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TRICAL DIAGNOSTICS SAMPLE SUBMISSION: NEW WATSONVILLE DROP-OFF

Posted on February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 by Steve Koike

TriCal Diagnostics has a new drop-off location for samples for those in the vicinity of Watsonville. Perry Laboratory on 424 Airport Blvd, Watsonville, will accept samples which will be transported to our TriCal Diagnostics lab. You can leave plant and soil samples at Perry Laboratory during standard business hours, or give them a call to see if they are open. Sample submission forms and other information are available at this site. […]

SPRING RAINS MAY CAUSE ANTHRACNOSE PROBLEMS FOR LETTUCE

Posted on February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 by Steve Koike

Anthracnose disease may show up soon on coastal California lettuce. For the second spring in a row, rainy weather is creating conditions necessary for lettuce anthracnose, caused by the fungus Microdochium panattonianum, to develop on the very earliest crops. Initial symptoms are small, water-soaked spots on outer leaves. Spots enlarge, turn orange tan, and later […]