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    Crop estimation early in the season allows grape growers to project the yield, ensuring enough labor is secured for harvest and that quality is maintained. This guide discusses various manual...
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    Runoff from landscape irrigation systems is a major source of water loss in Texas. Runoff is more common in compacted and clay soils, and on slopes. To prevent runoff and...
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    The tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) has remained an economically important plant disease-causing pathogen for decades, which is a virus widespread in the U.S. TSWV is distributed globally in almost...
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    This Excel file has several spreadsheets that are designed to provide tools to aid in determining application rates and costs for herbicides, insecticides, and adjuvants (surfactants) commonly used in the...
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    The National Clean Plant Network for Roses (NCPN-Roses) is a network of scientists, educators, state and federal regulators, large and small nurseries, rosarians and growers of the garden and cut...
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    Fall is an excellent time of year to prepare for a prosperous, successful spring growing season. This publication focuses on early sanitization practices to minimize the risk of plant disease...
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    In 2017, the strain of Fusarium wilt of cotton caused by the fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum Race 4 (FOV4), was confirmed in cotton fields in El Paso and...
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    Pierce's Disease of grapevines can be difficult to diagnose since symptoms may vary due to different grape varieties, the time of infection, or the vineyard location in Texas' diverse climates...
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    The crape myrtle is a popular woody ornamental. Its deep green foliage and bright-colored blooms last throughout the summer and its interestingly textured trunk accents the landscape in winter. Despite...
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    Alternaria leaf blight, a seed-borne foliar disease of carrots, can decrease crop yield because it reduces the size of the carrots and also weakens the leaves. At harvest, the leaves...