Disease
Grape Trunk Diseases and Management
“Trunk disease” is a catch-all term that includes several different fungal diseases of grapevines trunks worldwide. The term…
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Pests
Colletotrichum Dieback in California Citrus
The 2017-2018 United States (U.S.) citrus crop was valued at 3.28 billion dollars with California’s citrus production accounting…
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Nutrition
Evaluating Biostimulant and Nutrient Inputs to Improve Tomato Yields and Crop Health
California is the leading producer of tomatoes, especially for the processing market (California Department of Food and Agriculture…
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Nutrition
Mechanistic Insight into the Salt Tolerance of Almonds
Good quality water is extremely important for agriculture throughout the world. However, due to reduced availability of water…
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Nutrition
Magnesium Deficiency in Grapes
When most California grape growers think of macronutrients, nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) are rightfully at the top…
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Disease
Neofabraea Leaf and Twig Lesions,
Neofabraea Leaf and Twig Lesions,
a New Disease of Super-High-Density Olive trees
Neofabraea leaf and twig lesions were first detected in California super-high-density oil olive orchards in 2016. Since then…
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Nutrition
Do Liquid Digestates, By-Products of Bioenergy Production, have Nematode-Suppressive Potential?
Large amounts of organic wastes of food or animal origin accrue in cropping systems and in the food…
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Irrigation
SELECTIVE FORCES
SELECTIVE FORCES
THAT ACT ON WEEDS
Weeds are problematic in crops, primarily because they compete with commodities for water, light, and nutrients, which can…
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Irrigation
Integrating Key Water Management Information to Better Manage Irrigation
Over the past several years, few irrigated regions of the country have escaped the impacts of drought and…
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Soil
Management Practices to Improve Soil Function
Soils are essential for life on earth. In addition to the fundamental role of soil in agriculture, soils…
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