTFACT-215 Leafhoppers on Apples
ENTFACT-216 Leafrollers
ENTFACT-213 Lesser Peachtree Borer
ENTFACT-206 Nut Weevils
ENTFACT-212 Oriental Fruit Moth
ENTFACT-200 Peachtree Borer
ENTFACT-210 Pecan Insects
ENTFACT-202 Plum Curculio
ENTFACT-211 Rosy Apple Aphid
ENTFACT-204 San Jose Scale
Insects - Vegetables
ENTFACT-103 Those Pesky Aphids
ENTFACT-308 Beet Armyworm in Kentucky
ENTFACT-300 Cabbage Insects
ENTFACT-315 Cabbage Webworm
ENTFACT-312 Colorado Potato Beetle Management
ENTFACT-301 Common Insects Attacking Peppers
ENTFACT-306 Controls for Greenhouse Vegetable Insect Pests
ENTFACT-311 Cucumber Beetles
ENTFACT-114 Float Plant Pests
ENTFACT-307 Garden Fleahopper
ENTFACT-409 Japanese Beetles
ENTFACT-105 Ladybugs
ENTFACT-304 Potato Pests
ENTFACT-106 Predicting European Corn Borer Development
ENTFACT-309 Seedcorn Maggots
ENTFACT-314 Squash Vine Borer and Squash Bug
ENTFACT-305 Stink Bug Damage to Corn
ENTFACT-302 Sweet Corn Pests
ENTFACT-116 Three Common Kentucky Grasshoppers and Their Natural Enemies
ENTFACT-313 Tomato Insect IPM Guidelines
ENTFACT-310 Two Spotted Spider Mites
ENTFACT-120 Wireworms
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Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers - tomatoes (ID-36)
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Marketing Options for Commercial Vegetable Growers (ID-134)
Promotion and Advertising for Kentucky's Direct Markets (ID-106)
Understanding Produce Marketing for Kentucky's Direct Marketers (ID-107)
Horticulture and New Crops Marketing
Millet
Sorghum/Sudangrass and Millet Trial (Pulaski County)
Mums
Garden Mum Production for Fall Sales (PDF)
Mushrooms
Shiitake Mushroom Production: Economic Considerations(Ohio State)
Muskmelons
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-136)
Yield of New Muskmelon Cultivars in Eastern Kentucky
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2008 IPM Calendar for Deciduous Tree Production
2006 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-537)
2005 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-520)
2004 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-502)
2003 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-486)
2002 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-488)
2001 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-450)
2000 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-437)
1999 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-422)
1998 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-409)
Getting Started in the Nursery/Landscape Industry
2004 Nursery Products Buyer Survey
UK Research and Education Center Nursery Crops Development Center
HortMemo
Nut Trees
Nut Tree Growing in Kentucky (ID-77)
Fruit and Nut Publications
Fruit and Nut Web Sites
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Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Onions
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Organic Production
National Organic Program
Enhancing Biological Control: Habitat Management to Promote Natural Enemies of Agricultural Pests
(publication availabe from the University of California)
Kentucky Organic Certified Program
Kentucky State University Organic Agriculture Working Group
Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service
OrganicA - A resource for organic apple production (from the University of Vermont Extension)
Organic Materials Review Institute
Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide
Organic Manures and Fertilizers for Vegetable Crops (from the University of Kentucky)
Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management (from the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station)
Growing Small Farms (from North Carolina Cooperative Extension)
Sustainable Vegetable Production from Startup to Market
(publication available from the Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service)
Organic Soil Amendments and Fertilizers
(publication available from the University of California)
Otacanthus
Brazilian Snapdragon (Otacanthus azureus) for the Cut Flower Market (PDF)
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Kentucky State University Pawpaw Research Project
Peaches
Growing Peaches in Kentucky (HO-57)
Peach Fruit Diseases (PPFS-FR-T-09) New Resource!
