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ACP Map and Management Web Update

October 29, 2021
By Ben A Faber
An Interactive Website for Asian Citrus Psyllid Management Growers Commercial Citrus How will the citrus grower manage the pest and disease in commercial groves? The deadly huanglongbing (HLB) is spreading in California and threatens commercial citrus production.
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CA Avocado Society Annual Meeting

October 29, 2021
By Ben A Faber
See what happened this year at the Annual Meeting held October, 2021. Had to be there, and now you can: CALIFORNIA AVOCADO SOCIETY PO Box 4205 Ventura, CA 93007 admin@californiaavocadosociety.
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Genus Citrus

Citrus Explained

October 25, 2021
Talon, M.; Caruso, M.; Gmitter Jr., F.G. eds. 2020. The Genus Citrus. Woodhead Publishing. 538 pp. ISBN 978-0-12-812163-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2016-0- 02375-6 Information overload is a signature dilemma of our age.
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Go for the Smell

October 25, 2021
By Ben A Faber
It turns out, specially trained dogs can find citrus trees infested with Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP). Canine Detection Services in Fresno has a grant from USDA to provide dogs that will sniff out the insects. The grant runs until March 2022.
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HLB Resistant Rootstock!!!

October 22, 2021
By Ben A Faber
ARS Citrus Rootstocks: A Success Story The United Nations General Assembly designated 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. This issue of Down on the Farm takes a look at one of ARS's major contributions to fruit production: citrus rootstocks.
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