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Bacterial Blast Hit Much of the State
Weather played havoc on the 2023 almond crop. Cold, high rainfall and even snow in parts of the…
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Contiguous Acres, Less Fallowing Make it Harder to Break the Disease Cycle
The plethora of tree nut acres in California agriculture is increasing disease pressure, both from soilborne pathogens that…
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Almond Replant Disease, Phytophthora are Issues in Young Orchards
Whole orchard recycling (WOR) has many proven benefits to trees and orchard soils, but it doesn’t appear to…
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Dealing with Summer Foliar Diseases
Summer foliar diseases cause defoliation of the trees and over time reduction in yield. Defoliation also leaves the…
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The Persistence of Pistillate Flower Abscission
Pistillate flower abscission (PFA), a production problem largely relegated to walnut varieties that make up only a small…
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Death by a Thousand Cankers
The walnut twig beetle and the thousand cankers disease it vectors don’t appear to be the devastating pests…
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Phytophthora Issues on the Rise in Pistachios
As more pistachios are planted on marginal ground researchers are noticing an increase in Phytophthora crown and root…
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Ag Industry
Top 5 Things You Can Do Now to Improve Walnut Quality at Harvest
Depending on the California growing region, walnut harvest 2022 is at least several months down the road. Does…
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Almonds
Identifying Trunk and Scaffold Disease of Almonds
With 26 fungal species associated with canker disease, it is important for growers and farm managers to determine…
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Disease
Mite Pressure Up in Walnuts
PCAs and growers reported high mite pressure in walnuts last year, particularly in the Sacramento and northern San…
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