Kevin R. Day

County Director and Pomology Advisor

Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 684-3300
krday@ucanr.edu

http://cetulare.ucanr.edu

Also in:
Kings County

Education

MS Plant Science, California State University, Fresno. 1985

Awards

• Carroll R. Miller Award
  Presented by National Peach Council,  http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/newsletters/ANR_Report44727.pdf,  2012

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Figs
• Kiwis
• Deciduous Tree Fruits
• Stone Fruits - General
• Apples
• Pears
• Apricots
• Cherries
• Nectarines
• Peaches - General
• Peaches - Cling
• Peaches, Freestone
• Persimmons
• Plums
• Pomegranates
• Deciduous Tree Fruits - Other
• Plants and Their Systems
• Plant Production
• Plant Biological Efficiency and Abiotic Stresses Affecting Plants
• Plant Product Quality and Utility (Preharvest)
• Plant Management Systems
• Basic Plant Biology
• Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants
• Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants
• Weeds Affecting Plants
• Integrated Pest Management Systems
• Commercial
• Ipm
• Water Quality, Quantity, and Security
• Safe and Secure Food Supplies
• Sustainable Food Systems

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Ayres, James A.; Phene, Claude J., et al.; Phene, Rebecca; Gao, Sudan; Wang, Dong; Day, Kevin R.; Makus, Donald J. (2017). Determining pomegranate water and nitrogen requirements with drip irrigation. Agricultural Water Management. Elsevier B.V. 187, 11-23. 5 March 2017. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2017.03.007
• Tombesi, S.; Day, K. R., et al.; Johnson, R.S.; DeJong, T. M. (2017). Effectiveness of peach (Prunus persica) rootstocks for vigor control of plum (P.Salicina)scions in relation with xylem vessel size. Acta Horticulturae.T. Robinson. International Society for Horticultural Science. 1177, 111-116.
• DeJong, T.M.; Johnson, R.S., et al.; Day, Kevin R. (2011). "Controller 5, Controller 9 and Hiawatha peach rootstocks: their performance and physiology." Acta Horticulturae 903: 221-228.
• Day, Kevin R.; Johnson, R.S., et al.; DeJong, T.M. (2011). "Effect of timing of topping to reduce tree height on subsequent year vigor of early-season â??Arctic Starâ?? nectarine." Acta Horticulturae 903: 711-716.
• Day, Kevin R.; Buckner, Richard P. (2011). Growing prunes for the fresh market. UC Prune Production Manual.
• DeJong, T.M.; Negron, C., et al.; Favreau, R.; Day, Kevin R.; Costes, E.; Lopez, G.; Guedon, Y. (2011). "Using concepts of shoot growth and architecture to understand and predict responses to peach tree pruning." Acta Horticulturae
• Lopez, G.; Day, Kevin R., et al.; DeJong, T.M. (2011). "Why do early spring temperatures reduce peach fruit size and yield at harvest." Acta Horticulturae 903: 1055-1062.
• Tombesi, S.; Johnson, R. S., et al.; Day, K. R.; DeJong, T. M. (2010). Relationships between xylem vessel characteristics, calculated axial hydraulic conductance and size-controlling capacity of peach rootstocks. Annals of Botany. 105:2, 327-331.
• Basile, B.; Mariscal, M. J., et al.; Day, K. R.; Johnson, R. S.; DeJong, T. M. (2002). Japanese plum (Prunus salicina L.) fruit growth: Seasonal pattern of source/sink limitations. Journal American Pomological Society. 56:2, 86-93.
• Rosati, A.; Day, K. R., et al.; DeJong, T. M. (2000). Distribution of leaf mass per unit area and leaf nitrogen concentration determine partitioning of leaf nitrogen within tree canopies. Tree Physiology. 20:4, 271-276.
• Dejong, T. M.; Day, K. R. (1991). Relationships between Shoot Productivity and Leaf Characteristics in Peach Canopies. Hortscience. 26:10, 1271-1273.
• Day, K. R.; Dejong, T. M. (1990). Girdling of Early Season Mayfire Nectarine Trees. Journal of Horticultural Science 65(5): 529-534. 65:5, 529-534.
• DeJong, T. M.; Day, K. R., et al.; Johnson, R. S. (1989). Partitioning of leaf nitrogen with respect to within canopy light exposure and nitrogen availability in peach (Prunus persica). Trees-Structure and Function. 3:2, 89-95.
• Day, K. R.; Dejong, T. M., et al.; Hewitt, A. A. (1989). Postharvest and Preharvest Summer Pruning of Firebrite Nectarine Trees. Hortscience. 24:2, 238-240.
• Dejong, T. M.; Day, K., et al.; Johnson, R. S. (1988). Partitioning of Leaf Nitrogen-Content (Photosynthetic Capacity) with Respect to Leaf Canopy, Light Exposure, and Nitrogen Availability in Peach (Prunus-Persica). Hortscience. 23:3, 821-823.
• Dejong, T. M.; Doyle, J. F., et al.; Day, K. R. (1987). Seasonal Patterns of Reproductive and Vegetative Sink Activity in Early and Late Maturing Peach (Prunus-Persica) Cultivars. Physiologia Plantarum. 71:1, 83-88.

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Cling Peach - Member
• Postharvest Technology Center - Member
• Prune - Member

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