Growing the Valley

Kari Arnold discusses crown gall management, focusing on prevention, which is the best way to manage any disease. It’s especially important with crown gall, as removing it is tough and leaves a wound that can be re-infected… that is, if you successfully remove the gall in the first place. Listen to find out more! Follow the links below to find out more crown gall management in:

Walnuts https://www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/walnut/Crown-Gall/

Almonds https://www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/almond/Crown-Gall/

Peach http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r602101211.html

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Thank you to the Almond, Pistachio, Prune, and Walnut Boards of California for their kind donations. Thank you to Muriel Gordon for the music.

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Ben Faber discusses mulch application in avocado and citrus orchards, including things such as economies of scale, sources, and the need for close irrigation management.

Thank you to the Almond, Pistachio, Prune, and Walnut Boards of California for their kind donations. Thank you to Muriel Gordon for the music.

The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the University of California. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.  The "University of California" name and all forms and abbreviations are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organization, product, or service.

Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell (UCCE Emeritus Entomology Specialist) discusses the wide variety of scale insects in citrus production in California and some of the great integrated pest management approaches available.

Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell (UCCE Emeritus Entomology Specialist) discusses the basics of the insect and disease complex of Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing that is impacting citrus production in California and globally.

Dr. Themis Michailides has been seeing increased mold in walnut pathology samples in recent years. The UC Davis Plant Pathologist at the Kearney Ag Center discusses his lab’s research on the biology and management of the disease.

James Schaeffer shared some research he’s done on alkaliweed during his master’s project. There’s still a lot we don’t know, but early research shows that it has definitely earned its common name due to its high salt tolerance.

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Thanks to the Pistachio, Almond, Walnut and Prune Boards of California for their generous financial support. Music by Muriel Gordon.

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Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie may have moved across the country to Cornell, but she is still interested in finding new and better ways to kill field bindweed. We discuss tips and tricks for tackling this pesky invader, but don’t worry: if you can’t get in control, your orchard canopy will eventually shade it out. Eventually.

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Thanks to the Pistachio, Almond, Walnut and Prune Boards of California for their generous financial support. Music by Muriel Gordon.

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Ben Faber (UCCE Ventura) and Luke Milliron (UCCE Butte) talk citrus and avocado nitrogen management. Including a discussion of how central irrigation management is to N management and CA orchard success more broadly.

Franz Niederholzer (UCCE Colusa) and Luke Milliron (UCCE Butte) talk best practices for nitrogen management in prunes. Including with N in almond production, as well as considerations for organic production.

Phoebe continues the nitrogen series with a discussion on pistachio nitrogen needs with Craig Kallsen. Craig doesn’t just talk about the odd nutrient uptake patterns in the crop, and also brings a nuanced discussion of nitrogen management in low rainfall areas, as well as some of the drawbacks to spoonfeeding (hint: it’s related to cost!)

Thanks to the Pistachio, Almond, Walnut and Prune Boards of California for their generous financial support. Music by Muriel Gordon.

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