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Almonds
Mating Disruption: A Crucial Tool for Nut Growers
Mating disruption for navel orangeworm (NOW) has been widely tested throughout California with numerous research studies, and peer-reviewed…
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Almonds
Managing and Controlling Canker Diseases in Almonds and Walnuts
Options to control Botryospaeria (BOT) diseases in tree nut crops include good sanitation and cultural practices to reduce…
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Almonds
Distribution of Chlorosis in Almond Orchards
The first step in assessing the cause of canopy chlorosis and decline in an orchard is mapping the…
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New Tech
UAV Research Shows Promise
What do drones or UAVs, unmanned aerial vehicles, hold for the future for agriculture? Currently, there are three…
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Irrigation
Iron Bacteria and the Problems it Creates in your Emitters
A slime invasion might make for a good horror movie, but no one wants to find one in…
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Almonds
FSMA: Preventative Controls for the Nut Industry
For our second installment in this series on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act…
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Pecans
Insecticide Efficacy for Pecan Aphids
Aphid infestation and damage to pecans has become worse in the past five to six years. Mild…
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Nutrition
What Walnut Growers Need to Know About Nutrition
Because of looming state regulations meant to protect ground water sources from nitrate contamination, California growers are being…
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Nutrition
The Ins and Outs of Pistachio Nutrients
Think of the nutrients in orchard soil as a ‘bank balance.” Tree roots access the ‘money’ in the…
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Nutrition
Key Points to Ethephon Use in Walnuts
Use of the plant growth regulator ethephon can be an important management tool for walnut growers who want…
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Nutrition
Nutrient Management of Zinc in Pistachios
Zinc is among the most likely deficient micronutrients for pistachios in the California growing areas, but there are…
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Almonds
Nitrogen Calculator Optimizes N Use
Under the Irrigation Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP), Central Valley Water Quality Coalitions’ reporting requirements include farm evaluations, nitrogen…
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