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Vineyards Need Preventative Care
Extending the profitable lifespan of a table grape vineyard includes management practices to prevent trunk diseases, weed and…
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Watch for Almond Tree Damage with Poling
An investigation into mid-canopy wood peeling in young almond trees by Cameron Zuber, a UCCE staff research associate…
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Management Options for Prune Bloom
Prune bloom time will soon be here. UCCE orchard systems farm advisors have noted in Sac Valley Orchard…
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Ag Industry
Delayed Spring Growth and Grapevine Production During Drought
After 2021 grapevine budbreak, we received many calls about dead spurs, delayed bud break, stunted shoot growth and…
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Ag Industry
A New Biocontrol Approach for the Reduction of Pierce’s Disease in Vineyards
Though vineyard managers continually face many challenges to optimal productivity, Pierce’s Disease (PD) represents a particularly formidable threat…
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Grapes
Diagnosing Vineyard Problems
The 2021 season was a challenging year for western grape growers. After an unusually dry, cool winter, many…
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Soil
Use of Gypsum to Reclaim Salt Problems in Soils
Soil salinization is caused by excessive accumulation of salts in the soil and is one of the most…
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Nutrition
Leaf Sap Analysis: A Forward-Looking Alternative to Tissue Sampling
Leaf sampling in agricultural crops is a long-practiced sampling method where the analysis of the collected tissues is…
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Disease
Review of Rhizoctonia Diseases of Row Crops
The soilborne fungus Rhizoctonia is an extremely important pathogen of plants worldwide. Hundreds of vegetable, field, fruit and…
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Ag Industry
CCA of the Year Keith Backman Recognized at Crop Consultant Conference
This year’s Western Region CCA Crop Consultant of the Year, Keith Backman, has been advising farmers in the…
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