Posts Tagged: agriculture
Good Things Come in Threes
Congratulations to UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, the recipient of the Academic Senate's highly competitive 2024 Distinguished...
UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal is the recipient of the Academic Senate's three most coveted awards: research, teaching and public service awards. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Probing the Molecular Interactions Between Western Flower Thrips and the Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
Back in October of 2020, we wrote about the newly published research of an international team of scientists involving the genome analysis of the...
Tomato spotted wilt virus. (Photo courtesy of UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman)
Alfalfa Stem Nematode Management
This is a great article on Stem Nematode management in the West. Stem Nematode has been a severe pest in some years throughout California's...
Researchers Announce Findings on Self-Compatible Almond Variety
If you're an almond grower, a beekeeper, or someone interested in almond pollination, you'll want to read what a team of six researchers...
A honey bee buzzes over an almond branch on its way to pollinate another blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Presidential Love of Bees: From 'Bee Houses' to 'Bee Trees'
Today, on Presidents' Day, let's buzz back in history to our first President and his love of honey bees. Picture this: George Washington (Feb. 22,...
A feral honey bee colony (now gone) in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)