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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Glyphosate formulations - what's the diff (and what's a salt)?

December 20, 2017
By Brad Hanson
Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world and is extremely important in many of our orchard, vineyard, and annual crops as well as in non-crop and home situations.
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Bug Squad: Article

There's a 'Me' in Mead

December 19, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
There's a "me" in mead. Mead or honey wine is the "in" thing, and the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, directed by Amina Harris, has announced plans for three mead classes for January-February and a feast on Feb. 9 that celebrates mead and honey.
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Bug Squad: Article

How to Have a Bugworthy Holiday and Beyond

December 19, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So you're looking for a suitable bugworthy holiday gift. You're in luck. UC Davis has you covered. Want to buy the Honey Flavor and Aroma Wheel? Check. Want to buy honey (wildflower, orange blossom, coriander)? Check. Want insect/floral photography notecards? Check.
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Figure 1. Yield at 13 percent moisture of UCCE Delta sorghum seeding rate trial. There were no significant differences among treatments in 2016 (P = 0.1278) or 2017 (P = 0.2419).
SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Sorghum Seeding Rate Trial Final Report

December 18, 2017
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
In recent years, the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources has augmented research efforts on growing grain and silage sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] in California.
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avocado suckers

Afer the Fire, Replant or Field Graft?

December 18, 2017
By Ben A Faber
This is from past experience, and is still relevant. Availability of replant trees is a major issue to consider at this point. The wildfires in San Diego and Ventura Counties during the fall of 2003 were certainly devastating to many avocado groves adjacent to burning native chaparral.
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Bug Squad: Article

I'm Just a Little Ol' Honey Bee Foraging on Lavender

December 14, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
I'm just a little ol' honey bee foraging on lavender. I left my warm colony in Vacaville, Calif. to see if there's any nectar out there. My sisters are hungry. I'm not sure if we have enough honey to tide us over until spring.
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