July-August 1999

Cover: When this pink flower falls off, the developing cotton boll beneath it will begin to expand. California's organic cotton industry is small but growing, drawing on knowledge developed from integrated pest management (see pages 7,9)... Photo by Zack Griffin ©

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California Agriculture, July-August 1999

Volume 53, Number 4
Can organic cotton hold its own?

peer-reviewed research articles

Preliminary studies show yield and quality potential of organic cotton
by Sean L. Swezey , Polly Goldman , Ralph Jergens , Ron Vargas
pp9-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p9
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Water relations of lysimeter-grown peach trees are sensitive to deficit irrigation
by Merce Mata , Joan Girona , David Goldhamer , Elias Fereres , Moshe Cohen , Scott Johnson
pp17-20, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p17
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Continuous trunk diameter recording can reveal water stress in peach trees
by Elias Fereres , David Goldhamer , Moshe Cohen , Joan Girona , Merce Mata
pp21-25, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p21
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X. fragariae and C. cladosporioides cause strawberry blossom blight
by W. Douglas Gubler , Connie J. Feliciano , Adria C. Bordas , Ed L. Civerolo , Jason A. Melvin , Norman C. Welch
pp26-28, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p26
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Kiwifruit size influences softening rate during storage
by Carlos H. Crisosto , David Garner , Katia Saez
pp29-31, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p29
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Historical reference crop ET reliable for irrigation scheduling during summer
by Blaine R. Hanson , Kent Kaita
pp32-36, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p32
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Organic matter recycling varies with crops grown
by Jeffrey Mitchell , Tim Hartz , Stu Pettygrove , Daniel Munk , Donald May , Frank Menezes , John Diener , Tim O'Neill
pp37-40, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p37
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

California-Catalonia connection enriches research
by Henry J. Vaux
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p2
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Science Briefs
Editors
pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p4
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Ecosystem health subject of landmark gathering
Editors
pp5-6, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p5
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Organic cotton finding a niche in northern San Joaquin
Editors
pp7, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n04p7
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Habitats and dispersal of the principal leafhopper vectors of Pierce's disease in the San Joaquin Valley¹¹ Accepted for publication December 5, 1984.
by Alexander H. Purcell , Norman W. Frazier
pp1-32, publisher-id#10.3733/hilg.v053n04p001
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