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Category : Grain
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines--small Grains
Author: Integrated Pest Management for Floriculture and Nurseries
Author: Steve H. DreistadtPublisher: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
ISBN: 9781879906464
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
References, suppliers, and a comprehensive index make this book indispensable to growers, farm advisors, IPM scouts, pesticide applicators, pest control advisors, and students. A complete sourcebook for bulbs, cut flowers, potted flowering plants, foliage plants, bedding plants, ornamental trees, and shrubs as grown in the field, greenhouse, and nursery.--COVER.
Pests of the Garden and Small Farm
Author: Mary Louise FlintPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520218108
Category : Agricultural pests
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Authoritative text enables readers to identify pests quickly and to prevent, correct, or live with most common pest problems. 250 color photos, 100 drawings.
Integrated Pest Management for Apples & Pears, 2nd Edition
Author: BARBARA OHLENDORFPublisher: University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
ISBN: 1879906422
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Inside you'll find a detailed index, a completely revised section on codling moth management with detailed information on mating disruption, revision of leafroller management practices, updates on oak root fungus and wild asparagus, biological control of fireblight, and new control strategies for pear psylla. The emphasis is on least-toxic control methods, selective pesticides, and cultural and biological controls. Also includes a section on organically acceptable control methods. More than 200 color photos and 100 figures and tables.
Integrated Pest Management for Almonds, 2nd Edition
Author: Mary Louise FlintPublisher: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
ISBN: 9781879906525
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Our best-selling guide for almonds covers 120 different pest problems including diseases, insects and mites, nematodes, vertebrate pests, and weeds; including 10 new insect pests and diseases including anthracnose, Alternaria leaf blight, rust, tenlined June beetle, and leafhoppers. New in the second edition you'll find: An extensively revised chapter on vertebrate pest management which adds recommendations for control techniques where endangered species occur. A revised and expanded chapter on vegetation management including detailed information on cover crops. A revised section on navel orangeworm, emphasizing cultural control techniques instead of insecticides. A revised section on peach twig borer includes discussions of bloomtime sprays with Bacillus thuringiensis and pheromone mating disruption. Revised and updated tables on susceptibility of rootstocks and scion cultivars to major pests and a detailed index. This indispensable reference is illustrated with 259 photos, including 33 new color photos, along with 69 line drawings and tables.
Integrated Pest Management for Small Grains
Author: University of California Integrated Pest Management ProgramPublisher: University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
ISBN: 9780931876912
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This publication provides growers and advisors with comprehensive guidelines for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of weeds, diseases, insects and mites, nematodes, and vertebrates of small grains. It covers pest identification, field monitoring, and biological, cultural, and chemical weed control methods. Contains a discussion of small grain rotations as a management tool and table arranged by crop indicating years of rotation and other management practices. A timetable of management activities, tables indicating disease susceptibilityies of wheat, triticale, barley, and oat cultivars, and a glossary are included.
Small Grain Production Pt 6: Pest Management -- Diseases
Author: Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1601074093
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Part 6 of the 14-part Small Grain Production Manual discusses integrated pest management (IPM) for your crop and provides important information on and full-color photographs of the primary diseases of small grains in California.
Small Grain Production Pt 11: Small Grain Cover Crops
Author: Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1601074131
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Part 11 of the 14-part Small Grain Production Manual discusses the benefits of cover cropping with small grains, including nitrogen interaction, water use, and cultivar selection.
Small Grain Production Pt 9: Pest Management -- Weeds
Author: Publisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1879906996
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Part 9 of the 14-part Small Grain Production Manual introduces the types of weeds that can be a problem in small grains and discusses their cultural and chemical control.
Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, Third Edition
Author: Steve H. DreistadtPublisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN: 1601078641
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Completely revised and expanded, Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive, how-to integrated pest management (IPM) resource for landscapers, arborists, home gardeners, retailers, and parks and grounds managers. This easy-to-use guide covers hundreds of insects, mites, nematodes, plant diseases, and weeds that can damage California landscapes. The book's 435 pages present the practical experience and research-based advice of more than 100 University of California (UC) and industry experts, including: • Pest-resistant plants and landscape design • Planting, irrigating, and other cultural practices that keep plants healthy • Conserving natural enemies to biologically control pests • Efficient monitoring so you know when to act • Selective pesticides and when their use may be warranted • Numerous references to regularly-updated, online guides with more pesticide choices and the latest IPM practices Inside you'll find: • 575 high-quality, color photographs to help you recognize the causes of plant damage and identify pests and their natural enemies. 140 more than the previous edition! • 101 line drawings and charts of pest biology and control techniques • Problem-solving tables to help you diagnose the pests and maladies of more than 200 genera of alphabetically-listed trees and shrubs Also in the 3rd Edition are dozens of newly added pests, including those affecting azaleas, camellias, hibiscus, camphor, eucalyptus, liquidambar, oaks, maples, palms, pines, olive, roses, and sycamores.