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Tuning up for Pruning Up--Care, Maintenance and Utilization of Hand Pruning Tools J. Downer University of California Fall is passing into winter and the bare sticks in my deciduous fruit orchard are calling me to my annual fruit tree pruning chores.

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There have been issues over the years about the edibility of avocado seeds/pits/stones, which has also included whether leaves from Guatemalan type varieties might pose health issues for some animals. http://www.ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

The Disease Triangle: Fundamental Concept for Disease Management Author: Steven A. Tjosvold Plant diseases their occurrence and severity result from the impact of three factors: the host plant, the pathogen, and the environmental conditions. This is represented with the disease triangle.

WESTMINSTER, Colorado - November 23, 2018 - Herbicides have been instrumental in managing Italian ryegrass, a weed that frequently competes with perennial crops in California.