UC Organic Farming Research Workgroup Directory

Organic Pest Management
epidemiology and cultural and biological controls of fungal pathogens, use of weather data to time disease intervention

Plant pathology, sustainable viticulture, ecologically-based pest management, integrated pest management, epidemiology and control of fungal plant pathogens, organic plant disease management,

Publications:

Broome, J.C., and Koike S.T. 2006. Disease Management for Organic Strawberries:

Foliar and Fruit Problems. Organic Strawberry Production Manual, ANR publication # XXXX, under review.

Gubler W.D. and J.C. Broome 2006. Organic winegrape disease management, in Organic Winegrowing Production Manual, ANR publication # XXXX, under review.

Ristow, P.L., G.S. Pettygrove, D.M. Meyer, D. Lewis, N. Peterson, and J.C. Broome, 2006. California Dairies: Protecting Water Quality. ANR publication # 21630.

G. P. Robertson, J.C. Broome, E.A. Chornesky, J.R. Frankenberger, P. Johnson, M. Lipson, J.A. Miranowski, E.D. Owens, D. Pimentel, L.A. Thrupp 2004. Rethinking the Vision for Environmental Research in US Agriculture. Bioscience 54:1:61-65.

National Research Council 2003. Frontiers in Agricultural Research: Food, Health, Environment, and Communities. Committee on Opportunities in Agriculture, Washington, D.C., National Academy Press. 239 pp.

Swezey, S. and J.C. Broome 2000. Growth Predicted in Biologically Integrated and Organic Farming Systems in California. California Agriculture 54:4:26-35.

Broome J.C., Scott L.C., and Hoffman B. 2000. Growers' Guide to Environmental Regulations and Vineyard Development. California Association of Winegrape Growers, Sacramento, CA. Pp. 100.

Broome, J.C., English, J.T., Marois, J.J., Latorre, B.A., and Aviles, J.C. 1995. Development of an infection model for Botrytis bunch rot of grapes based on wetness duration and temperature, Phytopathology 85:97-102.

Akers, P., Wilhoit, L., Broome, J.C., Hobza, R., Teso, R., and Supkoff, D. 1995. An Inventory of Pest Management Practices in the Lompoc Valley, Second Edition, Department of Pesticide Regulation, Pest Management, Analysis and Planning, 95-02.

Papalomatus, E.J., Bassett, D.M., Broome, J.C., and DeVay, J.E. 1992. Incidence of Verticillium wilt and yield losses of cotton cultivars (Gossypium hirsutum) based on soil inoculum density of Verticillium dahliae. Phytopathology 82:12:1417-1420.

Broome, J.C., Marois, J.J., 1994. Plant Disease Control - Principles and Practice, Book review, Mycopathologia 126:193-194.

Broome, J.C., Marois, J.J. 1994. Integrated control of Botrytis bunch rot and powdery mildew of grape. Proceedings of the VII Latin American Congress of Phytopathology, Jan. 10-14, 1994, Santiago, Chile. p. 249-252.

Marois, J.J. and Broome, J.C. 1992. Interactions among fertilizer, roots and pathogen populations. Proceedings of the California Plant and Soil Conference: " Decision-making in an uncertain environment". California chapter of the American Society of Agronomy, Fresno, Jan. 28-29, 1992. p. 33-37.

Marois, J.J., English, J.T., and Broome, J.C. 1990. "Integration of biological control of plant pathogens into IPM programs", Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Prod. Res. Conf., National Cotton Council of America, 50th Cotton Disease Council, pp. 19-23.

Marois, J.J. and Broome, J.C. 1990. "Biological control of Botrytis cinerea on roses," in the Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on Insect and Disease Management on Ornamentals, Feb. 18-20, San Jose, Ca. The Society of American Florists. pp. 73-81.

Broome, J.C. 1991. Forecasting system for Botrytis bunch rot of grapes. In the publication "Current knowledge surrounding Botrytis cinerea in table grapes for export". Proceedings from a Program for Technology Transfer of the Chilean National Institute for Agricultural Investigations (INIA), Santiago, Chile. In Spanish.

EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS

Broome J.C., Ohmart, C., Moskow, A., and Editors, 1999. Proceedings of the 1998 Eco Labeling for Winegrapes Conference, February 4, 1998. Sacramento, CA. UC SAREP, 115 pp.

Central Coast Vineyard Team, 1998. Natural Winegrape Growing Positive Points System, Eleventh Revision, Paso Robles, California.

Central Coast Vineyard Team 1998. Central Coast Vineyard Team -- Positive Points System, Practical Winery and Vineyard, May-June, pp.12-27.

Napa Sustainable Winegrowing Group, 1997. Integrated Pest Management Field Handbook for Napa County, First Edition. Napa County Resource Conservation District.

Broome, J.C. and W. C. Liebhardt, 1997. Agricultural Partnerships in California, Sustainable Agriculture, 9:3:1-4.

Aviles, J.C., J.C. Broome, B.A. Latorre, and J.J. Marois, 1995. El Prognostico en el Manejo de la Pudricion Gris (Botrytis cinerea) de la Vid, Aconex 48:13-17. In Spanish.

Stapleton, J.J., J.J Marois, R.A. Duncan, J.C. Broome, G.M. Leavitt, K.M. Kelley, 1994. Role of bloom time sprays for control of bunch rots of wine grapes in the San Jaoquin Valley, KAC Plant Protection Quarterly 4:2:7-8.