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California Agriculture - A Great Resource

October 21st, 2019
By Ben A Faber
It was recently pointed out to me that the University of California's online journal is available to all and indexed for searching topics going back to 1946. This is a phenomenal resource, but for some reason when doing a Google search, articles wont often turn up.
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Master gardener graduation 2019
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Becoming a Master Gardener: My Experience as a Sprout

October 13th, 2019
Visions of beautiful lush gardens in my yard and delicious homegrown veggies on my table were my primary motivation for applying to be a UC Master Gardener. Yes, my motivation was primarily selfish. The application process was quite intense with an application, essay questions, and an interview.
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avocado fruit 6 pounds
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Avocado Parents

September 2nd, 2019
By Ben A Faber
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- We now know the DNA of guacamole. A repost from: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/uab-glr080619.php Scientists have sequenced the avocado genome, shedding light on the ancient origins of this buttery fruit and laying the groundwork for future improvements to farming.
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ANR in the news August 1-15

September 1st, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A great climate comes from happy soil. Could happy soil come from California? (Popular Science) Ula Chrobak, Aug.
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Adult pocket gopher peeking out of a burrow entrance. [Credit: T. Chalmers]
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Got Gophers?

August 14th, 2019
By Karey Windbiel
Gophers are well-known and certainly unwelcome pests in landscapes, gardens, lawns, and athletic turf. More correctly called pocket gophers, these rodents mostly remain hidden underground in tunnels and feed on plants from below, sometimes pulling whole plants into their tunnels.
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Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, with his screensaver, an image he took of Franklin's bumble bee. He passed June 7. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Franklin's Bumble Bee May Be Protected: A Legacy of Robbin Thorp

August 13th, 2019
The late Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, and a global authority on bees, worked tirelessly to try to include Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini) as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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Emily Bick to Present Exit Seminar on Aug. 5

July 29th, 2019
Emily Bick, who joined the doctoral program in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology in September 2015, will present her exit seminar at 3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 5 in Room 158 of Briggs Hall.
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Pore Variety Increases Soil Carbon Storage

July 29th, 2019
By Ben A Faber
The more different the root architecture, the greater potential to store more carbon The greater the diversity of the rooting network, the greater diversity of pores It's not just the biomass that stores the carbon, it's the diversity of the pores So plant a greater diversity of plants to increase s...
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Cercis occidentalis seed pod close-up by John Rusk
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Local Trees: The Redbud is No Plain Jane

June 28th, 2019
Redbuds in bloom are a most welcome harbinger of spring. Their dense clusters of magenta flowers bloom early, providing splashes of color against a winter landscape of browns and grays.
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