Topics in Subtropics

When to Prune Avocados and Suggestions of How to Prune In the past avocados were rarely pruned. In fact, if the trees got very big, growers would stump them down to 3-4 feet and then let them regrow. This would often be a disaster, since the trees rapidly grew to stupendous sizes again.

Forecasts are for a mild La Nina which usually means low rainfall, cooler temperatures and relative humidities, all of which usually means greater conditions for freeze events.

Come hear about cover crops and how we measure their effects on soil and improved growing conditions Climate-Smart Farming Demonstration Field Meeting November 6, 2024 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM 5352 Beardsley Rd. Camrillo, CA 93010 Contact: Siomara Zendejas siozendejas@ucanr.

Oct 10, 2024 Dr. Paul Rugman-Jones is collaborating with University of Florida researchers on a project called, "Sustaining avocado production in the face of the lethal laurel wilt disease".

A new way of looking at plant nutrition? Frost damage? Disease? Heat damage? Research team at the University of Gttingen develops method for recognizing cell properties Checking whether an avocado is hard or soft by looking at it?