Cutting off irrigation early may reduce almond hull rot
Authors
Lisa SchmidtValeshia Hines
David A. Goldhamer
Themis Michailides
Beth L. Teviotdale
Mario Viveros
Authors Affiliations
Lisa Schmidt was participants in the UC Davis Summer Undergraduate Affirmative Action Program, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier; Valeshia Hines was participants in the UC Davis Summer Undergraduate Affirmative Action Program, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier; David A. Goldhamer is Extension Specialist, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, based at Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier, UC Davis; Themis Michailides is Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, based at Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier, UC Davis; Beth Teviotdale is Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology, based at Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis; Mario Viveros is Farm Advisor, Kern County, UC Davis Summer Undergraduate Affirmative Action Program, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier.Publication Information
Hilgardia 48(3):33-36. DOI:10.3733/ca.v048n03p33. May 1994.
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Abstract
Cutting off irrigation two weeks before harvest substantially reduced the damage caused by hull rot in a Kern County almond orchard trial. The extent of leaf death was affected by the stage of hull split at which the fruit were inoculated, but not by the concentration of inoculum.
Schmidt L, Hines V, Goldhamer D, Michailides T, Teviotdale B, Viveros M. 1994. Cutting off irrigation early may reduce almond hull rot. Hilgardia 48(3):33-36. DOI:10.3733/ca.v048n03p33
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