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  • GEM fruit on skirt
    How Much Fruit is Up there?

    Old crop, new crop.  What's up there in the trees?  Are they big enough to sell?  Is there a good set for next year?  These are questions every avocado grower has every year, and often all year long.  What is up there in the...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • Figure 1. From left to right: Silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaegnifolium), Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), Hairy nightshade (Solanum physalifolium). Weeds in the nightshade family can be found in orchards and in annual crops. Silverleaf nightshade produces silver green leaves, violet flowers, and yellow berries. Black and hairy nightshades produce white flowers and black berries. UC IPM.
    Silverleaf nightshade in young pistachio orchards

    Silverleaf nightshade, Solanum Elaeagnifolium, is perennial weed that is native to South America, Mexico, American Southwest and Southern States. This herbaceous and woody summer weed belongs to Solanaceae just like other weeds such as black nightshade...


    By Jorge Antonio Angeles
    Author - Weed Management Advisor
    By Gale Perez
    Posted by - Public Education Specialist
  • Oh Woes, in a Wet Year - Anthracnose

    So rain is great………as long as it doesn't cause problems like increased iron chlorosis, root rot, snails, erosion, too many weeds, etc., etc., etc, And now we are seeing more anthracnose. This disease is not normally much of a problem...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
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    JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Assistant Professor of Extension in Weed Management

    Position title: Assistant Professor of Extension/Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist in Weed Management in Agronomic Crops Job #JPF01902 Location: Riverside, CA APPLICATION WINDOW Open date: April 17, 2024 Next review date: Wednesday, Jun 12,...


    By Gale Perez
    Posted by - Public Education Specialist
  • N Crop Coefficients Page 1
    How Much Nitrogen Do Different Crops Use?

    The ratio of N applied to N removed is a key metric in the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (CVILRP). Growers report applied N and yield to agricultural water quality coalitions. The coalitions in turn convert yield to N removed from...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
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  • GEM fruit on skirt
    How Much Fruit is Up there?

    Old crop, new crop.  What's up there in the trees?  Are they big enough to sell?  Is there a good set for next year?  These are questions every avocado grower has every year, and often all year long.  What is up there in the...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • Figure 1. From left to right: Silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaegnifolium), Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), Hairy nightshade (Solanum physalifolium). Weeds in the nightshade family can be found in orchards and in annual crops. Silverleaf nightshade produces silver green leaves, violet flowers, and yellow berries. Black and hairy nightshades produce white flowers and black berries. UC IPM.
    Silverleaf nightshade in young pistachio orchards

    Silverleaf nightshade, Solanum Elaeagnifolium, is perennial weed that is native to South America, Mexico, American Southwest and Southern States. This herbaceous and woody summer weed belongs to Solanaceae just like other weeds such as black nightshade...


    By Jorge Antonio Angeles
    Author - Weed Management Advisor
    By Gale Perez
    Posted by - Public Education Specialist
  • Oh Woes, in a Wet Year - Anthracnose

    So rain is great………as long as it doesn't cause problems like increased iron chlorosis, root rot, snails, erosion, too many weeds, etc., etc., etc, And now we are seeing more anthracnose. This disease is not normally much of a problem...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • UC Riverside logo
    JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Assistant Professor of Extension in Weed Management

    Position title: Assistant Professor of Extension/Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist in Weed Management in Agronomic Crops Job #JPF01902 Location: Riverside, CA APPLICATION WINDOW Open date: April 17, 2024 Next review date: Wednesday, Jun 12,...


    By Gale Perez
    Posted by - Public Education Specialist
  • N Crop Coefficients Page 1
    How Much Nitrogen Do Different Crops Use?

    The ratio of N applied to N removed is a key metric in the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (CVILRP). Growers report applied N and yield to agricultural water quality coalitions. The coalitions in turn convert yield to N removed from...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
Combined Blogs
  • GEM fruit on skirt
    How Much Fruit is Up there?

    Old crop, new crop.  What's up there in the trees?  Are they big enough to sell?  Is there a good set for next year?  These are questions every avocado grower has every year, and often all year long.  What is up there in the...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • Figure 1. From left to right: Silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaegnifolium), Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), Hairy nightshade (Solanum physalifolium). Weeds in the nightshade family can be found in orchards and in annual crops. Silverleaf nightshade produces silver green leaves, violet flowers, and yellow berries. Black and hairy nightshades produce white flowers and black berries. UC IPM.
    Silverleaf nightshade in young pistachio orchards

    Silverleaf nightshade, Solanum Elaeagnifolium, is perennial weed that is native to South America, Mexico, American Southwest and Southern States. This herbaceous and woody summer weed belongs to Solanaceae just like other weeds such as black nightshade...


    By Jorge Antonio Angeles
    Author - Weed Management Advisor
    By Gale Perez
    Posted by - Public Education Specialist
  • Oh Woes, in a Wet Year - Anthracnose

    So rain is great………as long as it doesn't cause problems like increased iron chlorosis, root rot, snails, erosion, too many weeds, etc., etc., etc, And now we are seeing more anthracnose. This disease is not normally much of a problem...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor
  • UC Riverside logo
    JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Assistant Professor of Extension in Weed Management

    Position title: Assistant Professor of Extension/Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist in Weed Management in Agronomic Crops Job #JPF01902 Location: Riverside, CA APPLICATION WINDOW Open date: April 17, 2024 Next review date: Wednesday, Jun 12,...


    By Gale Perez
    Posted by - Public Education Specialist
  • N Crop Coefficients Page 1
    How Much Nitrogen Do Different Crops Use?

    The ratio of N applied to N removed is a key metric in the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (CVILRP). Growers report applied N and yield to agricultural water quality coalitions. The coalitions in turn convert yield to N removed from...


    By Ben Faber
    Author - Advisor