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Almonds
Supplemental Pollination Shows Potential
Every year in early February, University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) farm advisor Elizabeth Fichtner said, she gets…
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Category: Pistachios
Almonds
Expanding your NOW Toolbox
Overall the first flight of navel orangeworm (NOW) has been lighter than normal this year. This could be…
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Almonds
Distribution Uniformity:
What is Distribution Uniformity? Distribution Uniformity (DU) is a measure of how uniformly water is being applied across…
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Pest
A Few Arthropod Pests to Consider on Establishing Pistachio Trees
The University of California (UC), Pest Management Guidelines provide recommendations for managing approximately 14 insect and mite pests…
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Pistachios
Pistachio Export Aflatoxin Reporting
In an effort to reduce rejections of pistachio shipments by the European Union (EU) due to aflatoxin, the…
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Almonds
Update on Sterile Insect Program for Control of Navel Orangeworm
Sterile insect technique (SIT) makes use of large numbers of sterile insects which are released into wild populations…
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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
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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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
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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