The OrganicA Project Progress Report: June 2006 - March 2009


Publications

2009

Berkett, L. P. and T. L. Bradshaw. 2009. Organic Tree Fruit Production in New England. New England Tree Fruit Prod.Guide. Coop. Extension Systems of New England (in press).

Berkett, L., Garcia, M., Moran, R., Darby, H., Parsons, R., Hayden, J., Bradshaw, T., Kingsley-Richards, S. and Cromwell, M. 2009. The OrganicA Project: Organic Disease Management in Orchards with Newer Cultivars. International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control Bulletin (in press).

2008

Berkett, L.P. 2008. Organic Orchard Observations, 20 issues. http://www.uvm.edu/~organica/ListservesBlogs/listservesblogs.html

Berkett, L.P. and T.L. Bradshaw. 2008. Organic Tree Fruit Production in New England. New England Tree Fruit Production Guide. Coop. Extension of Systems of CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and Vermont. pp. 3-5.

Berkett, L., M. Garcia, R. Moran, H. Darby, R. Parsons, J. Hayden, T. Bradshaw, S. Kingsley-Richards and M. Cromwell 2008. The OrganicA Project: Organic Disease Management in Orchards with Newer Cultivars. VII International Conference on integrated Fruit Production. Avignon, France. October 2008. https://colloque.inra.fr/ifp2008_eng/soumission/organic_disease_management_in_orchards_with_newer_apple_cultivars

Berkett, L.P., M.E. Garcia, R. E. Moran, R. L. Parsons, H. M. Darby, J. P. Hayden, T.L. Bradshaw, S. L. Kingsley-Richards, and M. L. Cromwell. 2008. Apple cultivar disease evaluation under organic management in Vermont, 2006. Plant Disease Management Reports. No. 2:PF049. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/reports/2008/PF049.pdf

Berkett, L.P., M.E. Garcia, R. E. Moran, R. L. Parsons, H. M. Darby, J. P. Hayden, T.L. Bradshaw, S. L. Kingsley-Richards, and M. L. Cromwell. 2008. OrganicA Project Website. http://www.uvm.edu/organica/

Cromwell, M.L. 2008. Overview of Organic Fruit Production Course. http://www.uvm.edu/~organica/OrganicAProject/PSS195F07OFP/PSS195F07OFP.html

Cromwell, M.L., L.P. Berkett, T. Ashikaga, H. Darby, T. Bradshaw, and S. Kingsley-Richards. 2008. Evaluation of alternative fungicides for organic apple production in Vermont, 2007. Plant Disease Management Reports. No.2:PF048.
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/reports/2008/PF048.pdf

Cromwell, M.L., L.P. Berkett, T. Ashikaga, H. Darby, T. Bradshaw, and S. Kingsley-Richards. 2008. Evaluation of alternative fungicides for organic apple production in Vermont. 2008 American Phytopathological Society Centennial Meeting, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN. July 2008. Phytopathology 98:S42.

Garcia, M. E., L. P. Berkett, and T. Bradshaw. 2008. Horticultural options when starting an organic apple orchard. 16th IFOAM Organic World Congress Proceedings, Modena, Italy, 16-20 June.

Moran, R. L., L.P. Berkett, M.E. Garcia, R.L. Parsons, H.M. Darby, J.P. Hayden, T.L. Bradshaw, S.L. Kingsley-Richards, and M.L. Cromwell. 2008. USDA/National Organic Program: New England Fruit Orchard Research and Demonstration Plot Update. Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, & Farm Market EXPO. Grand Rapids, MI. 9-11 December 2008. http://www.glexpo.com/abstracts/2008abstracts/organic_tree_fruit.pdf

2007

Berkett, L.P., 2007. Organic Apple IPM. Proceedings of the New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference, December 11-13, 2007, Manchester, NH. pp. 51-52.

Berkett, L.P. and T.L. Bradshaw. 2007. Organic Tree Fruit Production in New England. New England Tree Fruit Production Guide. Coop. Extension of Systems of CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and Vermont. pp. 3-5.

Berkett, L.P., M.E. Garcia and M.L. Cromwell. 2007. An Organic IPM Checklist for Vermont. OrganicA website. http://www.uvm.edu/~organica/OrganicOrchardInformation/OrganicIPM/checklist.html

Berkett, L.P., M.E. Garcia, H.M. Darby, R.L. Parsons, J.P. Hayden, R.E. Moran, T.L. Bradshaw, S.L. Kingsley-Richards and M.L. Cromwell. 2007.
The OrganicA Project: An Integrated Apple Research, Education, and Extension Project. Proceedings of 4th International Organic Tree Fruit Research Symposium, Kellogg Center, East Lansing, Michigan, March 3-6, 2007.

Darby, H. 2007. Organic Matter: Fuel for Your Soil. OrganicA Website.
http://www.uvm.edu/~organica/OrganicOrchardInformation/Horticulture/OMfuelforsoil.html

Garcia, M.E. 2007. Horticultural Options When Starting an Organic Apple Orchard. Proceedings of the New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference, December 11-13, 2007, Manchester, NH. pp. 48-50.

Garcia, M.E., R.E. Moran, L.P. Berkett, T.L. Bradshaw, S. Kingsley-Richards, H.M. Darby, R.L. Parsons, J.P. Hayden and M.L. Cromwell. 2007. Pictorial Guide to Top-Grafting an Orchard. OrganicA website.
http://www.uvm.edu/~organica/OrganicOrchardInformation/Horticulture/howtotopgraft.html

Garcia, M.E., R.E. Moran, T.L Bradshaw, L.P. Berkett, H.M. Darby, R.L. Parsons, J.P.Hayden, S.L Kingsley-Richards, and M.L. Cromwell. 2007. The OrganicA Project: Preliminary "Top-Grafting" Results in a Transitional Organic Apple Orchard. Proceedings of 4th International Organic Tree Fruit Research Symposium, Kellogg Center, East Lansing, Michigan, March 3-6, 2007.

Moran, R.E. 2007. Potential Opportunities and Challenges of Organic Apple Production. Proceedings of the New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference. December 11-13, 2007, Manchester, NH. pp. 43-44.

Moran,R.E., M.E.Garcia, L.P. Berkett, T.L. Bradshaw, S. Kingsley-Richards, H.M. Darby, J.P. Hayden and R.L. Parsons. 2007. Pictorial Guide to Planting an Orchard. OrganicA Website.
http://www.uvm.edu/~organica/OrganicOrchardInformation/Horticulture/howtoplant.html