Ongoing research

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Olive

Principal Investigators: Dr. Carol Lovatt, Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside. Dr. Elizabeth Fichtner, Farm Advisor University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare County.
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Pomegranate

Principal Investigaor: Dr. Kris E. Tollerup, Cooperative Extension Advisor, IPM Leaffooted bug (LFB) can cause substantial economic damage on almond, pistachio. In pistachio for instance, feeding during May to June results in darkened areas on the epicarp (epicarp lesions) and dropped nuts.
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Avocado

Principal Investigator: Dr.
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Walnut

Principal Investigator: Dr. Hannah Nadel, Supervisory Entomologist, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Buzzards Bay, Mass. Principal Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Fichtner, University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Tulare County.
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Citrus

Principal Investigator: Caroline Roper, Assistant Professor and Assistant Plant Pathologist, University of California, Riverside. Next generation amplicon sequencing technologies have allowed us to characterize plant microbiomes at a much larger scale than ever before.
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Species at LREC

The Lindcove Research and Extension Center has 435 varieties of in-ground tree crops in eight plant families. Each tree is itemized in the attached list, which includes the tree's genus, species, common name, rootstock species, and field location. Also listed are freestanding ornamental trees.
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Online courses

If you click on the UC ANR Online Courses link, you will gain access to free citrus IPM courses now posted on eXtension that were developed by Beth Grafton-Cardwell.
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Citrus Manuals

In 2014, the UC Citrus Production Manual was published and it can be purchased through UC ANR Publications. It provides chapters on all aspects of citrus production from orchard establishment and horticulture through integrated pest management of pests.
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Request Forms for Packline, Laboratory and Seeds

Packline Information Form Lindcove REC Packline Information Form 2017 provides LREC staff with the set-up and parameters for the fruit grading system on the packline. This form is needed 10 days prior to packline processing of fruit and scheduling should be coordinated with Donald Cleek.
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Submitting a Proposal

An annual call for proposals is announced through the UC ANR Update, UC ANR Portal, and using Collaborative Tools for existing research projects. However, off-cycle research projects are generally accepted outside the normal call for proposals (March-April) as long as space and labor are available.
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