Peas
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Southern Peas
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Peppers
Feasibility of Biological Control of European Corn Borer in Peppers
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Potatoes
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Pumpkins
2002 Pumpkin Cultivar Trial - Quicksand
Kentucky Pumpkin Integrated Pest Management Grower Manual (IPM-12)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
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Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide
Disease and Insect Control Programs for Home Grown Fruit in Kentucky Including Organic Alternatives (ID-21) (PDF)
Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky (HO-15)
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Root Crops
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
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2003 Kentucky Small Grain Variety Trials (PR-482)
2002 Kentucky Small Grain Variety Trials (PR-466)
2001 Kentucky Small Grain Variety Trials (PR-488)
2000 Kentucky Small Grain Variety Trials (PR-433)
Sod
The Business of Sod Production
Growing Cultivated Turfgrass Sod for Transplanting
Sorghum
Processing Sweet Sorghum for Syrup (AGR-123)
Production of Sweet Sorghum for Syrup in Kentucky (AGR-122)
Sorghum/Sudangrass and Millet Trial (Pulaski County)
Soybeans
Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests
Marketing New Crops: Green Edible Soybeans
Squash
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Strawberries
Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide
Disease and Insect Control Programs for Home Grown Fruit in Kentucky Including Organic Alternatives (ID-21) (PDF)
Strawberry Production in Kentucky (HO-16)
Sweet Corn
Kentucky Sweet Corn Insect Integrated Pest Management Scout Manual (IPM-10)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Sweet Potatoes
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
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Crops for summer, fall and winter in Kentucky tobacco greenhouses
Tomatoes
Greenhouse Tomato Production Practices
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers - tomatoes (ID-36)
Triticum aestivum
Kentucky Intensive Wheat Management - A Comprehensive Guide to Wheat Management in Kentucky (ID-125)
Turfgrass
The Business of Sod Production
Growing Cultivated Turfgrass Sod for Transplanting
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Recommended Storage Conditions for Vegetables (HortFact-7002)
Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
2004 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-504)
2003 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-488)
2002 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-470)
2001 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-452)
2000 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-436)
1999 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-423)
1998 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report (PR-410)
Vegetables - Insects
ENTFACT-103 Those Pesky Aphids
ENTFACT-308 Beet Armyworm in Kentucky
ENTFACT-300 Cabbage Insects
ENTFACT-315 Cabbage Webworm
ENTFACT-312 Colorado Potato Beetle Management
ENTFACT-301 Common Insects Attacking Peppers
ENTFACT-306 Controls for Greenhouse Vegetable Insect Pests
ENTFACT-311 Cucumber Beetles
ENTFACT-114 Float Plant Pests
ENTFACT-307 Garden Fleahopper
ENTFACT-409 Japanese Beetles
ENTFACT-105 Ladybugs
ENTFACT-304 Potato Pests
ENTFACT-106 Predicting European Corn Borer Development
ENTFACT-309 Seedcorn Maggots
ENTFACT-314 Squash Vine Borer and Squash Bug
ENTFACT-305 Stink Bug Damage to Corn
ENTFACT-302 Sweet Corn Pests
ENTFACT-116 Three Common Kentucky Grasshoppers and Their Natural Enemies
ENTFACT-313 Tomato Insect IPM Guidelines
ENTFACT-310 Two Spotted Spider Mites
ENTFACT-120 Wireworms
Vitis
Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide
Disease and Insect Control Programs for Home Grown Fruit in Kentucky Including Organic Alternatives (ID-21) (PDF)
Growing Grapes in Kentucky (ID-126)
The Kentucky Grapevine: Information Sources for Kentucky Grape Growers (PDF) PDF
Iowa State University Viticulture
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Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-36)
Wheat
Kentucky Intensive Wheat Management - A Comprehensive Guide to Wheat Management in Kentucky (ID-125)
Kentucky Small Grains Variety Trials
UK Wheat Science - The UK Wheat Science Group includes researchers and Extension specialists at the University of Kentucky, county Extension agents and farmers. Its goal is to solve the problems that limit the profitability of wheat production in Kentucky.
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