Ongoing research

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Maj Rundlöf (right), a co-lead author of the research paper, and co-author Rosemary Malfi collect data at a bumble bee colony. (Photo courtesy of the Neal Williams lab)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Research: Flower Plantings and Wild Bee Reproduction and Pesticide Exposure

September 14, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Flower plantings offer a potential solution to support wild bee populations by mitigating pesticide exposure effects and providing key forage, according to a team of UC Davis researchers from the laboratory of pollination ecologist Neal Williams, a professor and Chancellor's Fellow in the Department...
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UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Article

Hugelculture: Mother Nature’s Magical Garden Bed

September 13, 2022
Hugelculture? The name (pronounced hoo-gull kul-toor) sounds like it might be a new type of yogurt or maybe an exotic fermented beverage but it's neither of those things.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocado Vars and Roots "Shoot"

September 13, 2022
By Ben A Faber
For those who missed it and for those who missed catching all the fine and coarse details of the hybrid zoom/in-person meeting on avocado varieties and rootstocks, here it is - the Shoot.
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Employee Spotlights: Article

Samuel Sandoval

September 13, 2022
By Saoimanu Sope
Samuel Sandoval Solis joined UC ANR in September 2011 and currently works as a UC Cooperative Extension specialist in water resources management and professor at UC Davis.
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Dahlquist speaks into a mic while holding a soil sampler in a field lined with drip irrigation.
Food Blog: Article

San Joaquin Valley farm and food project awarded $16 million in federal funds

September 13, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Local food marketing, business and market support for small-scale farmers and food producers, new agricultural products and technology development are parts of a University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources project designed to boost jobs and farm resiliency in the San Joaquin Valley.
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