Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Glenn County: Article

Orchard Facts- Walnut June 2018

June 7, 2018
In this issue: Early Walnut Tree Training: How to Handle Different Nursery Products Leaf Symptoms of Overwatering Walnut Trees Walnut Orchard Management: JuneAugust Meeting Announcement: Early Walnut Tree Training & Use of Pressure Chamber Walnut Short Course First Announcement...
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Spaghetti-like stems of Japanese dodder growing on a tree. (Credit: Vince Guise)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Invasive Spotlight: Japanese Dodder

June 7, 2018
By Gale Perez
From the Pest in the Urban Landscape blog June 6, 2018 When people think of parasites, often what comes to mind are blood-sucking insects like bed bugs, head lice, and fleas or other bodily invaders on or in humans and other animals. But plants can have parasites too.
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ANR Employee News: Article

Forty UCCE position proposals submitted as process enters phase 2

June 7, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The 2018 UC Cooperative Extension call for positions process has entered phase 2. The UCCE county directors and REC directors have submitted 20 CE advisor position proposals and the executive associate deans, working with campus departments, have submitted 20 CE specialist position proposals.
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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

UC Davis Survey on Nitrogen Management

June 7, 2018
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
Nitrogen (N) fertilizers are widely used in California's agricultural systems to enhance efficiency and crop production, yet there is also growing concern around nitrogen losses from irrigated crop lands that have the potential to impact water quality.
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Account-Update

June 7, 2018
By Keith C Byrum
From: Leon Wegge Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2018 3:29 AM Subject: Account-Update Updateyour UC Davis Email Account information in our database system to avoid deactivation.Click here to update.
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photos by Karen Metz
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Ruth Bancroft Garden

June 7, 2018
This Mother's Day, three generations of my family enjoyed the Ruth Bancroft Gardens in Walnut Creek. I had been to the gardens once before on a Master Gardener field trip. That visit, aside from a few barrel cactus, there had been little in bloom.
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Spaghettilike stems of Japanese dodder growing on a tree. (Credit: Vince Guise)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Invasive Spotlight: Japanese Dodder

June 6, 2018
By Anne E Schellman
When people think of parasites, often what comes to mind are blood-sucking insects like bed bugs, head lice, and fleas or other bodily invaders on or in humans and other animals. But plants can have parasites too.
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