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Abiotic Disorders of Landscape Plants

This book contains a wealth of information to help you diagnose disorders caused by environmental, physiological, or other nonbiological factors such as injury, water or nutrient deficiencies, salinty, pH, and more. A must-have for every serious gardener and landscape pro!

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Abiotic Disorders of Landscape Plants - EPUB

This manual contains a wealth of information to help you diagnose abiotic disorders in landscape plants, now in a handy, portable EPUB format for use on iOS and other compatible devices.

Publication Number:: 9039

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Almond Leaf Scorch

Almond leaf scorch is a bacterial disease that kill otherwise healthy trees -- or, if undetected and untreated, entire orchards -- within just a few years. Learn to recognize the disease and take action early to save your trees and your livelihood.

Publication Number:: 8106

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Alternaria Diseases

Apples, broccoli, tomatoes, citrus, and a wide variety of other food crops are susceptible to Alternaria diseases. Learn how to recognize symptoms and control outbreaks.

Publication Number:: 8040

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Anthracnose: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Anthracnose, often called leaf, shoot, or twig blight, is a group of diseases found on many deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. Some trees such as sycamore, ash, and evergreen elms can be noticeably blighted.

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Apple and Pear Scab: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Apple and pear scab, caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis, is generally considered a serious disease of apples and pears in California, causing loss or severe surface blemishing of fruit.

Publication Number:: 7413

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Ascochyta Blight of Garbanzos

Ascochyta blight is a major disease of garbanzos in California. Learn how to control of the disease after harvest in infected fields and prevent its spread into new areas.

Publication Number:: 8259

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Bordeaux Mixture: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Bordeaux mixture is a fungicide and bactericide that can be used to control some diseases of tree fruits and nuts, vine fruits, and ornamentals. Its ability to weather rain and adhere to plants makes it an excellent choice as a winter fungicide.

Publication Number:: 7481

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Botryosphaeria Canker: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Botryosphaeria canker is a common disease in many ornamental and crop plants. These pathogens cause disease by growing around, along, or through the stem until the plant is girdled, killing tissue in its wake. It usually kills the bark and cambium but can also enter the wood.

Publication Number:: 74177

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Cherry Crinkle-Leaf and Deep Suture Disorders

Crinkle-leaf (bull trees, unproductive cherry, or male trees) and deep suture are are widespread and damaging disorders of sweet cherry fruit. Learn how to identify and control these two disorders.

Publication Number:: 8007

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Citrus Bacterial Canker Disease and Huanglongbing (Citrus Greening)

Citrus canker and huanglongbing (HLB, or citrus greening) are two serious diseases that affect crops around the world, but have not yet infected California groves. Find out how to keep these diseases out of the state.

Publication Number:: 8218

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Damping-Off Diseases

Damping-off diseases affect crops worldwide. Learn the basics on how these fungal diseases spread and what you can do to stop them.

Publication Number:: 8041

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Damping-Off Diseases in the Garden: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Damping-off diseases can attack seeds before they germinate, kill shoots before they emerge, or rot the stems of seedlings at the soil line. Find out how to guard against these insidious diseases that can stop your garden before it even starts.

Publication Number:: 74132

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Diseases of Temperate Zone Tree Fruit and Nut Crops

Classic encyclopedic work on the diseases and disorders affecting pome fruits, stone fruits, nuts, olives, figs and others grown in temperate zone areas.

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Easy On-Site Tests for Fungi & Viruses in Nurseries and Greenhouses

Now, instead of sending samples to a laboratory and waiting for answers, you can use quick and relatively simple, commercially available test kits to identify common plant viruses and root and crown decay fungi.

Publication Number:: 8002

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Fire Blight: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Fire blight is a common and frequently destructive bacterial disease of pome fruit trees and other related plants. Pear and quince trees are extremely susceptible. Apple and crabapple are also frequently damaged.

Publication Number:: 7414

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Frequently Asked Questions on Pitch Canker

Pitch canker can kill branches on Monterey pines, and sometimes kills the entire tree. Use the color photos in this electronic publication to identify pitch canker, and learn what you can do to check its spread.

Publication Number:: 8025

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Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

The glassy-winged sharpshooter can spread the disease-causing bacterium Xylella fastidiosa which is the causal agent of devastating plant diseases such as Pierce’s disease, oleander leaf scorch, and almond leaf scorch.

Publication Number:: 7492

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Oleander Leaf Scorch: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Oleander leaf scorch is a disease found mainly in southern California. It is caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which is the same species (although a different strain) that causes Pierce's disease of grapevines and almond leaf scorch. Oleanders

Publication Number:: 7480

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Olive Knot: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Olive knot is a bacteria-caused disease that kills affected twigs while giving an off-flavor to all the olives on a tree. Learn how to recognize the characteristic galls and keep the disease from spreading.

Publication Number:: 74156

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Peach Leaf Curl: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Leaf curl, also frequently referred to as peach leaf curl, affects the blossoms, fruit, leaves, and shoots of peaches, ornamental flowering peaches, and nectarines, and is one of the most common disease problems for backyard gardeners.

Publication Number:: 7426

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Peach Rust Caused by Tranzschelia discolor in California

Peach Rust Caused by <I>Tranzschelia discolor</I> in California

Peach rust is a problem in every peach-growing area of California, but causes the greatest damage in the Sacramento Valley. Color photos and descriptions in this publication help you identify the disease and the conditions that encourage its development.

Publication Number:: 8011

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Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot in the Garden: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

Almost all fruit and nut trees, as well as most onamental trees and shrubs, can develop Phytophthora rot. Learn about simple steps you can take to help prevent this potentially fatal plant disease.

Publication Number:: 74133

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Pierce's Disease

This publication covers the symptoms of Pierce's disease and offers strategies for management. Includes information on the pattern of spread in vineyards by the different vectors; vector monitoring; and management strategies you can use in your vineyard.

Publication Number:: 21600E

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