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Shot Hole Borer Studies are Going on Throughout Southern California

August 4, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Many growers don't hear about the amount of research and extension activity that is going on surrounding the Shot Hole Borers and Fusarium Dieback. This pest/disease complex affects not only avocados, but many other tree species, including many California natives.
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Carbonateceous Soils and Gypsum

July 28, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Carbonateceous? Gypsum? Read on. Soil pH or the acidity or lack of acidity of a soil can be confused by the different uses and chemistries that surround the term pH, or the power of hydrogen.
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Why We Need to Push for Pollinator Protection

June 23, 2017
The 10th annual National Pollinator Week ends Sunday, June 25, and what an opportunity it's been to showcase our pollinators! As noted entomologist May Berenbaum pointed out, it's "a celebration of Earth's 100,000-plus animal species that, by transporting pollen and facilitating flower fertilization...
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California Avocado Growers Seminar Series 2017

February 10, 2017
By Sonia I Rios
Presented by: California Avocado Society, Inc., California Avocado Commission, and University of California Cooperative Extension Speakers: Brad Adams: Agricultural Sales at Irrometer. (Ventura & Fallbrook) Jacob Moreno: Agriculture Sales Representative at Irrometer.
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Robbin Thorp: Chasing Franklin's Bumble Bee

December 12, 2016
It may be extinct, but don't say the "E" word to Robbin Thorp. Thorp, a noted bumble bee expert, hasn't seen Franklin's bumble bee for 10 years, but that doesn't mean it's not there--somewhere in its small native range of southern Oregon and northern California.
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New Early Detection of Citrus HLB

November 17, 2016
Kearney Research and Extension Center, University of California Cooperative Extension California is the major producer of fresh market citrus in the U.S., a $2 billion industry that is threatened by a devastating disease called citrus Huanglongbing (HLB).
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Tip and Tricks for Shiny Apps from the useR! 2016 Conference

June 30, 2016
By Andrew J Lyons
Bay area R users were lucky to have to have the annual useR! conference in their back yard this week. Stanford hosted this year's conference, which is the largest R meeting in the country featuring four days of workshops, keynotes, and presentations.
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Avocado Cultivars, Botanical Races and Genetic Footprints

May 24, 2016
By Ben A Faber
Vanessa Ashworth and Philippe Rolshausen, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside. Have you ever wondered where your favorite avocado variety came from? Not the nursery where it was purchased but the long, tortuous path that led to its selection.
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