Ongoing research

UC Master Gardeners of Solano County: Article

Summer 2020

June 29, 2020
"Sheltering-in-Place" Gardening Preservation Pointers: A Honey of an Idea Ten Delicious Roses A Profile of Judy Hager: Gold Badge Volunteer What Birds Have You Seen or Heard in YOUR Garden?
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UC Master Gardeners of Solano County: Article

Spring 2020

June 29, 2020
Sneak Peek at 2020's Succulent Extravaganza (SE2) Preservation Pointers: Our Plentiful Pretty Plums Climates and Microclimates Windbreaks Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: Date Palms Spring Gardening Guide Covid-19 Resources...
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

It's Natural

June 29, 2020
It's the way things work. At a time like this pandemic, it is difficult for me to tell myself that this is part of the bigger picture of how the natural world works. Everything feels very unnatural.
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Ashraf El-kereamy
ANR Employee News: Article

Names in the News

June 29, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
El-kereamy named Lindcove REC director Ashraf El-kereamy will be the new director of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' Lindcove Research & Extension Center, starting on July 1, 2020.
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Tapan Pathak, left, and Mahesh Maskey adjust sensors in a strawberry field in 2018. Working with Surendra Dara, they have developed a model to forecast weekly crop yields based on weather data.
Food Blog: Article

Climate-change research provides tools for farmers to adapt

June 29, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
This is one of a series of stories featuring a sampling of UC ANR academics whose work exemplifies the public value UC ANR brings to California. Farmers are already seeing the effects of warmer winter nights and hotter summer days on their crops.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Between Cutting Applications of Shark in Alfalfa Injury, or no Injury?

June 29, 2020
By Thomas J Getts
Over the past two seasons I have been involved with testing an experimental herbicide for weed control in alfalfa. There was an initial trial implemented at the Intermountain REC in Tulelake California during the 2019 growing season.
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root system in the soil
Topics in Subtropics: Article

What is a Healthy Soil?

June 29, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Join the discussion July 23 Public lecture series discussing methods used to assess and improve the health of your home and production soils.
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Placer/Nevada 4-H Blog: Article

Presidential Volunteer Service Award

June 29, 2020
PVSA stands for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. This honor was created in 2003 to reward citizens of the US for time they spend volunteering, making a positive impact in their communities, and inspiring others to do the same.
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