July-September 2006

Cover: Pollen-coated bees on a passion flower. Pollination is one of the ways that transgenic crops can hybridize with other crops and native plants. (No transgenic passion flowers have been field-tested in California.) Photo by Howard Creech .

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California Agriculture, July-September 2006

Volume 60, Number 3
When transgenes wander, should we worry? This issue: plants, animals, and fish

peer-reviewed research articles

UC works to monitor, prevent, contain avian flu
by Lynn Narlesky
pp110-112, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p110
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Research seeks to adapt conservation tillage for California fields
by Robin Meadows
pp112-113, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p112
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Timeline uncertain for agricultural biotechnology
by Peggy G. Lemaux
pp114-115, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p114
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When crop transgenes wander in California, should we worry?
by Norman C. Ellstrand
pp116-125, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p116
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Scientists evaluate potential environmental risks of transgenic crops
by Norman C. Ellstrand
pp119-120, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p119
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Careful risk assessment needed to evaluate transgenic fish
by Alison L. Van Eenennaam , Paul G. Olin
pp126-131, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p126
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What is the future of animal biotechnology?
by Alison L. Van Eenennaam
pp132-139, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p132
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Conservation tillage production systems compared in San Joaquin Valley cotton
by Jeffrey P. Mitchell , Daniel S. Munk , Bob Prys , Karen K. Klonsky , Jon F. Wroble , Richard L. De Moura
pp140-145, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p140
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Conservation tillage and cover cropping influence soil properties in San Joaquin Valley cotton-tomato crop
by Jessica J. Veenstra , William R. Horwath , Jeffrey P. Mitchell , Daniel S. Munk
pp146-153, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p146
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Dietary quality is not linked across three generations of black women
by Joanne P. Ikeda , Constance L. Lexion , Barbara J. Turner , Margaret C. Johns , Yvonne Nicholson , Mary L. Blackburn , Rita A. Mitchell
pp154-159, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p154
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Western cattle prices vary across video markets and value-adding programs
by Steven C. Blank , Hayley Boriss , Larry Forero , Glenn Nader
pp160-165, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p160
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Wise use of biotechnology critical to sustainable future
by Paul Ludden , Neal Van Alfen , Steve Angle
pp106, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p106
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Letters
From our readers
pp108-109, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p108
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Correction
Editors
pp109, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p109
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General Information

Information for Contributors
Editors
pp166-167, doi#10.3733/ca.v060n03p166
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