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Tree and Vine Newsletter
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Issue Articles
March 2008 -We welcome our new nut crops Farm Advisor David Doll
-March 2008 Task List for Pistachios
-RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO LONG TERM DISEASE CONTROL
-WHAT TO DO IF IT'S HOT AT BLOOM - 2008
January 2008 -2008 ANNUAL STATEWIDE PISTACHIO DAY
-2008 North San Joaquin Valley Almond Day
-2008 Regional Almond Meeting
-Zinc Applied to Vineyards by Drip Fertigation is Effective and Feasible
-Use of Dormant Oil in Pistachio
December 2007 -Reduced hazard dormant spray options
-Phytophthora and Phosphonates
-Prune Aphids: Life Cycles and Over Wintering Biology
-Monitoring Soil Moisture for Irrigation Water Management
-Almond;Dormant Spur Sampling and Treatment Guidelines
October 2007 -Orchard replant considerations
-Fall Zinc and/or Urea Sprays
August 2007 -Drought tips
-Tools for efficient irrigation
May 2007 -Early to mid season irrigation; dried plums
-Microirrigation system maintenance
-Diagnosing spots in apricots
-Light brown apple moth
-New UC fig varieties
-NRCS EQIP Grants
-Union Mild Etch in almonds
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January 2007 -Frost Protection References
-Peach Leaf Curl
-Chilling Hours
-Phytophtheora and Phosphonates
-Pistachio Task List
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November 2006 -Fall and winter sisease control
-Peach Leaf Curl
-Microirrigation
June 2006 -Leaffooted Bugs in Almonds
-Prune Fruit Cracking
-Lower Branch Death
-Water Logging & Phytophthora
-Peach Crop/Predicting Harvest Timing
January 2006 -Chill Hours
-Dormant Sprays
-2005 Tree and Vine Herbicide Registration Tables
-2005 Susceptibility of weeds to herbicides
December 2005 -Spreading Prune Bloom
-Pruning Mature Dried Plums
-Fall Nutrition in Almonds and Stone Fruit
-Fall Urea sprays
September 2005 -2005 Pistachio Task List
-Lower limb death in almonds
-Verticillium Wilt
-Hull Rot
July 2005 -Nutrition note
-Well water quality
-Gili Mealy bug
-Walnut tasks
-Walnut Husk fly
May 2005 -Red Imported FireAnt- Madera County
-Winegrape cost study
-Codling moth - apples and walnuts
-Peach twig borer- apricots
April 2005 -Temperature, thinning and fruit size in peaches
-Walnut blight update
-Phomopsis
January 2005 -NSJV Almond Day
-Walnut Issues
-Navel Orangeworm
-Winter Walnut Tips
-Dormant Spray - Peaches
-New responsibilities for Maxwell Norton
December 2004 -Cling Peach Seminar
-Light management in orchards
-Plant nutrition; shoot sampling
-List of almond publications
November 2004 -2nd generation.....Almond Replant Disease
-Foliar sprays can reduce Perennial Phytophtora Canker
-Farm water quality planning series
-Calculating the value of damaged tree or vine
-Olive Fruit Fly
March 2004 Fog spot and powdery mildew in apricots; Chill hours and bloom; Prune orchard checklist; Perches for hawks; Bud break in grapes
January 2004 Ground squirrel control; New dried plum selection;Bat houses; New rootstock
November 2003 Shredding almond prunings; Pistachio pest management; Fruit tree height; DOV raisins on traditional trellis

October 2003 Predicting lacy scab; Eutypa dieback; Pruning almonds post-harvest
July 2003 Brown spots on peaches; Downey mildew in grapes; Eradicate wild figs
April 2003 Fog spot in apricot; Gophers in orchards; Hail damage; Vine mealybug in Stanislaus County
January 2003 Spring control of almond diseases; Fig industry in Merced County
December 2002 Salinity problems increasing in Merced County; Survival of nursery trees
September 2002 Post-harvest drop in cling peaches; Controlling prune aphids with zinc; Vine mealybug in Sacramento County
July 2002 Trees dying in early summer; Almond leaf scorch in Madera County; Pistachio pests; Walnut notes
May/June 2002 Potassium deficiency; Bunch rot management; Bud failure in Carmel; Effect of surround on Carmel bloom; Hull rot in almonds
February 2002 Spring almond disease control; Peach powdery mildew; Boron in almond bloom sprays
January 2002 Reducing costs in almonds; Mechanical pruning of winegrapes
December 2001 Navel orangeworm in pistachio and almond; Bud failure in Carmel and Nonpareil; Winter kill in walnuts; Guide for share leases
October 2001 Salt burn in orchards; Post-harvest nitrogen in grapes; Winter almond orchard tasks; Lace bug in almonds; Obliquebanded leafroller in almonds; Fuller rose beetle in orchards
August 2001 Fall fertilization of peaches Pierce's disease in Tulare County Prune almonds soon after harvest
July 2001 Katydid in stone fruit; Almond nut drop
April 2001 Almond bud failure; Almond leaf scorch; Almond rust disease; Frost in grapes; Avoiding problems with sulfur dust