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Post Author: David Kuack

David Kuack is a freelance technical writer in Fort Worth, Texas; dkuack@gmail.com.

Avocado growers and IR-4 look to lock-down laurel wilt

Posted on November 12, 2019March 23, 2021 — David Kuack

Florida and California avocado growers support the research conducted by the IR-4 Project to identify controls that can slow down the spread of the devastating laurel wilt disease. At this year’s World Avocado Congress, Dr. Timothy Spaan, who is research program director at the California Avocado Commission, reported that consumption of avocados among Americans has […]

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Pulse Growers Partner with IR-4 to Ensure Herbicide Stays Registered

Posted on October 11, 2019March 23, 2021 — David Kuack

When the use of bentazon on pulse crops was threatened due to outdated residue data, U.S. growers turned to the IR-4 Project to generate new data to ensure they could continue applying the herbicide. Pulses are a group of crops that includes dry peas, chickpeas, lentils and dry beans. Pulses do not include crops that […]

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Mandipropamid Label Expansion for Phytophthora Brown Rot of Citrus

Posted on September 16, 2019March 23, 2021 — David Kuack

The United States is the third largest foreign orange exporter to China after South Africa and Egypt. California traditionally ships more fresh citrus to China than any other state. California Citrus Mutual reported that in 2017, the amount of California citrus exported to China totaled 143,058 metric tons. This included nearly 7.9 million cartons of […]

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