January-February 1996

Cover: The Rose Garden, a park in the city of Berkeley, is an example of urban forestry that provides residents with aesthetic, environmental and economic benefits. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark

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California Agriculture, January-February 1996

Volume 50, Number 1
Urban forests add $3.8 billion to economy

peer-reviewed research articles

Urban forestry adds $3.8 billion in sales to California economy
by Scott R. Templeton , George Goldman
pp6-10, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n01p6
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Farmers describe irrigation costs, benefits: Labor costs may offset water savings of sprinkler systems
by Dennis Wichelns , Laurie Houston , David Cone , Qiming Zhu , James Wilen
pp11-18, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n01p11
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Silverleaf whiteflies show no increase in insecticide resistance
by Steve Castle , Tom Henneberry , Nick Toscano , Nilima Prabhaker , Steve Birdsall , Dick Weddle
pp18-23, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n01p18
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Conversion to organic strawberry management changes ecological processes
by Stephen R. Gliessman , Matthew R. Werner , Sean L. Swezey , Ed Caswell , Jim Cochran , Francisco Rosado-May
pp24-31, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n01p24
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Rotator nozzles more uniform than spray nozzles on center-pivot sprinklers
by Blaine R. Hanson , Steve B. Orloff
pp32-35, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n01p32
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Variable-frequency drives for electric irrigation pumping plants save energy
by Blaine R. Hanson , Claus Weigand , Steve Orloff
pp36-39, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n01p36
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: California Agriculture
Editors
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n01p2
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Letters
From our readers
pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n01p4
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Can high-energy pulses replace methyl bromide?
Editors
pp5, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n01p5
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