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Overview: Regulatory Information: Applies To: Training: Resources: Materials: Overview: Valley Fever is caused by Coccidioides immitis, a microscopic fungus that lives in the top 2 to 12 inches of soil in portions of the State.

Safety Note #202: Valley Fever Awareness Training for employees shall include the following italicized topics (as specified in AB 203): (1) What Valley Fever is and how it is contracted.

Introduction Notifying Law Enforcement Reporting Portal Training Module Resources/Links Background on State Law ANR Template Plan Contact Us (THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT) Please contact UC ANR Risk and Safety Services for additional information regarding this program.

Update 2013 | Findings | Model A New Tool in Nutrient ManagementMuhammad Ismail Siddiqui and Patrick Brown The Pistachio Prediction Model (PPM) uses nutrient analysis of spring leaf samples to predict late summer nutrient concentrations of nitogen (N) and potassium (K).

Current Pistachio Industry Problems At present, growers primarily use leaf tissue analysis to determine tree nutrient status and make fertilizer management decisions.

Objective 1: Refine sampling techniques & develop early season sampling protocol Variations in leaf nutrient status of the trees over the growing season were used to establish field sampling methodology and develop an early season sampling protocol.

The goals of this project within the SCRI framework include: Fig. 1.

The potential yield is a function of the amount of canopy, as shown in Lampinen et al. (2009).

Fig. 2. The LAI is function (dependent) on the spring warming. For 2006 to 2011, we see a very high correlation between the satellite estimate LAI and the Growing Degree Hours.

Second generation mobile platform light bar. Improvements have been made with higher accuracy GPS that works in dense tree canopies as well as width adjustment from 8-32. Normal speed of travel is 10-11 km/hr (6-7 mph)- at that speed we can map about 6 miles of row within 1/2 hour of midday.