Ongoing research

Somehow, despite no commute time, I have fallen far behind in my plan for reviewing merit and promotion packages. Additional meetings are on the calendar and other topics are prime time and the priority. I've adjusted my expectations and my plans to meet deadlines.

Vegetable Seedling Diseases...

Stephen Cantu, a UC Master Gardener in San Diego County UC Cooperative Extension, is well aware of ways to improve accessibility and inclusiveness in gardening for people with mobility issues, reported Lisa Deaderick in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

The University of California has put together a series of publications on addressing COVID-19 in the home and the workplace.

U.S. demand for avocados has increased steadily over the past two decades: per capita consumption of avocados has tripled since 2001 to 8 pounds per person in 2018. Total U.S. production in 2018 was 364 million pounds, with California the major producer, accounting for 93 percent of U.S.

It seems that everyone loves bees and thinks of them first thing when the topic is pollination and beneficial insects. Then, when the topic turns to wasps (and Yellowjackets) everyone changes their tune. To most people, wasps are mean, stinging attackers that can terrorize summer picnics.

Have you given your favorite tree a hug lately? Perhaps you would rather plant a tree? Well, on March 21, International Forest Day, Californians have a good excuse to do both. In the first two decades of this new century, fire is having a transformative effect on California forests.

You all know the image of US Marines planting the US flag in the rocky soil of Iwo Jima in World War II.

Please read our statement on the ongoing COVID-19 developments.

Research scale-down Based on the statewide stay home order issued by Governor Newsom last night, and in accordance with UC guidance, the information that was provided yesterday on research continuity is now supplemented with additional guidance.