Grapevine red blotch disease 2013

Grapevine red blotch disease 2013 by Unknown, NCPN_Red_Blotch_2013.pdf (0.5 MiB) - First Paragraph: What is red blotch? Grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV), is the latest addition to the list of more than 75 graft-transmissible agents that have been...

Grapevine red blotch disease 2012

Grapevine red blotch disease 2012 by Mysore R. Sudarshana, James A. Wolpert, Sudarshana_Red_Blotch_2012.pdf (0.4 MiB) - First introductory sentence: In 2008, Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines on rootstock 101-14 in research plots at the Oakville Station, (Department of...

Powdery mildew weapons near 1993

Powdery mildew weapons near 1993 by T.J. Burnham, Burnham_Powdery_Mildew_1993.pdf (0.8 MiB) - First Paragraph: New registrations of fatty acid and an oil material on the horizon for California grape growers bring important additional weapons to the fight against...

Some common natural enemies in vineyards

Some common natural enemies in vineyards by Mary Louise Flint, Flint_Pest_Identification_1993.pdf (0.3 MiB) - First Sentence: Anagrus epos . This almost microscopic wasp attacks the eggs of the grape leafhopper, and to a lesser extent, the variegated leafhopper.

Calibrating Vine Sprayers

Calibrating Vine Sprayers by William E. Steinke, Steinke_Calibrating_Sprayers_Unknownyear.pdf (0.4 MiB) - First Paragraph: Calibrating a vine sprayer is simple whether it is a high-volume, low-volume, air-carrier, or herbicide boom sprayer. Often, each sprayer...

Symptoms of herbicide injury

Symptoms of herbicide injury by Clyde L. Elmore, Elmore_Herbicide_Unknownyear.pdf (1.1 MiB) - First three sentences: Plants show many responses to environmental conditions. Naturally occurring substances either in excess or deficient in quantities, causes symptoms in...

Calibration of herbicide sprayers

Calibration of herbicide sprayers by Robert W. Brazelton, Brazleton_Herbicide_Unknownyear.pdf (0.3 MiB) - A guide to the calibration of herbicide sprayers, with instructions for prior to going into the field, as well as cautions for safety.

Vegetation management in grapes

Vegetation management in grapes by Bob Mullen, Mullen_Weeds_Unknownyear.pdf (0.4 MiB) - First Paragraph: Weeds can be described as those undesirable plant species that interfere with man's activities or his welfare. They are plants out of place which cost California...

Vertebrate pest management in orchards

Vertebrate pest management in orchards by Rex E. Marsh, Marsh_Vertebrates_Unknownyear.pdf (0.7 MiB) - First Paragraph: Bird and mammal pests are found in and around orchards throughout the state. Some damage caused by birds results in loss of the current fruit or nut...

Pocket gophers

Pocket gophers by Ronald M. Case, Bruce A. Jasch, Case_Pocket_Gophers_Unknownyear.pdf (1.2 MiB) - First Sentence: Pocket gophers (Fig. 1) are fossorial (burrowing) rodents, so named because they have fur-lined pouches outside of the mouth, one on each side of the face...

Bug alert for the Grape Leaf Skeletonizer (GLS)

Bug alert for the Grape Leaf Skeletonizer (GLS) by Unknown, LWWC_IPM_Update_1993.pdf (0.2 MiB) - First two sentences: This ravenous, foliage feeding worm pest has recently been found in commercial vineyards in the NORTHEAST SECTOR of the district in Southeastern...