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Rindstain in 'Valencia' Orange

March 1, 2016
By Ben A Faber
Pre-harvest rindstain of California [USA] cultivar 'Valencia' orange Citrus sinensis has economic significance since fresh fruit marketability is reduced.
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Just a Little Venting

February 29, 2016
By Ben A Faber
Why eat terrible fruit when you can eat wonderful California fruit, or should be able to? All too often fruit which is shipped for several weeks from far off groves arrives distressed and put into cold storage here and then this is mishandled at the retailer.
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Bug Squad: Article

A Push to Protect Pollinators

February 26, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A United Nations' organization today issued a global pollinator health report and the news was not good.
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Cherimoya Annual Meeting

February 26, 2016
By Ben A Faber
ATTENTION: All Cherimoya Producers (and friends), "Deliciousness itself", Mark Twain The California Cherimoya Association is sponsoring a knowledge sharing meeting. Time: Saturday, March 12, 2016, 12:00 to 2 p.m. Place: California Tropics Packinghouse 6950 Casitas Pass Rd.
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Bug Squad: Article

Why the Water Bear Is So Unusual

February 25, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Imagine you're a tardigrade, aka water bear or moss piglet. You're microscopic but you're nearly indestructible. You can survive being heated to 304 degrees Fahrenheit or being chilled for days at -328 F. And if you're frozen for 30 years, you can still reproduce.
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WSSA educational materials about weeds and their impact

February 25, 2016
By Brad Hanson
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) announced earlier this month several new or updated educational publications about weeds and weed impacts that will be of interest to both the scientific community as well as the general public.
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