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May-June 1981
Volume 35, Number 5
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Peer-reviewed research and review articles

Participation in federal farm commodity programs
by Randall A. Kramer, Rulon D. Pope, B. Delworth Gardner
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Most California farmers consider the cost of lost income too high when compared with benefits of support programs involving acreage set-asides.
Are sierra lakes becoming acid?
by Gordon R. Bradford, Albert L. Page, Ian R. Straughan
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Tests show essentially no change in the acidity of Sierra lakes during the past 15 years.
Resistance to sulfur in a vineyard spider mite predator
by Marjorie A. Hoy, Kathlyn A. Standow
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Colonies of a spider mite predator can survive sulfur applied to control powdery mildew.
Systemic nematicides tested as alternatives to DBCP
by Dewey J. Raski, Norman O. Jones, Saad L. Hafez, James J. Kissler, Donald A. Luvisi
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No replacement for DBCP in vineyards has been found, but several nonfumigant materials have shown promise in small-scale tests.
Sampling for nematodes
by Howard Ferris, Peter B. Goodell, Michael V. McKenry
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A cost-efficient sampling process to reliably estimate nematode populations in the field.
A foliage blight of euonymus caused by
by Randolph Keim, Laura J. Klure, George A. Zentmyer
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Fungicides help control a Phytophthora species that severely damages euonymus shrubs in southern California nurseries.
Stomatal response to soil oxygen
by Robert E. Sojka, Lewis H. Stolzy
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New findings in stomatal response to oxygen could lead to changes in flood irrigation practices.
Simplified but scientific irrigation scheduling
by Elias Fereres, Patricia M. Kitlas, Richard E. Goldfien, William O. Pruitt, Robert M. Hagan
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Technically sound irrigation scheduling is made easier by precalculated programs that farmers can adjust to their own conditions.
Weeds may augment biological control of insects
by Miguel A. Altieri
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Outbreaks of some insect pests are more likely to occur in weed-free than in weed-diversified crops.

News and opinion

An achilles heel for agricultural research
by J. B. Kendrick
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California Agriculture > Volume 35 > Number 5 > 

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May-June 1981
Volume 35, Number 5
PDF of Issue | View Abstracts

Peer-reviewed research and review articles

Participation in federal farm commodity programs
by Randall A. Kramer, Rulon D. Pope, B. Delworth Gardner
| Full text HTML  | PDF  
Most California farmers consider the cost of lost income too high when compared with benefits of support programs involving acreage set-asides.
Are sierra lakes becoming acid?
by Gordon R. Bradford, Albert L. Page, Ian R. Straughan
| Full text HTML  | PDF  
Tests show essentially no change in the acidity of Sierra lakes during the past 15 years.
Resistance to sulfur in a vineyard spider mite predator
by Marjorie A. Hoy, Kathlyn A. Standow
| Full text HTML  | PDF  
Colonies of a spider mite predator can survive sulfur applied to control powdery mildew.
Systemic nematicides tested as alternatives to DBCP
by Dewey J. Raski, Norman O. Jones, Saad L. Hafez, James J. Kissler, Donald A. Luvisi
| Full text HTML  | PDF  
No replacement for DBCP in vineyards has been found, but several nonfumigant materials have shown promise in small-scale tests.
Sampling for nematodes
by Howard Ferris, Peter B. Goodell, Michael V. McKenry
| Full text HTML  | PDF  
A cost-efficient sampling process to reliably estimate nematode populations in the field.
A foliage blight of euonymus caused by
by Randolph Keim, Laura J. Klure, George A. Zentmyer
| Full text HTML  | PDF  
Fungicides help control a Phytophthora species that severely damages euonymus shrubs in southern California nurseries.
Stomatal response to soil oxygen
by Robert E. Sojka, Lewis H. Stolzy
| Full text HTML  | PDF  
New findings in stomatal response to oxygen could lead to changes in flood irrigation practices.
Simplified but scientific irrigation scheduling
by Elias Fereres, Patricia M. Kitlas, Richard E. Goldfien, William O. Pruitt, Robert M. Hagan
| Full text HTML  | PDF  
Technically sound irrigation scheduling is made easier by precalculated programs that farmers can adjust to their own conditions.
Weeds may augment biological control of insects
by Miguel A. Altieri
| Full text HTML  | PDF  
Outbreaks of some insect pests are more likely to occur in weed-free than in weed-diversified crops.

News and opinion

An achilles heel for agricultural research
by J. B. Kendrick
Full text HTML  | PDF  

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