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California Agriculture, July-August 1991

Volume 45, Number 4
Pesticides and produce: How safe is "safe"?

peer-reviewed research articles

Pesticides and your food: How safe is “safe”?
by Gary A. Beall , Christine M. Bruhn , Arthur L. Craigmill , Carl K. Winter
pp4-11, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n04p4
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Survey documents open burning in the San Joaquin Valley
by Bryan M. Jenkins , Scott Q. Turn , Robert B. Williams
pp12-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n04p12
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Tests compare fungicides for control of rust on greenhouse carnations
by Donald M. Ferrin , Roberta G. Rohde
pp16-17, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n04p16
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California almond markets and reserve strategies analyzed
by Julian M. Alston , Richard J. Sexton
pp18-21, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n04p18
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How disinfectants compare in preventing transmission of fire blight
by Beth L. Teviotdale , Monica F. Wiley , Dennis H. Harper
pp21-23, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n04p21
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Over-tree sprinkling reduces abnormal shapes in ‘Bing’ sweet cherries
by Stephen M. Southwick , Kenneth A. Shackel , James T. Yeager , Wesley K. Asai , Matt Katacich
pp24-26, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n04p24
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Blackeye bean root rot diseases identified
by Donald C. Erwin , Rudolph A. Khan , Carolyn Ver Linden , Carol Frate , Douglas Munier
pp27-29, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n04p27
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Water-efficient clover fixes soil nitrogen, provides winter forage crop
by William A. Williams , Walter L. Graves , Kenneth G. Cassman , Paul R. Miller , Craig D. Thomsen
pp30-32, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n04p30
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Pest management: the search for alternatives
by Kenneth R. Farrell
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n04p2
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