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What Else Can Be Done With Avocados?

December 19, 2018
By Ben A Faber
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.
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Disease Triangle

December 17, 2018
By Ben A Faber
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.
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Italian Ryegrass Resistance to Herbicides

December 14, 2018
By Ben A Faber
WESTMINSTER, Colorado - November 23, 2018 - Herbicides have been instrumental in managing Italian ryegrass, a weed that frequently competes with perennial crops in California.
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fuller rose beetle

Ag Expert on Fuller Rose Beetle and CEUs

December 12, 2018
By Ben A Faber
View Complete Calendar | Return to What Are the UC Ag Experts Talking About? Date: January 23, 2019 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Contact: Petr Kosina pkosina@ucanr.edu Sponsor: UC Ag Experts Talk Location: Webinar Register in advance for webinar at: https://ucanr.zoom.
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