This web site focuses on abiotic or physiological disorders of cool-season vegetables grown in the coastal production district of California. Production of high-quality vegetables requires products free of defects.
Nitrogen Cycle and Sources of N for Organic Production - Joji Muramoto Changes in the organic industry and its impact on N nutrition and fertilization practices- Ramy Colfer Mineralization of N from soil organic matter and organic materials - Daniel Geisseler Phosphorus nutrition and dynamics in org...
Aphids are a major pest in conventional and organic lettuce grown on the Central Coast of California. Aphid resistant lettuce varieties and foliar spray applications of non-synthetic insecticides are the most common methods to manage these pests in organic lettuce.
What is CropManage? CropManage is an online decision support platform developed by UC Cooperative Extension to assist growers with irrigation and nutrient management.
The CropManage software, initially launched in 2011, has been supported by grants from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, California Department of Water Resources, and the USDA.
Videos of the Organic Soil Fertility Series Meetings Now Available. Posted by Richard Smith and Joji Muramoto On March 2, 9 and 16, 2021 we held the sessions of the Organic Soil Fertility Series. The videos of those sessions are now available.
