May 1957

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California Agriculture, May 1957

Volume 11, Number 5

research articles

Strawberry fertilizer trial: Tests in new strawberry planting on old potassium deficient apricot land indicated no response to potash or phosphate
by E. L. Proebsting , Lee C. Benson
pp4-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v011n05p4
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Cantaloupe crown blight study: Observations reveal disease to be severe on all commercial varieties of spring harvested cantaloupes in desert regions
by J. B. Kendrick , R. T. Wedding , R. A. Kortsen , J. T. Middleton , T. W. Whitaker , G. W. Bohn , A. O. Paulus
pp5-6, doi#10.3733/ca.v011n05p5
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Lettuce root aphid: Value of a preplanting soil treatment with parathion proven by tests in 1956
by W. H. Lange , L. C. Benson , D. C. Force , A. A. Grigarick , N. F. McCalley
pp7-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v011n05p7
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Gibberellin on flower crops: Studies made of response of some commercially grown flowers to applications of plant growth regulating chemical compound
by Harry C. Kohl , Anton M. Kofranek
pp9, doi#10.3733/ca.v011n05p9
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Walnut aphid control: Comparative study of control treatments made during heavy infestations in 1956
by A. E. Michelbacher , Stephen W. Hitchcock
pp10-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v011n05p10
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Rooting cuttings under mist: Leafy softwood cuttings of paradox walnut hybrids rooted successfully in mist propagation tests during summer of 1956
by Curtis Lynn , H. T. Hartmann
pp11-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v011n05p11
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Improved pastures: Both sheep production and forage yield increased by range improvement
by M. B. Jones , A. H. Murphy , D. T. Torell , W. C. Weir , R. Merton Love
pp12-13, doi#10.3733/ca.v011n05p12
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Swine feeding tests: Supplemented cooked garbage tested in feeding trials in Los Angeles County
by Hubert Heitman , Chester A. Perry
pp14-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v011n05p14
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Frozen strawberries: Study indicates efficiency of mechanical crate dumping in most processing plants
by Carleton C. Dennis, Robert H. Reed
pp2-3, doi#10.3733/ca.v011n05p2
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