October-December 2008

Cover: The grape-growing industry, in partnership with UC scientists, has aggressively promoted sustainable viticulture practices that are environmentally friendly, economically viable and socially responsible. In the Carmel Valley, a wine-grape vineyard shows its fall colors. Photo: David Gubernick/AGStockUSA

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California Agriculture, October-December 2008

Volume 62, Number 4
Wine grapes go green: The Sustainable Viticulture issue

peer-reviewed research articles

Agro-environmental partnerships facilitate sustainable wine-grape production and assessment
by Janet C. Broome , Keith Douglass Warner
pp133-141, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p133
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Innovative outreach increases adoption of sustainable winegrowing practices in Lodi region
by Cliff Ohmart
pp142-147, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p142
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Decision support tool seeks to aid stream-flow recovery and enhance water security
by Adina M. Merenlender , Matthew J. Deitch , Shane Feirer
pp148-155, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p148
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Sidebar: Collaborative conservation helps achieve regional water-quantity goals
by A.M. Merenlender
pp152, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p152
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Leafroll disease is spreading rapidly in a Napa Valley vineyard
by Deborah A. Golino , Ed Weber , Susan Sim , Adib Rowhani
pp156-160, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p156
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Botryosphaeria-related dieback and control investigated in noncoastal California grapevines
by Lynn Epstein , Kaur Sukhwinder , Jean S. VanderGheynst
pp161-166, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p161
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Sidebar: Vine surgery tested as management strategy for Botryosphaeria
by Hal Huffsmith , Robert Abercrombie , Todd Berg , Bernardo Farias
pp164, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p164
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Vineyard managers and researchers seek sustainable solutions for mealybugs, a changing pest complex
by Kent M. Daane , Monica L. Cooper , Serguei V. Triapitsyn , Vaughn M. Walton , Glenn Y. Yokota , David R. Haviland , Walt J. Bentley , Kris E. Godfrey , Lynn R. Wunderlich
pp167-176, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p167
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Sidebar: Pomace management reduces spread of vine mealybugs
by Rhonda J. Smith , Lucia G. Varela
pp172-173, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p172
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Sidebar: Studies needed of vectors spreading leafroll disease in California vineyards
by Deborah A. Golino , Rodrigo Almeida
pp174, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p174
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Liquid baits control Argentine ants sustainably in coastal vineyards
by Monica L. Cooper , Kent M. Daane , Erik H. Nelson , Lucia G. Varela , Mark C. Battany , Neil D. Tsutsui , Michael K. Rust
pp177-183, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p177
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Vineyard floor management affects soil, plant nutrition, and grape yield and quality
by Richard Smith , Larry Bettiga , Michael Cahn , Kendra Baumgartner , Louise E. Jackson , Tiffany Bensen
pp184-190, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p184
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Self-reseeding annual legumes evaluated as cover crops for untilled vineyards
by Glenn McGourty , James Nosera , Steven Tylicki , Agnes Toth
pp191-194, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p191
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Soil-landscape model helps predict potassium supply in vineyards
by Anthony T. O'Geen , Stuart Pettygrove , Randal Southard , Hideomi Minoshima , Paul S. Verdegaal
pp195-201, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p195
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Vineyard nutrient needs vary with rootstocks and soils
by Jean-Jacques Lambert , Michael M. Anderson , James A. Wolpert
pp202-207, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p202
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Wine grapes go green: The Sustainable Viticulture Story
by Karen Ross , Deborah Golino
pp125-126, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p125
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Research news: Research fuels sustainable viticulture revolution
by Robin Meadows
pp127-131, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p127
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Research news: Nest boxes can attract wildlife to vineyards
by Janet Byron
pp131-132, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p131
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Sidebar: Interest in organic winegrowing is increasing
by Glenn McGourty
pp138-139, doi#10.3733/ca.v062n04p138
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