April 1977

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California Agriculture, April 1977

Volume 31, Number 4

research articles

Insecticides evaluated for lettuce root aphid control
by Nick C. Toscano , Ken Kido , Marvin J. Snyder , Carlton S. Koehler , George C. Kennedy , Vahram Sevacherian
pp4-5, doi#10.3733/ca.v031n04p4
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Conservation irrigation of field crops: A drought-year strategy
by J. Ian Stewart
pp6-9, doi#10.3733/ca.v031n04p6
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Nematicides improve sugar beet yields
by Demetrios G. Kontaxis , Ivan J. Thomason , Will Crites , Harold Lembright , Robert W. Hagemann
pp10-11, doi#10.3733/ca.v031n04p10
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Midges plague lakeside dwellers
by Robert M. Boardman
pp12-13, doi#10.3733/ca.v031n04p12
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Glandless acala cotton: More susceptible to insects
by John H. Benedict , Thomas F. Leigh , Ward Tingey , Angus H. Hyer
pp14-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v031n04p14
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Preventing enzymatic softening of canned apricots
by Noel F. Sommer , Jack R. Buchanan , Robert J. Fortlage , F. Gordon Mitchell
pp16-17, doi#10.3733/ca.v031n04p16
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Thinning desertgold peaches increases fruit size
by Dean D. Halsey
pp17, doi#10.3733/ca.v031n04p17
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Straw: Low-cost feed but not least cost
by John L Hull , John R. Dunbar
pp18-19, doi#10.3733/ca.v031n04p18
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Chemical defoliation of fruit trees
by Marvin H. Gerdts , Gary L. Obenauf , James H. LaRue , George M. Leavitt
pp19, doi#10.3733/ca.v031n04p19
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Research ready for the problem
by J. B. Kendrick
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v031n04p2
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