August 1953

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California Agriculture, August 1953

Volume 7, Number 8
Control of the 1953 rice leaf minor outbreak

research articles

Mechanized cotton: Effects of machine topping and use of defoliants studied
by J. R. Tavernetti , H. F. Miller
pp3, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p3
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Phosphated alfalfa feed-value: Preliminary studies made of feeding value of alfalfa hay from phosphate fertilized soils of the Imperial Valley
by N. R. Ittner , V. V. Rendig , R. S. Ayers , Wm. C. Weir
pp4-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p4
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Garden centipede: Summer flooding has advantages in controlling pest in asparagus fields
by A. E. Michelbacher , O. G. Bacon , John Underhill
pp5, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p5
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Wind machines: 1953 report on frost protection tests in California citrus groves
by F. A. Brooks , D. G. Rhoades , A. S. Leonard
pp6-7, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p6
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Rice leaf miner: Severe attack controlled by water management, insecticide application
by W. H. Lange , K. H. Ingebretsen , L. L. Davis
pp8-9, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p8
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Lime-induced chlorosis: Chelating agents a possible means of control in citrus, avocado, and other subtropicals
by A. Wallace , C. P. North
pp10, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p10
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Chlorosis in avocado: May be caused by nutrients in soil or genetic variations in the variety
by F. F. Halma , G. E. Goodall
pp11-13, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p11
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Pre-packaged, bulk tomatoes: Survey of Berkeley housewives reveals practices in retail buying and opinions regarding quality and price
by Jessie V. Coles
pp12, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p12
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Golden pershaw: Seed of a new winter melon of good eating quality released
by Glen N. Davis
pp13, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p13
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2, 4, 5-T on apricot: Effects include early maturity, larger fruits, less preharvest drop
by Julian C. Crane
pp15, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p15
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General Information

Milk pricing bases: Methods of pricing manufacturing and market milk suggested
by James B. Hassler, D. A. Clarke
pp2-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v007n08p2
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