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Avocado Foliar Fertilization Doesn't Work Well

August 3, 2018
By Ben A Faber
LTTLE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE USE OF FOLIAR APPLIED NUTRIENTS IN AVOCADO Simon Newett, Extension Horticulturist.Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Maroochy Research Station, Mayers Road, Nambour 4560, Queensland, Australia.
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And Human Heat Stress

August 1, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Cal/OSHA HEAT ADVISORY When employees work in hot conditions, employers must take special precautions in order to prevent heat illness. Heat illness can progress to heat stroke and be fatal, especially when emergency treatment is delayed.
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Learn to Dragon Fruit

July 30, 2018
By Ben A Faber
2018 Pitahaya/Dragon Fruit Production Seminar San Diego County Farm Bureau 420 South Broadway, Suite 200 | Escondido, CA 92025 Friday - August 24, 2018 7:00am 4:30pm TOPICS TO BE COVERED: San Diego County Agriculture Water, Policies and Regulatory Update Pitahaya Research Update Variety Evaluatio...
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Puncturevine Raises its Spikey Head

July 30, 2018
By Ben A Faber
The following article is from the UC ANR Integrated Pest Management website, authored by Cheryl Wilen. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74128.html Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is an aptly named summer annual found widely in California.
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Fungal Control of Citrus Canker Bacteria

July 25, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Brazilian researchers have identified activity against Xanthomonas citri in 29 fungi isolated from samples collected in Antarctica; one of the compounds inhibited reproduction of the bacterium by up to 98 percent Fundao de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de So Paulo A research team at the So Paulo State...
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