Salinas Valley Agriculture

Gouda (The Netherlands), 15 April 2021 Two new races of the downy mildew pathogen (Peronospora effusa) on spinach have been denominated by the International Working Group on Peronospora in spinach (IWGP) on the basis of a worldwide evaluation of isolates from growers fields and trap nurseries.

CropManage Hands-On Webinar Co-sponsored by: Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency and Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County When: Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Where: Virtual Meeting via Zoom (link and instructions will be emailed to registrants) Hosts: Michael Cahn, Advisor,...

Tensiometers are useful for monitoring soil moisture in vegetable and row crops so that plants are not over-watered nor become water stressed. As the name implies, tensiometers measure soil moisture (water) tension, otherwise referred to as matric water potential.

Identification of Pythium wilt of lettuce in the field Authors: Richard Smith, JP Dundore Arias and Steve Koike Farm Advisor, UCCE Monterey County, Professor of Plant Pathology, California State University, Monterey Bay, and Director, TriCal Diagnostics Pythium wilt, caused by Pythium uncinulatum, i...

Airblast 2021: Optimizing Canopy Sprayers webinar Speaker bios, agenda and registration at: https://ucanr.