Orchard Crops

Fight orchard aphids with flower power

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:36:00 +0000

Bob Hoffmann, Washington State University

Orchard aphid control just got a boon from a flower discovery.

Postharvest Technology Course answers grower questions

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:28:00 +0000

Diane Nelson, UC Davis

Many grower questions will be answered during the 35th annual Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops Short Course at UC Davis June 17–28.

Citrus attacked by tiny killer psyllid

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01:00 +0000

A little creature called a psyllid is responsible for a disease that’s killing off citrus trees.

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Saving citrus from greening scourge

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:59:00 +0000

Efforts are under way to help citrus growers address the threat posed by citrus greening.

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Strawberries potential alternative crop for northern New Mexico?

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:35:00 +0000

Jane Moorman, New Mexico State University

Could strawberries become a cash crop for northern new Mexico growers?

Amazing day in short life of worker bee

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:40:00 +0000

Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis

Worker bees have a six-week lifespan — three weeks working inside the hive and three weeks working outside the hive. Worker bees literally work themselves to death.

Food science industry growing at phenomenal rate

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:51:00 +0000

Sylvia Kantor, Washington State University

In 1990, the average number of products on grocery store shelves was 5,000. Today, that number is 25,000. Behind every product is a group of trained people who developed each one.

Battling counterfeit olive oil with assays

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:54:00 +0000

Marcia Wood, USDA

New tests add to the array of options for quality-control analyses of olive oil.

Commercial pomegranates take root in Arizona

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:49:00 +0000

UA pomegranate trials underway

The Turley Bowie Pomegrannates farm, perhaps the first commercial pomegranate operation in Arizona, expects to produce its first commercial crop in 2016 in Cochise County.

Genetic engineering hopes in citrus disease battle

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:27:00 +0000

Chelsea Pickett, Washington State University

Researchers are turning to genetic engineering as a last resort weapon against citrus greening disease.