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Avocado Irrigation
April 16 (1 -3 PM)
 

Water Knowledge is
Power Knowledge

In-Person and Zoom
 
Topics and Speakers
 
Sources of ET information and their Reliability
By Ali Montazar - UCCE Irrigation Advisor, Imperial/San Diego/ Riverside counties
 
 
Selecting Irrigation Emitters-Drip vs Microsprinkler
Stu Styles - Cal Poly SLO Irrigation Training and Education Center
 
We would love to meet you in person at
The San Diego County Farm Bureau (420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025)
 

If you cannot attend the meeting, register through our Zoom link.
 
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Plants and Soil Microbes

April 6, 2020
By Ben A Faber
While domestication of plants has yielded bigger crops, the process has often had a negative effect on plant microbiomes, making domesticated plants more dependent on fertilizer and other soil amendments than their wild relatives.
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honeybee at hive
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Hear the Buzz - Pollinator Webinar

April 3, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Topic From Integrated Pest Management to Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management Description An update on current research on pollinator health We will dive into the fascinating world of bees managed and wild - and learn about the current research to keep them healthy from leading experts in the...
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Talking Plants

April 1, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Team led by Salk scientists provides a detailed picture of how plant hormones communicate through gene regulation LA JOLLAJust like humans and other animals, plants have hormones.
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Soil Hoarding Carbon

March 29, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Joint research conducted by The Nature Conservancy and the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences calculated the carbon-storing power of global soils and showcased approaches like agroforestry designed to capitalise on untapped potential.
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