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Welcome to the Grain Legume Workgroup web site. The purpose of this site is to be a repository of information specifically about dry beans and grain legumes in general.
The 2010 proceedings are now available!
Searchable database of the Work group proceedings
Items that are included in this site are:
- Common Dry Bean Production in California 2nd Edition
- Garbanzo Diseases by Carol Frate
- Dry bean cost studies
- Statistical information about dry bean production
- Blackeye Production Basics
- Variety information
- Bean pictures
Here is some research information from Montana State University:
"Biocontrol treatments did not control damping off of chickpea."
The ascochyta blight gallery contains images of infected garbanzo plants. These photos were provided by Weidong Chen, USDA-ARS Research Plant Pathologist for the purpose of helping growers and PCAs identify the disease in it's early stages.
Workgroup Contact Information:
2007-2010 Chariperson
Rachael Long
Cooperative Extension Yolo County
70 Cottonwood Street
Woodland, CA 95695
(530) 666-8143
Fax: (530) 666-8736
Email: rflong@ucdavis.edu
CE Dry Bean Specialist
Steven Temple
Agonomy & Range Science
One Shields Ave, 183 Hunt Hall
Davis, CA 95616-8515
srtemple@ucdavis.edu
530-752-8216
Past Chairperson
Carol Frate
Cooperative Extension Tulare County,
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
cafrate@ucdavis.edu
(559) 684-3314
Fax: (559) 685-3319
Workgroup Webmaster
Jerry Schmierer
Colusa Cooperative Extension
100 Sunrise Blvd., Suite E, PO Box 180
Colusa, CA 95932
jlschmierer@ucdavis.edu
530-458-0575
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