Category: Row Crops

  • Identifying & Managing Fusarium Diseases in Tomato

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    At the UC Research Station in Five Points, growers gathered for a Vegetable Crop Seminar to learn the latest research and strategies for Pest/Disease management. One of the presenters Hung Doan from UC Davis shared how to identify and control the spread of resistance-building fusarium diseases in the field. Watch this video and read more in Vegetables West Magazine.

  • Controlling Stink Bugs in Central Valley Vegetable Crops

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    At a recent Vegetable Crop Pest Seminar held by the UC Cooperative Extension in Five Points, Farm Advisor Tom Turini addressed tomato growers on dealing with the increasing populations of Consperse stink bug in the field and the damage it can cause. Watch his brief interview and read more in the coming issue of Vegetables West Magazine.

  • Nematodes Break Resistance in CA Tomato Crops

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    Growers want what they pay for when they grow tomato varieties with nematode-resistant genetics, but in recent years, they have been disappointed in still finding growing nematode pressures in the field as nematodes are breaking resistance in tomatoes and potentially other vegetable crops. Watch this video with UC Researcher Antoon Ploeg for an explanation of this phenomenon and read more about it in Vegetables West Magazine.