Specialty Crops
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Flower Thrips in Strawberries
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North Carolina Production Guide for Smaller Orchard Plantings
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Spotted Wing Drosophila in Strawberries
This factsheet describes the biology and management of spotted wing drosophila in strawberries.
Management of Yellow Nutsedge in Sweetpotato
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Cellulose Inhibitors, Indaziflam, and Isoxaben
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