Ongoing research

Kern County: Article

Invitation to Attend Candidate Seminars

October 2, 2023
Invitation to attend candidate presentations Community Water Systems/Supply Area Advisor Serving Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties See attached for agenda and Zoom link...
View Article
Article

News about Dorina Espinoza, UCCE advisor

October 2, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues, It's with a heavy heart that I am writing to let you know that our dear friend and colleague Dorina Espinoza is suffering from an extremely aggressive cancer.
View Article
Primary Image
citrus root health
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Getting to the Root of HLB

October 2, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have made a discovery that will help combat fastidious pathogens, which cost U.S. agriculture alone billions of dollars annually. Kranthi Mandadi, Ph.D., inspects a grapefruit for citrus greening. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo) For the past few years, Kranthi Mandadi, Ph.
View Article
Primary Image
chong-2a-1280x731 Kurapia Inc
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Kurapia: a low water lawn alternative

October 1, 2023
A couple of years ago, my husband and I decided to plant a lawn alternative in an unlandscaped part of our Napa property, an area covering about 1,100 square feet.
View Article
Primary Image
Figure 1: Italian ryegrass in wheat trials 36 days after application (Bird's Landing). Wheat rows are visible in a linear pattern in each picture. Italian ryegrass escapes can be seen in between the rows. Note that Osprey stunted many of the IR seedlings, but weeds were able to recover. Click on the image to expand.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Regional Italian ryegrass herbicide trials underscore the importance of IPM in weed management

October 1, 2023
Summary Review Results from this year's Italian ryegrass (IR) herbicide trials helped quantify differences in herbicide resistance among IR populations within the southern Sacramento Valley. The trial took place in Bird's Landing, CA (near Rio Vista), and was replicated farther north in Esparto, CA.
View Article