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fertilizer injection
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocado Food for Thought - Fertilizer Workshop

February 1, 2023
By Ben A Faber
February 15 (10 AM - 12 PM) In-Person and Zoom How to apply them and how to choose them. Dr. Danny Klittich - Director of Agronomy at Mission Produce How to choose and what to look out for with different fertilizer application methods (venturi, water-powered, batch tank, electric powered, etc.
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Graduate student Adelaine "Addie" Abrams
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Addie Abrams: Dissertation Proposal on Aphids and Thrips in California Lettuce

January 31, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Graduate student Adelaine "Addie" Abrams of the laboratory of Extension agricultural entomologist Ian Grettenberger, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her dissertation proposal on "Precision Technologies for Integrative Pest Management of Aphids and...
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Adelaine "Addie" Abrams answers questions about agricultural entomology at the 2022 annual UC Davis Picnic Day activities in Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Addie Abrams Targeting Aphids and Thrips in California Lettuce

January 31, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Graduate student Adelaine "Addie" Abrams of the laboratory of Extension agricultural entomologist Ian Grettenberger, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her dissertation proposal on "Precision Technologies for Integrative Pest Management of Aphids and...
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avocado lace bug damage and hnad
Topics in Subtropics: Article

ALB is Spreading

January 30, 2023
By Ben A Faber
In 2004, Avocado Lace Bug was identified in backyard trees in Chula Vista and National City in San Diego County, probably originating from Mexico. Later in 2017, ALB was being picked up in the Oceanside, Fallbrook, and Temecula areas apparently originating from more Caribbean/Florida sources.
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Figure 3: External (top photo) and internal (bottom photo) injury was measured in unshielded and painted hazelnut trunks, showing a reduction of injury in painted trunks. The trees pictured were sprayed with 224 fluid ounces per acre of glufosinate (4x the legal label rate).
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Protecting hazelnut trunks from herbicide injury

January 29, 2023
By Gale Perez
Sucker control in Oregon hazelnut orchards is a season-long struggle against the tree's natural growth habit. Hazelnut trees grow naturally as a multi-stemmed bush, but in Oregon, hazelnuts are trained as a single-trunk tree to facilitate mechanical maintenance, harvest, and reduce pathogens.
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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

2023 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting

January 27, 2023
By Michael D Cahn
Tuesday, February 21; 7:55 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 1432 Abbott St, Salinas CA Habr traduccin al Espaol Free Workshop + Pizza! 7:55 Introduction 8:00 Tuning up your drip irrigation system: pressure regulation, system design, and scheduling.
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