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Genus Citrus
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus Explained

October 25, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Talon, M.; Caruso, M.; Gmitter Jr., F.G. eds. 2020. The Genus Citrus. Woodhead Publishing. 538 pp. ISBN 978-0-12-812163-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2016-0- 02375-6 Information overload is a signature dilemma of our age.
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Jason Bond, Associate Dean for Research and Outreach for Agricultural Sciences, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Jason Bond Appointed Associate Dean for Agricultural Sciences

October 25, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Professor Jason Bond, the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is the newly appointed Associate Dean for Research and Outreach for Agricultural Sciences, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Stanislaus County: Article

2021 Field Day: Nematode Management in Walnut and Almond

October 25, 2021
2021 Field Day: Nematode Management in Walnut and Almond Click here to register! Where?: Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA 93648, ph: 559 646 6555 When?: Nematode management in WALNUT Nov. 30, 1:00 5: 00 PM Nematode management in ALMOND Dec.
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Go for the Smell

October 25, 2021
By Ben A Faber
It turns out, specially trained dogs can find citrus trees infested with Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP). Canine Detection Services in Fresno has a grant from USDA to provide dogs that will sniff out the insects. The grant runs until March 2022.
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October 2021 - PRUNE Newsletter Vol #13

October 22, 2021
Fall Prune Orchard Management Considerations Welcome to our NEW Advisor: Curt Pierce Winter/Spring Sacramento Valley Tree Crop meeting Schedule Three Steps to Combat Cytospora Canker Prune Orchard Investments in a Better Market Year...
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hlb resistant rootstock
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HLB Resistant Rootstock!!!

October 22, 2021
By Ben A Faber
ARS Citrus Rootstocks: A Success Story The United Nations General Assembly designated 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. This issue of Down on the Farm takes a look at one of ARS's major contributions to fruit production: citrus rootstocks.
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Monarch laying an egg in Vacaville on Oct. 9. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Good News on the Monarch Butterfly Front

October 22, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
She came, she saw, she oviposited, she nectared and she left. That's the extent of our sole monarch sighting in our Vacaville pollinator garden this year. This occurred Oct. 9.
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