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Topics in Subtropics: Article

HLB Control Takes a Team

December 6, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Citrus greening, or Huanglongbing disease, HLB, is the most devastating disease for orange and grapefruit trees in the U.S. Prevention and treatment methods have proven elusive, and a definitive cure does not exist.
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Kurapia in bloom
Spill the Beans: Article

Kurapia – in stages

December 6, 2021
By Cindy Kerson Stage 1: In April of 2020, we laid kurapia Lippia nodiflora sod. We wanted to have a grassy area that would be good for the environment and look elegant. Kurapia is a low water user, a pollinizer, and is very low maintenance you don't have to mow it.
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Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. examines a swarm.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

OLLI Virtual Courses: Honey Bees and Circadian Rhythms

December 3, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Two geneticists affiliated with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology are each scheduled to teach a 2022 virtual course as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), which offers educational programs for Davis area seniors, ages 50 and over.
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UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog: Article

Celebrate Healthy Soils Week, Dec. 6-10

December 3, 2021
By Melissa G Womack
Learn and celebrate Healthy Soils Week with the UC Master Gardener Program and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Dec. 6-10! Healthy Soils Week is full of resources, virtual activities, and at-home projects to check out.
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Article

Topics in Subtropics Newsletter, Volume 21, Fall 2020

December 3, 2021
In this issue: Estimating Nitrogen Credits From Organic Matter Sources in Orchards Timing Ethylene Applications as a Function of Heat Unit Accumulation Summary of International Avocado Irrigation Trends The Avocado World has Lost a Star - Remembering Samuel Salazar-Garcia...
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Article

Topics in Subtropics Newsletter, Volume 21, Fall 2020

December 3, 2021
In this issue: Estimating Nitrogen Credits From Organic Matter Sources in Orchards Timing Ethylene Applications as a Function of Heat Unit Accumulation Summary of International Avocado Irrigation Trends The Avocado World has Lost a Star - Remembering Samuel Salazar-Garcia...
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