Research involving scientists at the AESRG has resulted in the development of successful crop production and management programs at the local, national, and international levels.The tools that have been extended or are being developed for extension to the agricultural

sector vary depending on the commodity, but include improved monitoring methods for arthropods on almonds, Brussels sprouts, citrus, cotton, grapes, and tomatoes; economic thresholds for pests of cotton and tomatoes, production guidelines and manuals for cotton, grapes, and tomatoes, identification keys for grapes and rice, expert systems for cotton and rice, database management programs for extension agents and crop consultants in cotton , and a varietal selection program which is being used by rice breeders to identify which phenotypic traits to select to increase varietal performance.

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