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Sheep and goats raised in sheep-goat pairs developed affinities to the other species; goats behaved like sheep and vice versa. After 34 to 90 days' exposure to same-species flocks, the experimental animals exhibited a reversal of species attachments.

In field tests with Ronilan and DuPont on Easter lilies, the two new fungicides were shown to increase bulb weight significantly.

With accurate measurements of nitrate-nitrogen leached from agricultural systems and definitions of factors that affect the amount of leaching, management strategies can be devised that increase productivity while degrading water minimally.

Cool night temperature has been a major cause of floret sterility in California rice. Results of tests have shown differences in susceptibility to injury among the California varieties.

During summer and fall 1978, customers were interviewed and tallied to determine the generally-held notions about certified farmers' markets. Flavor comparisons, price studies, and research at three farmers' markets dispelled some of the myths.

Variegated and spotted cutworms are very serious early-season pests of grapes which have an extremely wide host range dispersed throughout California's plantings. Many pesticides have proven effective for close pest management.