The Kentucky State University Pawpaw website www.kysu.edu/pawpaw
The University of Kentucky Extension Service: Organic Certification Process
www.uky.edu/Ag/NewCrops/introsh_eets/organiccert.pdf
ATTRA Tree Fruits: Organic Production Overview
attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/fruitover.html
exclusively on young pawpaw foliage, will damage leaves, but this damage has been negligible. The larvae of the leafroller (Choristoneura parallela Robinson) may damage flowers and leaves but damage is negligible. Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica Newman) can damage young leaves on pawpaw trees, but once again, the damage is usually not severe. The Asian ambrosia beetle can attack pawpaw trees. The beetle bores into the tree trunk and limbs and carries with it a Fusarium fungus that clogs the vascular system of the tree. Large wood piles should not be stored near pawpaw orchards that can serve as a breeding ground for beetles.
Selecting the Right Cover Crop
www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ccrop/CCPu bs/SelectingCoverCrop.html
Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center Organic & Integrated Fruit Production organic.tfrec.wsu.edu/OrganicIFP/H ome/Index.html
Disease Management Guidelines for Organic Apple Production in Ohio
www.caf.wvu.edu/Kearneysville/org anic-apple.html
National Organic Program Standards
www.ams.usda.gov/NOP/NOP/stan dards/FullRegTextOnly.html
Organic Materials Review Institute
www.omri.org
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