All CDFA Projects

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Olive residue trials supporting Select Max® (clethodim) herbicide registration as an alternative to glyphosate for weed control in fruit bearing orchards
Afidopyropen residue trials for managing lygus pests in safflower affecting surrounding high value crops such as tomatoes and cotton
Residue trials for red rice (weedy rice) control in California rice production using Select Max® (clethodim) herbicide as a glyphosate alternative
Performance trials of Quinstar 4L® (quinclorac) for bindweed control in peach, plum and cherry orchards
Mission® (flazasulfuron) performance trials in stonefruit orchards for control of annual weeds
Performance of isocyloseram as a resistance management tool for plant bug control in pomegranate trees
Screening of multiple products to control pomegranate citrus flatmite
Testing of an adjuvant and soil amendment to control viral diseases in muskmelon vectored by whiteflies and aphids
Screening of new and existing insecticides and biopesticides for an emerging mite pest on agave plants
Continued support for the following projects:
- Invasive pest Virginia Creeper grape leafhopper efficacy trials in organic wine grapes
- Weed control in date palms
- Black fly control in fig trees
- Thrips control in organic tomato production
- Insecticides for resistance management of naval orange worm in almonds
- Weed control in wild rice
- Conventional and biological insecticides for olive fruit fly

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Grapefruit phythopthora root and crown rot residue trials supporting Elumin® (ethaboxam) fungicide registration
Screening products for black fly control in fig trees
Control of thrips in organic tomato production
Crop safety studies to support registration of herbicides for weed control in wild rice production
Performance of conventional and biological insecticides to control olive fruit fly
Screening insecticides for resistance management of navel orange worm control in almond production
Continued support for bud break regulation efficacy trials in table grapes
Screening of multiple products to support weed control in date palms
Evaluation of conventional and biological insecticides to control citrus mealybug on ornamental roses
Screening and optimization of new and existing insecticide sprays for thrips control on ornamental crops

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Cherry pre-harvest disease residue trials supporting Orondis® (oxathiapiprolin) fungicide registration
Fig naval orange worm residue and efficacy trials supporting Intrepid® (methoxyfenozide) insecticide registration
Virginia Creeper grape leafhopper efficacy trials for this invasive pest in organic wine grapes
Kiwi weed control residue trials supporting Rely® (glufosinate) herbicide registration
Continued support for tomato Orobanche invasive weed control
Table grape bud break regulation efficacy trials for products in key export markets

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Safflower lygus residue trials supporting PQZ® (pyrifluquinazon) insecticide registration
Onion thrips residue trials supporting Beleaf® (flonicamid) insecticide registration
Beet armyworm residue trials supporting Coragen® (chlorantraniliprole) rice insecticide registration
Blueberry citrus thrips residue trials supporting PQZ® (pyrifluquinazon) insecticide registration
Grape mealybug efficacy trials supporting integrated solutions project with UC Berkeley and UC Kearney
Tomato fusarium crown rot efficacy trials supporting integrated solutions project with UC Davis
Efficacy trials with biopesticides and new chemistries to control Western Flower Thrips in ornamental plants with UC Davis
Citrus Mealybug efficacy trials at UC Davis testing biopesticide and conventional chemistry replacements for chlorpyrifos in ornamental plants

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Tomato Orobanche invasive weed with Brad Hanson at UC Davis
Olive Fruit Fly residue trials with IR-4 researchers at UC Davis, UC-Kearnery Ag Center and private researcher
Kiwi Botrytis fruit rot residue trials with IR-4 researchers at UC Davis, UC-Kearney Ag Center and private researcher