Cooperative Extension Ventura County

Topics in Subtropics

The U.C. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors have combined to publish this quarterly combined newsletter. It will emphasize citrus and avocado, but will also discuss the minor subtropicals.
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Vol. 12, No. 1, Winter 2014 (Jan-Mar)

April 9, 2014
The Spanish Avocado Industry Strategizing for Water Cutbacks - Avocado and Citrus California Agricultural Production Statistics Maintaining the Citrus Orchard with a Reduced Irrigation Allotment The 2014 Drought in California...
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Vol. 11, No. 4, November-December 2013

December 19, 2013
Rehabilitating Frost Damages Citrus and Avocado Advances in mitigation of alternate bearing of olive: vegetative growth response to plant growth regulators Fertigation - Measuring Uniformity Olive Fly Update...
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Vol. 11, No. 3, Sept 2013

October 17, 2013
In this issue: Olive Tree Phenology Training and Pruning of Cherimoya High Density Avocado Installation: Use a quick cost study to make a decision Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Pesticides...
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Vol. 11, No. 2, Spring 2013

July 12, 2013
In this Issue: Cultural Practices to Reduce Pest and Disease in Avocado and Citrus Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in California Electronic "sniffer" for Detecting HLB Important Information Sources related to Fire Management and Protection Be Kill in Oregon - A Reminder of Pesticide Use...
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Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2013

March 25, 2013
In this issue: Costs of Orchard Establishment and Production Summary for Avocados in California Huanglongbing Conference, Florida Going Out of Business in the Citrus Business -- Doing it the Right Way The Avocado: Botany, Production and Used, 2nd Edition Winter Irrigation Update from Israel on the P...
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Vol.10, No.3, Fall 2012

December 20, 2012
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantines Decline of Oranges and Mandarins Mitigation of Alternate Bearing in Olive Alternate Bearing in Mandarin...
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Vol. 10, No. 2 -- Summer 2012

September 19, 2012
This issue contains the following articles: Simazine Degradation in CA Citrus Orchards Lime-induced Iron Chlorosis Avocado Trunk Cankers Asphyxiation Tree Wraps Stem and Leaf Blight...
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Vol. 10 No. 1 -- Spring 2012

June 6, 2012
This issue of Topics in Subtropics contains the following articles: Quarantine for Huanglongbing Declared in Hacienda Heights Section of Los Angeles County An Outline of Management Options for HLB in Florida Avocado Farming with High Priced Water Soil Moisture Sensors...
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Hope for Citrus

April 10, 2012
Please see attached blurb regarding promising research in the fight against the ACP-HLB pest disease complex.
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Volume 9 No. 2 -- Winter 2011

January 10, 2012
This issue of Topics in Subtropics contains the following articles: Vertebrate Damage Chemical Thinning of Olives Tips on Producing the Earliest Early Citrus in the San Joaquin Valley Herbicide Registration Chart Resource and Market Information for Enterprise Selection...
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