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Talking Plants

April 1, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Team led by Salk scientists provides a detailed picture of how plant hormones communicate through gene regulation LA JOLLAJust like humans and other animals, plants have hormones.
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Soil Hoarding Carbon

March 29, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Joint research conducted by The Nature Conservancy and the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences calculated the carbon-storing power of global soils and showcased approaches like agroforestry designed to capitalise on untapped potential.
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IPM Webinars with CEUs

March 27, 2020
Online training courses and webinars available from UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program This spring if you are looking for options to obtain your continuing education units (CEUs) and not sure where to get them, why not check out the online options that the UC Statewide IPM Program (UC I...
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Immunity to HLB?

March 25, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Citrus greening, also called Huanglongbing (HLB), is devastating the citrus industry. Florida alone has experienced a 50 to 75 percent reduction in citrus production. There are no resistant varieties of citrus available and limited disease control measures.
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