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A new greenhouse at UC Davis will protect grapevines from diseases such as red blotch disease.
By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer
In 2017, FPS scientists first detected grapevine red blotch virus at Russell Ranch. By 2021, it was estimated than more than half of the crop there was infected. Material at the site is now part of an epidemiological study to learn more about how the disease is transmitted. In contrast, less than 1% of the crop at the Classic vineyard had red blotch, though scientists suspected that it may not remain that way. “We don’t know how long the Classic vineyard will remain
A man wanted for multiple violent crimes escaped handcuffed from UC Davis police on Monday, eluding authorities for more than six hours before being apprehended. Jubilee David Emojong, 22, was taken into custody shortly before 9:30 p.m. after police ended a ground and air search of the North Davis area. According to Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel, UCD police had gone to La Salle Apartments, 880 Alvarado Ave. — Emojong’s last known address — to arrest him on outstanding warrants for a “laundry list” of charges. Although the apartments are in the Davis Police Department’s jurisdiction, city police were not asked to assist, “but we already knew they were going to be checking that address for him,” Pytel said. At 3:13 p.m., Davis police were alerted that a handcuffed Emojong managed to escape from the UCD
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UCD to build $5.25M greenhouse Will protect U.S. grapevine collection By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer UC Davis will build a new, $5.25 million greenhouse on its campus to protect an important grapevine collection from disease, the campus announced last week in a press release. The 14,400 square-foot greenhouse will be used to safeguard the collection from red blotch disease and other pathogens. The project was initiated by
Foundation Plant Services (FPS), which provides the grape industry in the United States with high-quality, virus-tested grapevine plant material. The greenhouse at UC Davis will have vestibuled entry and be insect-proof. “The program serves as the primary source for grapevine plant material distributed to nurseries under the California Department of Agriculture’s Grapevine Registration and Certification Program, which provides the majority of grapevines planted in the United States,” UC Davis said in its
press release. “For the grape industry, it is essential to protect this material from diseasecarrying insects and guarantee fast access to clean plant material.” “The program is considered the largest quarantine center for the grapevine industry in the United States,” said Maher Al Rwahnih, a plant pathologist and FPS director. “This is kind of a game changer for us.” FPS has maintained grapevine planting stock at UC Davis for more than seven decades in fields at the Classic and Russell Ranch foundation vineyards.
Moving out? City urges recycling By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer It’s that time of the year — the great summer moveout, when residents, particularly students, are vacating houses and apartments in large numbers. This year, the city is conducting a new outreach campaign encouraging those residents to responsibly manage and plan for disposal of unwanted items. Every year, the city noted in a press release, large apartment properties rent dumpsters for their residents to fill with unwanted household items as they move out during summer. An estimated 200 tons of items are collected in these
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County expects COVID shots for kids under 5 within 2 weeks By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
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Unwanted furniture and other household goods are ready for the taking at a “donation station” at a Davis apartment complex during the big apartment move-out weekend in 2011. large dumpsters every year and many of these items could be reused or recycled,
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such as furniture, clothing,
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COVID-19 vaccines for children between the ages of six months and five years received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, but Yolo County does not expect to have a supply available for at least another week. The FDA authorized the use of both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for young children after determining the known and potential benefits outweigh known and potential risks for that age group.
“Many parents, caregivers and clinicians have been waiting for a vaccine for younger children and this action will help protect those down to six months of age,” said FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf. “As we have seen with older age groups, we expect that the vaccines for younger children will provide protection from the most severe outcomes of COVID-19, such as hospitalization and death. “Those trusted with the care of children can have confidence in the safety and effectiveness of these COVID-19 vaccines and
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