Annual Reports1998USDA-ES Smith-Lever Competitive Grants Program
USDA-ES Smith-Lever Competitive Grants Program
Smith-Lever Projects Funded for 1997-98 Using buffer crops to protect cotton from lygus bugs. Principal Investigator: P. Goodell, UC IPM Project, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier Integrated pest management on dairies. Principal Investigator: N. Hinkle, Entomology, UC Riverside
Using degree-day information to improve citrus pest management decision making. Principal Investigator: E. Grafton-Cardwell, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier Development of text for the weeds of California. Principal Investigator: J. DiTomaso, Vegetable Crops/Weed Science, UC Davis Validation of the monitoring system for timing fungicide applications to control shot hole disease of almond. Principal Investigator: B. Teviotdale, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier Insect collections for field scout pest identification training. Principal Investigator: H. Costa, Entomology, UC Riverside Implementation of San Jose scale and associated parasitoid monitoring program in almonds for pest control advisors and almond farmers. Principal Investigator: W. Bentley, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier; E. Grafton-Cardwell, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier Production of a video for teaching the biology and control of crown gall disease. Principal Investigator: J. Hasey, UC Coop. Ext., Sutter/Yuba counties Validation of insect degree-day models in vegetable and row crops and an oblique banded leafroller model from Washington State University for orchard crops. Principal Investigator: C. Pickel, UC IPM Project, Sutter/Yuba counties; M. Cahn, UC Coop. Ext., Sutter/Yuba counties Biologically Integrated Vineyard Systems (BIVS) in the Central San Joaquin Valley. Principal Investigator: M. Costello, UC Coop. Ext., Fresno Co Demonstrating weed management of yellow starthistle in Sierra foothill range and pasture. Principal Investigator: T. Prather, UC IPM Project, Kearney Agricultural Center; W. Johnson, Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis Continued training on monitoring and control of walnut husk fly. Principal Investigator: B. Olsen; UC Coop. Ext., Butte Co.; C. Pickel, UC IPM Project, Sutter/Yuba counties Commercial implementation of biological control of fire blight disease of pear. Principal Investigator: R. Elkins; UC Coop. Ext., Lake County; C. Ingles, UC Coop. Ext., Sacramento Co.; S. Lindow, Plant and Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley California Cotton Manager on World Wide Web. Principal Investigator: D. Munier, UC Coop. Ext., Glenn Co. Stone fruits IPM. Principal Investigator: C. Pickel; UC IPM Project, Sutter/Yuba counties; W. Bentley, UC IPM Project, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier |