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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Large scale demonstration of chemigated rimsulfuron treatments for branched broomrape control in California processing tomato

November 22, 2024
By Brad Hanson
Large scale demonstration of chemigated rimsulfuron treatments for branched broomrape control in California processing tomato Matthew Fatino, Brad Hanson Plant Sciences Department, University of California, Davis Branched broomrape is an obligate holoparasite that can attach to a wide variety of agr...
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Medfly Quarantine Area Expanded

November 22, 2024
By Ben A Faber
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) expanded the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) quarantine in Alameda and Santa Clara counties in California twice in October.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Art of the USDA

November 20, 2024
By Ben A Faber
The USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection is one of the most unique collections in the Rare and Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library (NAL).
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Students from Fullerton Joint Union High School, including Andres Martinez (right), snack on lettuce grown in hydroponics at the South Coast REC. Photo by Saoimanu Sope.
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

South Coast REC program educates, trains future ag workforce

November 18, 2024
By Saoimanu Sope
Renowned for pioneering research that leads to exciting new crop varieties like the Luna avocado, the University of California South Coast Research and Extension Center (REC) in Irvine is also an important hub for agricultural education.
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