Everett Griner talks about tomatoes facing another imported disease in today’s Agri View, the South American Leaf Miner. South American Leaf Miner From: tutaabsoluta.com/tuta-absoluta Tuta absoluta is a devastating pest…
Viewing HLB Prevention as Insurance Policy
…frequent testing of psyllids and leaf samples for the presence of the pathogen. Results are being used to delimit quarantine zones, guide releases of biological control agents, and prioritize areas…
ACP Quarantine in Northern San Mateo County Includes Portion of San Francisco County
…because it can carry the disease huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening. All citrus and closely related species, such as curry leaf trees, are susceptible hosts for both the…
HLB Products Bombarding Growers
…turn yellow from HLB will show an asymmetrical pattern of blotchy yellowing or mottling of the leaf, with patches of green on one side of the leaf and yellow on…
The California Kitchen: Green Bean and Bacon Soufflé
…Cheddar 2 Eggs 1 Bay Leaf 1 Garlic Clove 1/2 Onion Cream of Tartar Green Beans To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…leaf symptoms of HLB. Compared to other rootstocks in the trial, US-1516 rootstock had the lowest number of trees removed (zero) because of poor health, and the best average tree…
No Economic Threshold for Big Pest
Courtesy: UCANR Experts say there is no economic threshold for California almond producers to look for when dealing with leaf footed bug due to the damage they cause. No Economic…
Western View: Plants Communicate
…measured and recorded the sound released by the movement of the leaf in response to the chewing caterpillar. Through testing they were able to determine that the plants recognized the…
Monitoring Key to Leaf Footed Bug Management
Courtesy: UCANR Sampling for leaf footed bug in almond orchards remains the key to successful management as populations need to be treated pretty quickly. Monitoring Key to Management Cooperative Extension…
CDFA Awards Nearly $2 Million for Six Nitrogen Projects
…cropland. 2015 Demonstration of a Combined New Leaf Sampling Technique for Nitrogen Analysis and Nitrogen Applications Approach in Almonds Researchers will demonstrate the benefits of early-season leaf sampling to predict…
Managing Leaf Footed Bug in Winter
Courtesy: UCANR Almond growers with surrounding pomegranate crops need to be concerned of those orchards harboring leaf footed bug aggregations. Managing Leaf Footed Bug Leaf footed bug populations are reemerging…
USDA Video: Finding Fall Colors
The U.S. Forest Service is helping people find the best places to leaf watch this Fall. Download the Yonder App. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us Photo: Carotenoids pigments…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…be followed, such as plant height and grain yield. In addition, leaf and root samples will be taken to investigate responses to drought at the molecular level, including how gene…
Agri View: HLB Time is Limited
Vein yellowing in a greening-infected leaf (top); normal leaf on bottom Everett Griner talks about solving citrus greening in today’s Agri View. HLB Time is Limited Photo courtesy of USDA/APHIS….