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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Sunflower Volunteers

December 18, 2019
I love to plant sunflowers of different types and, at the end of summer, leave the sunflower heads to ripen and feed the birds. The birds make a mess when pulling the seeds out of the sunflower head, but nonetheless, it's quite entertaining to watch.
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Camminare noir has characteristics of cabernet sauvignon and petite sirah.
Food Blog: Article

UC Davis releases 5 grape varieties resistant to Pierce’s disease

December 18, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
For the first time since the 1980s, University of California, Davis, researchers have released new varieties of wine grapes. The five new varieties, three red and two white, are highly resistant to Pierce's disease, which costs California grape growers more than $100 million a year.
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passionfruit septoria disease cycle
Topics in Subtropics: Article

NOT a New Disease of Passionfruit

December 18, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Passion fruit is widely grown and valued throughout the tropics and subtropics. Most Passifloras are vines which can climb to 20 or 30 feet. The fruit varies in color from purple to yellow-orange and in shape from an egg to a tennis ball.
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UC Davis doctoral candidate Brendon Boudinot walks on stage to receive the John Henry Comstock Award from ESA President Robert Peterson of Montana State University. (ESA Photo)
Bug Squad: Article

'Ant Man' Brendon Boudinot: John Henry Comstock Award

December 17, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
John Henry Comstock would be proud. At each annual meeting, the Entomological Society of America (ESA) presents the prestigious John Henry Comstock Graduate Student Award to six outstanding graduate students, one from each branch of the ESA.
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UC Dry Bean Blog: Article

CA Dry Bean Advisory Board Request for Research Proposals

December 17, 2019
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles, Rachael Long
The California Dry Bean Advisory Board (CDBAB) is requesting applied research proposals for 2020. This commodity-based research request is sponsored by the CA Dry Bean Marketing Order, under the guidance of the CA Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
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Smaller pond with squares of water lillies near koi pond
The Backyard Gardener: Article

Jardin Majorelle: A Moroccan Garden

December 17, 2019
Jardin Majorelle is located in Marrakech, Morocco. It was originally created by Jacque Majorelle (1886-1962), a French Orientalist painter and son of the famous Art Nouveau furniture designer Louis Majorelle. He was invited to Morocco in 1917 by a friend.
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Videos describing California pesticide rules and safety in Hmong is designed to help growers comply with state regulations. Information is presented in Hmong with English subtitles.
ANR News Releases: Article

Hmong-language pesticide safety videos now online

December 17, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
DPR, Fresno State and UCCE create pesticide safety videos with Hmong farmers A series of videos describing California pesticide rules and safety in Hmong is now available to view for free online.
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