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Fig. 1 This newly designed ceramic cup (Part #Y2630C) can be bonded to the PVC shaft using standard PVC primer and cement.
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Do it yourself (DIY) tensiometer, part II: the ten-minute tensiometer

April 8, 2021
By Michael D Cahn
Tensiometers are useful for monitoring soil moisture in vegetable and row crops so that plants are not over-watered nor become water stressed. As the name implies, tensiometers measure soil moisture (water) tension, otherwise referred to as matric water potential.
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Identification of Pythium wilt of lettuce in the field

March 18, 2021
Identification of Pythium wilt of lettuce in the field Authors: Richard Smith, JP Dundore Arias and Steve Koike Farm Advisor, UCCE Monterey County, Professor of Plant Pathology, California State University, Monterey Bay, and Director, TriCal Diagnostics Pythium wilt, caused by Pythium uncinulatum, i...
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Upcoming meeting opportunities

March 3, 2021
By Larry J Bettiga
Airblast 2021: Optimizing Canopy Sprayers webinar Speaker bios, agenda and registration at: https://ucanr.
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