…research project will explore the creation of a smartphone app and heat sensing platform to more precisely determine irrigation needs at any given time through leaf surface-and tree-temperature. The goal…
Agri View: Another Invasive Plant
…It is freely branching with leaves arranged alternately on branches. The leaves have acuminate tips and entire margins, with broadly ovate leaf blades and rounded bases. The flowers of Chinese…
Yara North America Highlights Conservation at Almond Conference
…is at the conference to highlight some of the projects they are working on such as the Yara Water Sensor. “It’s a device that attaches to the leaf of the…
New Film Discusses GMO Misinformation
The maker of a film called Food Evolution, supported by the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, says his documentary shows how easily misinformation can overwhelm objective analysis. Scott Hamilton Kennedy…
Watching Out for Black-Hearted Pomegranates
…looking fruit with a heart of darkness in the center.” Research on the cause of the disease has shown the main pathogens for black heart are Alternaria alternata and other…
Still Time to Register for California Avocado Society’s Annual Meeting
…directions to the four different tour locations. The Calavo Avocado Ripening Facility will be exhibiting ripening and management techniques. Fruit Growers Laboratories will be displaying water, leaf, soil and pathology…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…and research is underway to differentiate among them, he added. Southern blight—scientific name Sclerotium rolfsii—has been a prominent issue as well, with reports coming in from the Sacramento and Central…
Reasons to Plant in the Fall
…in late summer aren’t always picture-perfect. They’re readying themselves for fall, and a bit of yellowing, changing leaf color or less-than-perfect foliage isn’t a problem. It’s normal. I’m Cathy Isom……
Early Market Benefits Apple Growers
…acreage—”at least not in the foreseeable future.” “It’s probably one of the more difficult crops to grow,” he said of apples, noting ongoing challenges with codling moth, fire blight, sunburn…
Five First Aid Herbs to Grow Indoors
…stone garden Stems and leaves of the herb plant, catnip Catnip plants Valerian root, leaf and flower Freshly prepared valerian tea Sage is most often used as a culinary herb,…
Easy Fruits and Veggies to Grow in Pots
…can be done with little fuss, even with the smallest of space, such as a patio. In small containers, we can grow salad fixings, like loose leaf and romaine. They’re…
Monsanto Addresses Dicamba Issues in Open Letter
…tremendous success” with the crop system, but adds that they are hearing the reports of leaf cupping in nearby soybean fields, which could be attributable to dicamba. The company says…
“Good-Guy” Fungus to Take on Killer of Oaks and Ornamental Crops
…“Ramorum Blight.” This disease afflicts rhododendron, viburnum, camellia and other woody ornamental plants. Chemical fumigation and soil sterilization are two common methods of keeping nursery stock blight-free—and compliant with federal…
Agri View: Chemical Challenge to Control Insects
…by insects colorado gluttonous bugs sitting on a leaf of a potato plant hawk moth caterpillar (Sphinx ligustri) rest in the branch Colorado beetles larvae feeding on the potato leaf…