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Fumigant Alternative Trials for Root Knot Nematode in Carrots
Root knot nematodes are the most significant soil pest in California fresh carrot production. In the 2022 Carrot…
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Weed Control in Vineyards Moves to Integrated Approach
Weed control in California vineyards requires these ‘little hammers’: mechanical, cultural, physical, biological and chemical. Continuous use of…
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Steam Studied as Solution for Strawberry Pathogens
Advantages of using steam for soil disinfestation in strawberry production were presented at a February 2022 UCCE Strawberry…
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Methods for Forecasting Walnut Blight
Orchard history, bud monitoring and the mathematical model Xanthocast are the three methods for attempting to predict or…
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Alliance Focuses on Water, Nitrogen Use Efficiencies
The newly launched Better Soils Alliance is offering an opportunity for almond growers and orchard managers to improve…
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Cover Crop Study Looks at Vineyard Water Use
UCCE Viticulture Specialist Kaan Kurtural’s study of cover crops under no-till systems in vineyards was done to determine…
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2022 May Be Another Bad Year for INSV
Although Salinas Valley lettuce growers enjoyed a reprieve from virus pressure in 2021, the plentiful December rains have…
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Irrigation Tools and Strategies for Avocados
With funding from CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor Ali Montazar will…
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Identifying Trunk and Scaffold Disease of Almonds
With 26 fungal species associated with canker disease, it is important for growers and farm managers to determine…
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Quick Knockdown of Pests with PyGanic®
PyGanic® Crop Protection is a botanically derived, organic contact insecticide that delivers quick knockdown of a broad spectrum…
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