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Topics in Subtropics: Article

New Rootstocks for the Little 'Pixie'

May 6, 2017
By Ben A Faber
'Pixie' mandarin is a very vigorous, upright tree. Although the fruit is small, hence its name, it can produce fruit on the ends of long branches which deform the canopy structure, making it hard to pick. The sweet, seedless fruit is worth picking, though.
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Armyworm traps on the edge of a field. Photo by: Luis Espino
UC Rice Blog: Article

UC Rice is live on Social Media

May 5, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
UC Rice is now live on social media! We will be posting events that may be of interest to California rice and of course, lots of pictures of California rice country! Please follow us here: On Twitter: @UCRice On Facebook: @UCRice On Instagram: @UCRice...
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Bug Squad: Article

How to Have a Rice Day

May 5, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Rice farmers in southeast Asia don't "have a rice day" when the dreaded brown planthopper is infesting their crops. The brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, or BPH, is the economically most important rice pest in Asia.
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Water. Water. Water. And We Still Need to Learn How to Use It Right.

May 5, 2017
By Ben A Faber
A recent grower survey in Santa Barbara County asked a whole bunch of questions. One of which was had they had an evaluation of irrigation distribution uniformity. This is a free service that can significantly improve on-farm water use and most importantly improve plant health.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Robotic herbicide sprayer targets weeds

May 4, 2017
By Gale Perez
The Western IPM Center's May 2017 newsletter just came out. The IPM VIDEO OF THE MONTH is on a robotic herbicide sprayer that targets weeds.
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Celebrating Roses, UC Davis-Style, Just in Time for Mother's Day

May 3, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Back in May of 2013, we headed over to the California Center for Urban Horticulture (CCUH) Annual Rose Days on the University of California, Davis, campus. A cultivated yellow rose--Sparkle and Shine, related to the Julia Child Rose--caught our eye.
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IGIS: Article

Cloud-based raster processors out there

May 2, 2017
By Maggi Kelly
Hi all,Just trying to get my head around some of the new big raster processors out there, in addition of course to Google Earth Engine. Bear with me (bare?) while I sort through these. Thanks for raster sleuth Stefania Di Tomasso for the leg work. 1. Geotrellis (https://geotrellis.
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