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- Olive Knot
- Black Scale
UC Pest Management Guidelines (UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies
- Almonds
  Double Line Drip Irrigation. Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2016 PDF
- Almonds
  Flood Irrigated. San Joaquin Valley North. 2011. PDF
- Almonds
  Micro-sprinkler. San Joaquin Valley North. 2016. PDF
- Olive Oil
  Super High Density. San Joaquin Valley 2007. PDF
- Olives - San Joaquin Valley. 2005 PDF
- Pecans - Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley - 2005. PDF
- Pistachios
  Low Volume Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley South. 2015. PDF
- Walnuts
  Late Leafing - Lateral Bearing. San Joaquin Valley North. 2017. PDF
- Walnuts
  Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley North. 2007 PDF

Subtropical Fruit Crops Research & Education: Article

Fall 2024

January 9, 2025

Click here to read this issue of the Topics in Subtropics newsletter.

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January 2025 English/Spanish

January 9, 2025

Hand Washing...

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Table 1. Mean and range of crop coefficients (coeff) developed by this FREP funded project and additional crops evaluated. Factors used to develop the coefficients are also included: percent dry matter (%DM) and percent nitrogen (%N)

Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Comprehensive List of Nitrogen Removal Coefficients for Crops Grown in Coastal California

January 9, 2025

By Michael D Cahn, Andre S Biscaro, Aparna Gazula, Richard F Smith

The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWQCB) approved Ag Order 4.0 in April of 2021. This regulatory action requires growers to calculate the quantity of nitrogen (N) that leaves their fields in harvested product.

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Garden Notes: Article

Recipes from the Garden: A Taste of the Season

January 9, 2025

Nothing beats the winter blues better than a steaming bowl of soup. Soup can warm your body up from the inside out while chasing a dreary winter day away.

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Garden Notes: Article

Winter Landscape Chores: A Seasonal Guide

January 9, 2025

Winter, a season often associated with tranquility and hibernation, presents challenges for gardeners and landscape enthusiasts. While the garden may appear dormant, much must be done to ensure its health and vitality.

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Garden Notes: Article

Transforming Your Landscape: Part 3

January 9, 2025

As cooler weather finally arrives, bringing a refreshing break from our valley's scorching summer, it's a welcome shift for both us and our gardens.

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Garden Notes: Article

Horticultural Terms: Autochory Seed Dispersal

January 9, 2025

In the last few blogs I have highlighted two different methods of seed dispersal: myremochory (via ants and eliasome) and epizoochory (via animals).

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Kern County: Article

IMPORTANT CDFA NOTICE - PLEASE READ

January 9, 2025

Hello everyone, THIS MESSAGE IS VERY IMPORTANTPLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY AND IN FULL! Ive received some news that I was hoping not to hear, but I had a feeling it might be coming our way.

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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

USDA NIFA – 3 New RFA Opportunities: AFRI FAS, CPPM, and FBMB Programs

January 9, 2025

By Kendra T Rose

Dear Colleagues, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has released 3 new Requests for Applications. 1) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) - Foundational and Applied Science Program.

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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Foster Cactus Plants Back Home

January 9, 2025

In June, 2024, I wrote a blog about a magnificent old Prickly Pear Opuntia basilaris cactus garden located in the Pea Adobe Regional Park, just west of Vacaville, CA https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=60014.

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