UCCE Farm Advisor
(209) 953-6120
mmleinfeldermiles
@ucanr.edu
UCCE Farm Advisor
Field Crops, Pest Management
(530) 666-8734
rflong@ucanr.edu
California Dry Bean Advisory Board provides funding for much of the research reported on this site. We appreciate their continued support.
Our purpose is to provide an on-line repository of agronomic information about California grain legumes, specifically dry beans. We deliver up-to-date and research-based guidelines and information on dry bean crop management and production to California's growers, researchers, and industry professionals.
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Garbanzo Research Update in California
With generous donations from seed companies and support from the California Dry Bean Advisory Board, we're working on two research projects in garbanzo beans this year. One is focusing on the herbicide Tough 5EC (pyridate) for broadleaf weed control in...
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CA Dry Bean Advisory Board Request for Research Proposals
The California Dry Bean Advisory Board (CDBAB) is requesting applied research proposals for 2020. This commodity-based research request is sponsored by the CA Dry Bean Marketing Order, under the guidance of the CA Department of Food and...
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Join us for the Dry Bean Field Meeting--This Friday at UC Davis
Dry Bean Field Meeting UC Davis Friday, August 16, 2019, 10 am- 12:00 pm UC Davis Agronomy Farm Directions to the UC Davis Plant Sciences Field Facility:Note: this is a different location from previous years:From Hwy 113 in Davis, exit on...
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Fusarium Wilt in Garbanzos
A little over a month ago, I visited some contiguous garbanzo bean fields in southern San Joaquin County, at the request of the grower. The grower observed that plants were yellowing and dying (Fig. 1) and wondered what might be causing the problem. The...
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New UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans
The Insect and Mite sections of the UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines for Dry Beans have been recently revised and updated and are now available online at: UC IPM Dry Beans Pest Management Guidelines. Authors include UCCE...
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Dry Bean Field Meeting, UC Davis, Thursday, August 23, 2018, 10 am- 12:30 pm
UC Davis Agronomy Farm Directions: In the field across from the UC Davis Bee Biology Lab (same place as previous years). From Hwy 113 in Davis, exit on Hutchison Dr. Go west, turn north at the first roundabout, then west at the second...
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Southern Blight in Lima Beans
A baby lima bean field in the Sacramento Valley was recently found to be infected with southern blight (Sclerotium rolfsii), a fungal pathogen that's found in many crops. The field was double-cropped with barley and planted late June. Symptoms and...
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Lima Bean Root and Crown Rot
I visited a lima bean field in the Delta at the beginning of June. The beans were showing what appeared to be dampening off symptoms (Figure 1), and dying plants were leaving large gaps down the rows. The problem was pretty widespread...
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Charcoal Rot on Garbanzos in the Sacramento Valley
A field in Sutter County was confirmed to have charcoal rot, also known as dry root rot or ashy stem blight, which is caused by the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina. The disease generally occurs under dry soil conditions paired with high...
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Alfalfa mosaic virus in garbanzo beans
Several garbanzo fields in the Sacramento Valley were infected with alfalfa mosaic virus, a disease that's vectored by aphids. Plant symptoms of viral infections include yellowing wilting, stunting, and dieback. The degree of plant loss and yield...
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