Topics in Subtropics

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Managing Nitrogen Organically

November 6, 2023

By Ben A Faber

Practical Training in Nitrogen Planning & Management in Organic Production of Annual Crops BUT All Growers Could Learn from these sessions - Virtual Event Habr traduccin al Espaol 3-part Workshop Session 1: Monday, Nov. 27th, 2023, 1-3pm Session 2: Monday, Dec.

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Mulch and TOO Much Rain

November 3, 2023

By Ben A Faber

What Can Happen With Too Much Rain? Watch that Mulch!!! Rain is wonderful stuff. If it comes and washes the accumulated salts of the last several years out of the root zones of citrus and avocado, that's a good thing.

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Phytophthora Diseases of CA Citrus

November 3, 2023

There are at least four species of Phytophthora species (P. citrophthora, P. parasitica, P. syringae, and P. hibernalis) associated with citrus in California and all species can cause various symptoms in citrus including the three main diseases' associated with Phytophthora spp.

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The Next Step with HLB?

November 1, 2023

By Ben A Faber

Transgenic Citrus Studies Progressing Spray pesticides? Inject antibiotics? CUPS? Or? The search for solutions to HLB has gone on for nearly two decades.

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Fruit Fly from Down Under

October 20, 2023

CDFA has recorded a second detection of Bactrocera tryoni Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) in Ventura County. This tiny but troublesome pest was found in a residential neighborhood of Thousand Oaks.

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