…water and splash, to infect other cuts, leaf scars, and buds may be infected on the almond, cherry, or peaches and other plants as well,” Rieser noted. “Pruning wounds and…
Virus Undercuts Fungus’s Attacks on Wheat
…a costly fungal threat to wheat, barley, and other small-grain crops. The fungus is the chief culprit behind a disease called Fusarium head blight, or “scab.” Scab diminishes the yield…
Almond Matters: Fleabane and Marestail Management
…reach the plant. The waxy cuticle on the leaf makes the weeds hydrophobic, which complicates material absorption. Burkdoll notes that a program that includes Chateau to address preemergent activity, mixed…
Agronomic Minute: Keeping Walnut Blight Top of Mind
…to make applications. There are a variety of materials available to growers to help protect orchards from walnut blight damage. “More traditional application programs for managing walnut blight would include…
FDA Conducting Targeted Sampling of Leafy Greens in Salinas Valley
As part of the continued effort to increase food safety, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be conducting targeted sampling of leafy greens. On-farm surveillance sampling of leafy…
Almond Update: ABC Board of Directors Begins Its New Term
…the Board is Brandon Rebiero from Gold Leaf, who was an alternate but was elected in the last election cycle to be a full Board member for three years,” said…
Almond Matters: Scouting for Summer Diseases in Orchards
…Todd Burkdoll explained that Alternaria is probably at the top of the list of concerns for growers. “It tends to be a later season problem. It’s induced by the climate…
Agronomic Minute: Mite Mitigation Approaches
…can get out of control makes early prevention efforts critical. Leaf stippling and webbing are strong indicators of mite populations growing in orchards. Smith explained that they have several materials…
Agronomic Minute: Monitoring for Fire Blight in Apples
Apple bloom in California means that growers will want to be monitoring for signs of fire blight in their orchards. While apple cultivars can vary in their susceptibility to the…
Almond Matters: Recent Rain Emphasizes Importance of Disease Prevention
…Alternaria, rust, and scab to a minimum. Once defoliating diseases get out of control the trees can begin losing their leaves, putting negative pressure on nut development and impacting yield….
Almond Matters: Getting Ahead of Peach Twig Borer
…pest with the first fungicide applications going out, you can put on a post petal fall application of fungicide for Alternaria, scab, and shothole,” said Burkdoll. “With that, you can…
Agronomic Minute: Mitigating Risks of Alternaria Pressure
…up north, it’s mostly an issue in Kern County and the Southern San Joaquin Valley. Alternaria really is at its worst when there’s leaf wetness.” Growers with a history of…
Desert Lettuce Shows Good Quality, But Challenges Ahead for Industry
…lettuce and leaf lettuce. Since then, things have been on track for a positive growing season. “We ended up seeing the blister and the peel starting the second week of…
Pear Tree Diseases Every Farmer Needs to Lookout For
…crown, collar, or root rot, which cause the leaves to wilt on the tree, but they will remain attached. Fire Blight is one of the more dreaded pear tree diseases….