March-April 1991

Cover: Canal Near Davis ca. 1967, University of California, Davis. California Museum of Photography Sweeney and Rubin Ansel Adams Fiat Lux collection, University of Caalifornia, Riverside. The photograph is one of the Fiat Lux collection depicting diverse facets of University of California life. UC's agricultural research has been a mainstay of its scientific enterprise for more tham a century.

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California Agriculture, March-April 1991

Volume 45, Number 2
Can farmers use water more effectively? Irrigation systems compared

peer-reviewed research articles

Can farmers use water more effectively?: Two on-farm demonstrations compare irrigation methods
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pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p4a
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Reducing drainwater: Furrow vs. subsurface drip irrigation
by Allan E. Fulton , J. D. Oster , Blaine R. Hanson , Claude J. Phene , David A. Goldhamer
pp4-8, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p4b
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Subsurface drip produced highest net return in Westlands area study
by Richard B. Smith , J. D. Oster , Claude Phene
pp8-10, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p8
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Analysis: Demonstration projects compared
by Richard B. Smith , J. D. Oster
pp11, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p11
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South Sierra oak regeneration wak in sapling stage
by Richard Standiford , Neil McDougald , Ralph Phillips , Aaron Nelson
pp12-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p12
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How quality relates to price in California fresh peaches
by Douglas D. Parker , David Zilberman , Kirby Moulton
pp14-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p14
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Trace elements limit potential for blending San Joaquin drainwater with canal water
by Blaine R. Hanson , Wilbur Bowers , Stephen R. Grattan , Donald W. Grimes , Kenneth K. Tanji
pp17-19, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p17
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Low-input technology proves viable for limited-resource farmers in Salinas Valley
by Miguel A. Altieri , Javier A. Trujillo , Marta A. Astier , Paul L. Gersper , Wilhelmus A. Bakx
pp20-23, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p20
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Treatment of destructive elm leaf beetle should be timed by temperature
by Steve H. Dreistadt , Donald L. Dahlsten , David L. Rowney , Susan M. Tait , Glen Y. Yokota , William A. Copper
pp23-25, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p23
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To control mealybugs, stop honeydew-seeking ants
by Phil A. Phillips , Cindy J. Sherk
pp26-28, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p26
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If registered, fungicide could reduce cavity spot of carrots
by R. Michael Davis , Joe J. Nuñez , John P. Guerard , Elisabetta Vivoda
pp29-30, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p29
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Phylloxera on rise…: Deadly insect pest poses increased risk to north coast vineyards
by Jeffrey Granett , John A. De Benedictis , James A. Wolpert , Edward Weber , Austin C. Goheen
pp30-32, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p30
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Publicly funded agricultural research: An impending crisis?
by Kenneth R. Farrell
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n02p2
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