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Walnuts
Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in Walnuts
Pulling and replanting a walnut orchard presents many challenges. Planning for treatment of orchard soils to ensure a…
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Almonds
Update on Sterile Insect Program for Control of Navel Orangeworm
Sterile insect technique (SIT) makes use of large numbers of sterile insects which are released into wild populations…
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Almonds
Mating Disruption: A Crucial Tool for Nut Growers
Mating disruption for navel orangeworm (NOW) has been widely tested throughout California with numerous research studies, and peer-reviewed…
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Almonds
Managing and Controlling Canker Diseases in Almonds and Walnuts
Options to control Botryospaeria (BOT) diseases in tree nut crops include good sanitation and cultural practices to reduce…
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Almonds
FSMA: Preventative Controls for the Nut Industry
For our second installment in this series on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act…
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Nutrition
What Walnut Growers Need to Know About Nutrition
Because of looming state regulations meant to protect ground water sources from nitrate contamination, California growers are being…
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Nutrition
Key Points to Ethephon Use in Walnuts
Use of the plant growth regulator ethephon can be an important management tool for walnut growers who want…
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Disease
1,000 Cankers Disease: Everything You Need to Know For Walnuts
The walnut tree (Juglans sp.) is well known for its valuable wood and timber quality and its nutritious…
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Disease
Blight Control in Walnuts
Blight’s description “as any cause of impairment, destruction or ruin,” definitely applies to Xanthomonas arboricola pv juglandis (Xaj),…
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Almonds
Walnut & Almond Pest Management: Preparing for a Successful New Year
With the wild ride of the 2017 growing season now behind us, January is a good time for…
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