September-October 1996

Cover: In the response to the rapid depletion of landfill capacity, the California Legislature enacted a law mandating landfill disposal reductions of 25% by 1995 and 50% by the year 2000. Sonoma Composting diverts green waste from landfills and converts it into a rich soil amendment. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark.

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California Agriculture, September-October 1996

Volume 50, Number 5
Recycled green waste: Can it find a home on the farm?

peer-reviewed research articles

Trained home composters reduce solid waste by 18%
by Paul Vossen , Ellen Rilla
pp11-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p11
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Wholesale nursery surveys reveal inventory, customers and business practices
by Ursula K. Schuch , Grant J. Klein
pp16-21, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p16
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Californians' eating habits differ from their dietary attitudes
by Christine M. Bruhn , Dana Wong , Howard G. Schutz
pp22-26, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p22
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Reflective materials enhance ‘Fuji’ apple color
by Harry Andris , Carlos H. Crisosto
pp27-30, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p27
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Deep plowing exacerbates lettuce drop in Salinas Valley
by Krishna V. Subbarao , Steven T. Koike , Judith C. Hubbard
pp30-33, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p30
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Spring insecticide treatments control adelgids on Douglas fir
by Lucia G. Varela , Richard S. Cowles , Dean R. Donaldson
pp34-37, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p34
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Preemergence herbicides have little effect on vigor of perennial grasses
by W. Thomas Lanini , Rachael F. Long , John Anderson
pp38-41, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p38
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Metam-sodium kills beneficial soil fungi as well as cotton pests
by R. Michael Davis , J. Joe Nunez , Ron N. Vargas , Bill L. Weir , Steve D. Wright , Doug J. Munier
pp42-44, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p42
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Field-based phenological model predicts pink bollworm emergence
by Carol J. Adams , Ronald S. Hamilton , C.A. Beasley
pp44-48, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p44
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Vintage facilities need creative funding
by W.R. Gomes
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p2
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Research update: Farmers say regulations complicate farming
by Raymond Coppock
pp4-5, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p4
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Fire management may hinder biodiversity
by Robin Meadows
pp6-8, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p6
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News from the recycling front: Agriculture could provide a major market for recycled green waste
by Jeannette Warnert
pp8-10, doi#10.3733/ca.v050n05p8
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