FROST, COVER CROPS & ICE NUCLEATING BACTERIA

FROST, COVER CROPS & ICE NUCLEATING BACTERIA

Plant microbiomes are a topic of microbiology research that is rapidly growing with numerous new discoveries. Like humans, plants are covered with microbes that serve many functions from assisting with absorbing nutrients, protecting plants from pathogens, and other...

FROST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR VINEYARDS

The rarity of early season frosts is among the many natural assets of California that lend themselves to winegrape growing.  Still, when frosts occur the results can be economically devastating, with low revenues for the growing season due to significant yield loss...