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    Hailstones are formed when raindrops are carried upward by thunderstorm updrafts into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere and freeze. Hailstones then increase in size by further colliding with liquid...
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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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    Texas produces approximately 12.4 percent of peanuts in the United States. A newly identified disease affecting peanuts, BEDD, can cause poor stand establishment and seedling vigor, poorly developed root systems,...
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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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    Dollar spot occurs from late spring through fall and is most active during warm and humid days (70 to 85 degrees F) and cool nights (60 degrees F), which leads...
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    Populations of feral hogs, a non-native species, have grown dramatically in recent years. On school grounds, damage by feral hogs can impact sports fields, lawns and landscaping, irrigation systems, and...
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    Integrated pest management (IPM) aims to prevent pest problems through all available control tactics: cultural, mechanical or physical, biological, and chemical control. This factsheet discusses methods for each of 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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    This publication helps both small and large spinach growers manage and prevent the fungal disease Anthracnose. (2 pages)...