Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

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UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Summer Pruning Fruit Trees

June 11, 2018
Summer Pruning Fruit Trees By Leonard Cicerello UCCE Master Gardener I just purchased my first fruit tree and I read about pruning fruit trees in summer. Is this advisable? Samantha T. Paso Robles Take time to inspect your fruit trees thoroughly during the summer and identify areas for improvement.
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Bean field with soil compaction
Sacramento Valley Field Crops: Article

Strategies to Avoid and Manage Soil Compaction

June 11, 2018
By Sarah E Light
Soil compaction is often a problem in field crop production and occurs when soil particles are pressed together, reducing available pore space for air and water. About half the soil volume is composed of particles, the other half is soil pores.
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Glenn County: Article

June 2018 IPM Breakfast Meeting

June 11, 2018
June IPM Breakfast Meeting Glenn County Friday, June 15th, 2018, 7:30am 9:00am Join University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Area IPM and Farm Advisors to discuss current pest management and production issues.
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Italian white snails on fence.
BLP's in OC: Article

Slow but destructive - the Italian White Snail

June 11, 2018
By Cheryl A Wilen, Tamara J Majcherek
Authors: Tunyalee Martin and Cheryl Wilen Italian White Snail Slowly Becoming an Invasive Pest (Again) Sometimes an invasive pest takes a while to become invasive.
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Italian white snails on fence
News from UC ANR South Coast REC and Beyond: Article

Slow but destructive - the Italian White Snail

June 11, 2018
By Cheryl A Wilen, Tamara J Majcherek
Authors: Tunyalee Martin and Cheryl Wilen Italian White Snail Slowly Becoming an Invasive Pest (Again) Sometimes an invasive pest takes a while to become invasive.
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Sunburn damage to sunflower
Sacramento Valley Field Crops: Article

Abiotic disorders to watch for in hybrid sunflower seed production

June 11, 2018
By Rachael Long, Sarah E Light
Last year, we saw a number of disorders in sunflower that were mainly related to a heat stress by parental line interaction. Despite extensive testing by the USDA and UC ANR for pathogens in many affected sunflower plants, no causal agents were found.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

The importance of weeds to an entomologist

June 11, 2018
As a commodity-based CE Advisor with a background in entomology, weed science is not a familiar subject to me, especially weed identification.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Colletotrichum Shoot Dieback of Citrus

June 11, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Figure 1: Citrus shoot dieback (top) and gummosis (bottom) caused by Colletrotrichum. A new disease of citrus has been found in the main growing regions of the Central Valley of California.
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Bed Bug Awareness Week
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Don't Let Bed Bugs Ruin Your Vacation

June 10, 2018
By Anne E Schellman
Reading the words bed bug in a sentence is enough to make most people's skin crawl! Bed bugs aren't a pleasant topic to discuss, but if you plan on staying at a hotel, hostel, or motel this summer, learning about bed bugs is a must! June 4-10 was Bed Bug Awareness Week, but it was also California In...
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