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Avocado Lace Bug Talk

May 8, 2024
By Ben A Faber
On May 14 at 12:30 p.m., Paloma Dadlani a graduate student under Dr. Mark Hoddle who has been spearheading avocado lace bug research funded by the California Avocado Commission will deliver her master's thesis defense seminar.
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How Much Fruit is Up there?

May 3, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Old crop, new crop. What's up there in the trees? Are they big enough to sell? Is there a good set for next year? These are questions every avocado grower has every year, and often all year long. What is up there in the trees is confounded by what is called the "Avocado Illusion".
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Oh Woes, in a Wet Year - Anthracnose

May 1, 2024
By Ben A Faber
So rain is greatas long as it doesn't cause problems like increased iron chlorosis, root rot, snails, erosion, too many weeds, etc., etc., etc, And now we are seeing more anthracnose. This disease is not normally much of a problem in dry California.
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How Much Nitrogen Do Different Crops Use?

April 29, 2024
By Ben A Faber
The ratio of N applied to N removed is a key metric in the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (CVILRP). Growers report applied N and yield to agricultural water quality coalitions.
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