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Avocado Irrigation
April 16 (1 -3 PM)
 

Water Knowledge is
Power Knowledge

In-Person and Zoom
 
Topics and Speakers
 
Sources of ET information and their Reliability
By Ali Montazar - UCCE Irrigation Advisor, Imperial/San Diego/ Riverside counties
 
 
Selecting Irrigation Emitters-Drip vs Microsprinkler
Stu Styles - Cal Poly SLO Irrigation Training and Education Center
 
We would love to meet you in person at
The San Diego County Farm Bureau (420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025)
 

If you cannot attend the meeting, register through our Zoom link.
 
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Diaphorencyrtus
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A New Natural Enemy of Asian Citrus Psyllid

March 10, 2015
By Ben A Faber
Mark Hoddle of UC Riverside Entomology Department has intorduced a second species of natural enemy of Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP), Diaphoencyrtus aligarhensis, imported from Punjab, Pakistan. It was officially released December 16, 2014 at the Biological Control Grove at UCR.
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citrus greening
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Citrus Greening or Regreening?

March 6, 2015
By Ben A Faber
Huanglongbing or Citrus Greening caused by Asian Citrus Psyllid and its associated bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter A. causes misshapened fruit and causes the fruit to have a green portion on the skin. Hence the name citrus greening.
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asphyxiated avocado
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New UC IPM photo repository shows plant damage from herbicides

March 5, 2015
UC Statewide IPM Program Identifying nontarget crop and ornamental plant damage from herbicides has become much easier with the launch of a new online photo repository by the Statewide IPM Program, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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soil
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Soil Moisture Sensors

March 4, 2015
Grapes February 22, 2013|Print Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_share Tensiometers Electrical Resistance Blocks Neutron Probes Di-Electric Sensors More Info Jim Wolpert, University of California, Davis The quantity of water in soil is called the soil m...
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