Tulare County - Vegetable Notes Newsletter

Vegetable Notes Newsletter

Research results, field days, and meeting notices

Issue	Articles
November 2009 - SSJV Pepper Seminar
February 2009 - CA Garlic Onion Meeting
February 2009 - Vegetable Crops Research Update Meeting
March 2008 #11: Processing Tomatoes	COST of Production Study Efficient FERTIGATION for Drip-Irrigated Processing Tomatoes Process Tomato VARIETY Trials - FRESNO Results - Early season trial - Two Midseason trials TSWV Research Updates - Thrips & disease monitoring - Chemical strategies for thrips management POWDERY MILDEW Recap Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus
February 2008 - Update Meeting
January 2008 - CA Garlic Onion Meeting
July 2007 - Vegetable Crops Field Day
March 2007 - Issue #10: Tomato & Pepper Research Update	Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in California Processing Tomatoes Statewide Process Tomato Variety Trials - FRESNO Results from 2006 - Early season: single & double row - Midseason results Statewide Fresh Market Tomato Variety Trials Summary of 2006 Pepper Preemergence Herbicide Trial
November 2006 - Vegetable Crop Meeting	South San Joaquin Valley Vegetable Production Meeting
February 2006 - Issue #9: Processing Tomatoes	Evolution of Tomato Seed Pricing Multiple Plants per Plug: Benefits? Process Tomato Variety Trials - FRESNO Early season: single & double row Midseason results Evaluating EFS Varieties Is Drip Irrigation Sustainable? Dodder Resistant Tomato Varieties Nightshade & Nutsedge Control Conservation Tillage + Drip = Weed Control TSWV Potato Aphid SOURCES OF INFORMATION
February 2006 - Issue #8: Fresh Tomato & Bell Pepper	Greenhouse Tomatoes Emerge as a Major Market Force Statewide Fresh Tomato Variety Results Bell Pepper Variety Results Water Requirements of Bell Peppers DISEASES/DISORDERS Pepper Virus Diseases: A Review Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Pepper Stip INSECTS Psyllids in Peppers & Tomatoes Stink Bug Field Research - Conservation Biological Control - Cultural Control - Chemical Control Nematode Resistant Varieties NOT Always Resistant Preemergence Herbicides in Peppers Postharvest Handling - Grape Tomatoes SOURCES OF INFORMATION
December 2005 - Issue #7 - Onions & Garlic	Vegetable Production Meeting IRRIGATION AND YIELD RESPONSES Furrow Irrigation Frequency Cut-off Response Clay Loam vs Sandy Loam WEED CONTROL REVIEW & UPDATE Goal Tender - Chateau - Outlook - Prowl H20 - Dacthal DISEASE RESEARCH & INFORMATION Downy Mildew Leaf Blights White Rot Garlic Germplasm Collection has Flavor Onion & Garlic Thrips CA Onion & Garlic Research Issues SOURCES OF INFORMATION
July 2005 - Summer Field Days	5 Variety Trial Field Days Tomatoes & Melons WSREC
December 2004 - Issue #6: Tomatoes – Processing & Fresh Market	Vegetable Production Meeting -JAN 21 Process Tomato Variety Trial Results Direct Seed vs Transplants Transplant Density Study MANAGING TOMATO SOLUBLE SOLIDS with Drip Irrigation - Results from 7 Field Trials in Fresno & Kings Counties Evaluating EFS Varieties Dodder Management in Tomatoes Variety Tolerance to Sandea Fresh Market Tomato Variety Trials FIELD & POSTHARVEST Summary SOURCES OF INFORMATION
July 2004 - Vegetable Crop Field Day	Vegetable Crops Field Day & BBQ Meet the UC Researchers of WSREC
March 2004 - Issue #5: Tomatoes – Processing & Fresh Market	Upcoming Meetings Transplant Stands in Processing Tomato Managing Tomato Soluble Solids with Drip Irrigation Evaluating Salinity in Irrigation Water New Discovery about EthylenE VARIETY Evaluation Results Processing Tomatoes Fresh Market Tomatoes Melon & Other Vegetable Reports available from Fresno WEEDS Herbicides for Nutsedge & Nightshade in Salty Soils Alternatives for Purple & Yellow Nutsedge Control SOURCES OF INFORMATION
October 2003 - Issue #4: Cole Crops & Lettuce__	Open for Business (but it's not Business as Usual) DISEASES of Lettuce New Developments Downy Mildew Fungicides Downy & Powdery Mildew EBDC Fungicide Clarification INSECTS Garden Symphylans Cabbage Looper in Cauliflower WEEDS Broccoli Herbicide Trials SOILS 1945 vs 2001 CALCIUM in Plants Postharvest Handling of BROCCOLI TMDLs SOURCES OF INFORMATION
July 2003 - Tomato Field Day	Fresh Market Tomato Variety Trial Field Day, South San Joaquin Valley
April 2003 - EDITION #3: Tomatoes & Peppers	Introduction DRIP Irrigation of Tomatoes DISEASES Bacterial Speck Fungicides & Resistance Late Blight - Cultural Control - Facts & Observations - Fungicide Research NEMATODES Root-Knot Species WEEDS Weed Emergence & Critical Periods in Crops New Herbicide Registration Dual for Nutsedge Sandea for Nutsedge BELL Pepper Variety Results FIELD Day & BBQ - May 8, 2003 SOURCES OF INFORMATION
September 2002 - EDITION #2: Processing Tomatoes	Introduction Tips for Using Ethephon Whitewash Fruit Protectant IRRIGATION Balancing Yields & Solids Maintaining Drip Systems WEEDS Dodder Control Strategies Weed Seed Banks in Soil DISEASES Bacterial Canker Disease Blackmold Disease Control INSECTS Monitoring Stink Bug How to Do It Yourself: Stink Bug Model On-line UC VRIC - Information On-line PTAB - Quality Standards SOURCES OF INFORMATION
July 2002 - Tomato Field Day	Fresh Market Tomato Variety Trial Field Day, South San Joaquin Valley
April 2002 - SPECIAL EDITION: Processing Tomatoes	Introduction PLANT SPACINGS Direct Seeded Tomatoes Transplanted Tomatoes Anti-Crustants and Herbicides IRRIGATION Early Season Strategy Optimizing Quality & Yield FERTILIZATION Fertilizer Guidelines Potassium Requirements How Much N to Sidedress DISEASES Early and Late Blight Fusarium Diseases Curly Top Virus Extended Field Storage SOURCES OF INFORMATION
July 2001- Tomato Field Day	Fresh Market Tomato Field Day and Barbecue, Tuesday, August 7, 2001