…sampling should also be taken from a storage organ like the leaf of the plant. Davenport says because the petiole acts as a straw for the leaf, it can have…
Warmer Temperatures Equal Less Pears
Climate change and warmer temperatures create a perfect environment for fire blight. Warmer Temperatures Equal Less Pears Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Rachel Elkins says her area in northern California is…
Common Fire Blight Treatments Going Away
Courtesy: UC Davis Fire blight will be an even bigger problem for apples and pears for the 2015 season. Treatments Going Away Some antibiotics used to fight fire blight will…
Fire Blight Spreading in Pears
The number-one disease for pears still remains a major issue and has spread to some new parts of the world. Fire Blight Spreading in Pears Fire blight remains the top…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…Pistachio sprays were started in Kern County with scattered alternaria outbreaks. Vegetable Crops Tomato harvest continued throughout the State. The only reports of pest pressure and powdery mildew came from…
Southern Blight Concerns in Kern County
The hot temperatures are aiding an already growing problem with southern blight in the central valley. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. Southern Blight Concerns in Kern County University…
Revised Quarantine Rules for Mandarins
…citrus psyllid quarantines. CDFA Environmental Program Manager Nawal Sharma said that as of May 21, stem and leaf mandarins can continue shipping as usual, with a few new operational procedures….
Quarantines Aim to Assist Commerce
…Federal Order The original Asian citrus psyllid quarantine zone restricted stem and leaf mandarins from being shipped out of the area. The CDFA immediately saw a problem when several mandarin-only…
Crop Progress for June 4
…Some cotton fields are struggling to develop good leaf area due to extended thrips damage in the southern region of the state. Beet armyworms turned up in alfalfa, but there…
SJV Weekly Cotton Market Review
…well under partly cloudy to sunny conditions with daytime highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Local experts reported good stands and expanding leaf area on young plants. Insect…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…to increase fruit color. Grapes bloomed and leafed out; bunches were developing. Grape growers applied fungicides and fertilizers to vineyards. Kiwi vines continued to leaf out and elongate shoots, and…
Almond Board: Early Season Leaf Tissue Sampling for Almonds
With the start of spring, this week’s almond update focuses on early-season leaf tissue sampling for nitrogen. Professor of Plant Nutrition at UC Davis, Patrick Brown says early sampling can…
Grapevine Leaf Removal Timing is Critical
To get the full benefit from leaf removal in a vineyard, UC Davis researchers say there is a particular time it needs to be done. By doing this, growers can…
Crop Progress Around the State
…plum, cherry and apricot trees were in bloom. Pruning was complete in most grape vineyards. Bud swell occurred early due to unusually warm weather. Some vines began to leaf out….