February 1959

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California Agriculture, February 1959

Volume 13, Number 2
Correction of localized rice failures

research articles

Sorptive dusts on cockroaches: Easily applied compounds harmless to animals and humans effectively control cockroaches and other household pests
by I. Barry Tarshis
pp3-5, doi#10.3733/ca.v013n02p3
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Iron deficiency of rice: Crop failures in localized areas within productive fields corrected in tests conducted in Glenn and Colusa counties
by Karl Ingebretsen , W. E. Martin , James Vlamis , Roy Jeter
pp6-8, doi#10.3733/ca.v013n02p6
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Manganese in brussels sprouts: Lime applied to acid soil corrected incidence of manganese toxicity of Brussels sprouts in field tests near Pescadero
by John C. Lingle , R. H. Sciaroni
pp9, doi#10.3733/ca.v013n02p9
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Micronutrient concentrations: Effects of soil applications of phosphate, potash, dolomite on micronutrient concentrations in Valencia orange leaves
by C. K. Labanauskas , T. W. Embleton , W. W. Jones , M. J. Garber
pp10, doi#10.3733/ca.v013n02p10
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Studies on strawberry quality: High temperatures that may occur in harvesting and handling of strawberries influence the rate of fruit deterioration
by E. C. Maxie , F. Gordon Mitchell , Arthur Greathead
pp11, doi#10.3733/ca.v013n02p11
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Root regeneration by seedlings: Ability of ponderosa pine seedling to regenerate root system rapidly after transplanting is important factor in survival
by Edward C. Stone , Gilbert H. Schubert
pp12, doi#10.3733/ca.v013n02p12
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Mealybug on apricot: Old pest of grapes and pears is causing new control problem for apricot growers
by Harold F. Madsen , Lester B. McNelly
pp13-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v013n02p13
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Weed control in shasta daisy: Costly hand weeding of commercial flower crop reduced in successful field tests with neburon in Santa Barbara County
by Jack L. Bivins , William A. Harvey
pp15, doi#10.3733/ca.v013n02p15
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The rural-urban fringe problem: Common characteristic of areas of rural-urban transitions is disorganization of economic, political, and social processes
by Stephen C. Smith
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v013n02p2
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