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Farmers and agronomists have long observed that well-fed crops tend to suffer fewer pest and disease symptoms compared…

Pests

Over the past 10 years, wine grape growers, researchers and UCCE have been working together to control the…

Disease

Bacterial Leaf Spot (BLS) of lettuce was first reported in the U.S. in 1918 in South Carolina. The…

Disease

This article summarizes the recent work of a multi-disciplinary research team on strawberry disease and arthropod pest management…

Disease

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol) race 3 causes Fusarium wilt, a disease currently affecting most tomato-producing counties…

Ag Industry

Economical and successful weed control in lettuce can be accomplished by utilizing key cultural practices, cultivation technologies and…

Ag Industry

Biostimulants…bio what??? You may have heard or read this phrase several times over the past year as this…

Ag Industry

Weeds are difficult to control in lettuce and tomato due to labor shortages, increasing costs of hand weeding…

Disease

Farmers and other field professionals producing vegetable crops face a bewildering array of challenges. Insects and mites feed…

Disease

Lettuce dieback is a soilborne virus disease known to cause significant losses for lettuce production throughout all western…

Crop Consultant Conference

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