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Franz J.A. Niederholzer Ph.D.

Farm Advisor   Orchard Systems
Cooperative Extension Colusa County
PO Box 180, 100 Sunrise Boulevard
Suite E
Colusa, CA 95932
(530) 458-0570
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Also in:
Sutter-Yuba Counties

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Education

Ph.D. Soil Science, UC Davis. 1997
M.S. Soil Science, UC Davis. 1990
B.A. History, Amherst College. 1982

Specialty

Prunes, almonds, pears, apple, cherry, olive, plum, citrus, and pomegranate

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Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

  • Niederholzer, F.J.A; Milliron, L., et al. (2022). Weather conditions contributing to crop failure in ‘Improved French’ prune grown in California. Acta Hortic. 1342, 329-336.
  • Mayanja, I.K.; Coates, M.C., et al. (2021). Development of a stockpile heated and ambient air dryer (SHAD) for freshly harvested almonds. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 37:3, 417-425.
  • Chen, C.; Khir, R., et al. (2021). Energy consumption and product quality of off-ground harvested almonds under hot air column drying. LWT - Food Science and Technology. 138. March. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110768
  • Li, X.; Giles, D.K., et al. (2021). Evaluation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle as a New Method of Pesticide Application for Almond Crop Protection. Pest Management Science. 77:1, 527-537.
  • Jarvis-Shean, K.; Buchner, R., et al. (2021). Field evaluation of Prunus rootstocks for use in dried prune production. Acta Hortic. 1322, 139-146.
  • Milliron, L.; Niederholzer, F., et al. (2021). Field evaluation of rootstocks for ‘Improved French’ prune production in California grower trials. Acta Hortic. 1322, 125-130.
  • Johnson, B.; Niederholzer, F., et al. (2021). Improved understanding of the threat posed by Phellinus heart-rot in California prune orchards. Acta Hortic. 1322, 295-302.
  • Luo, Y.; Niederholzer, F.J.A., et al. (2021). Limited Evidence for Accumulation of Latent Infections of Canker-Causing Pathogens in Shoots of Stone Fruits and Nut Crops in California. Phytopathology. 111:11, 1963-1971.
  • Rosecrance, R.; Milliron, L., et al. (2021). Mechanical pruning of ‘Improved French’ prune trees. Acta Hortic. 1322, 253-258.
  • Luo, Y.; Niederholzer, F.J.A., et al. (2020). Inoculum quantification of cancer-causing pathogens, in prunes and walnut orchards using real time PCR. J Appl Microbiology. 129, 1337-1348.
  • Pourezza, A.; Moghimi, A., et al. (2020). Spray Backstop: A Method to Reduce Orchard Spray Drift Potential without Limiting the Spray and Air Delivery. Sustainability. 12:21, 8862-8875.
  • Niederholzer, F.J.A.; Glozer, K. (2019). Bloom timing and fruit set of ‘Improved French’ prune following dormant application of horticultural oil or nitrogen fertilizers as rest-breaking agents. Acta Hort. 1260, 117-123.
  • Siegel, J.P.; Strmiska, M.M., et al. (2019). Evaluating insecticide coverage in almond and pistachio for control of navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Pest Manag Sci. 75:5, 1435-1442.
  • Wunderlich, L.R.; Niederholzer, F.J.A., et al. (2019). Survey reveals training needs for airblast sprayer applicators, farm managers, owners and pest control advisors. Outlooks on Pest Management. 30:2, 53-60.
  • Luo, Y.; Lichtenburg, P.S.F., et al. (2019). Understanding the process of latent infection of canker-causing pathogens in stone fruit and nut crops in California. Plant Disease. 110:9, 2374-2384.
  • Niederholzer, F.J.A.; Lampinen, B., et al. (2018). Conditioning harvested almonds on the orchard floor to reduce drying time of wetted almonds. Acta Hort. 1219, 243-250.
  • Venkitasamya, C.; Brandl, M., et al. (2018). Feasibility of using sequential infrared and hot air for almond drying and inactivation of Enterococcus faecium. LWT. 95, 123-128.
  • DeJong, T.M.; Castro, S., et al. (2017). Challenges to prune production in increasingly variable Californian weather conditions. Acta Hort. 1175, 25-28.
  • Markle, J.C.; Niederholzer, F.J.A., et al. (2016). "Evaluation of spray application methods for navel orangeworm control in almonds." Pesticide Management Science 72(12): 2339-2346.
  • Lampinen, B.; Upadhyaya, S., et al. (2015). "A second generation mobile platform for assessing midday canopy photosynthetically active radiation interception in orchard systems." Acta Hort 1058: 105-112.
  • O'Geen, T.; Saal, M., et al. (2015). "Soil suitability index identifies potential areas for groundwater banking on agricultural lands." California Agriculture 69(2): 75-84.
  • Hamby, K.A.; Nicola, N.L., et al. (2015). "Timing Spring Insecticide Applications to Target both Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Anarsia lineatella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Almond Orchards." Journal of Economic Entomology 108(2): 683-693.
  • Niederholzer, F.JA.; Pickel, C., et al. (2013). Alternatives to Traditional Dormant-Season Plum Aphid Control Are Effective. Acta Hortic. 985, 221-228.
  • Krueger, W.; Niederholzer, F., et al. (2013). Investigation of Pruning Strategies for Dried Plums Including Hand, Mechanical and Combinations. Acta Hortic. 985, 201-208.

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