January-February 1988

Cover: Sales of goat cheese and other goat milk products are increasing, and some former dairy cow owners are shifting to goat dairies. A survey showed that profitability can be improved by utilizing low-cost agricultural by-products in goat rations.

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California Agriculture, January-February 1988

Volume 42, Number 1
Feeding dairy goats

peer-reviewed research articles

Evaporation pond seepage
by Mark E. Grismer , Blake L. McCullough-Sanden
pp4-5, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p4
Abstract
Rates of seepage from operating evaporation ponds decline substantially as they age and as salinity increases
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New clues in understanding Pierce's disease
by Paul H. Goodwin , Carole P. Meredith
pp6-7, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p6
Abstract
The discovery that water stress is associated with Pierce's disease may be useful in developing new resistant varieties
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Feeding California's dairy goats
by Barbara A. Reed , Dan L. Brown
pp8-9, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p8
Abstract
A survey of producer practices showed that dairy goat operations could lower costs by incorporating crop by-products into rations
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The economic effects of salinity and drainage problems
by Dennis Wichelns , Richard E. Howitt , Gerald L. Horner , Daniel Nelson
pp10-13, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p10
Abstract
Cropping patterns and yields change markedly
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A comparison of bench-top and perimeter heating of greenhouses
by Bryan M. Jenkins , Roy M. Sachs , Glen W. Forister
pp13-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p13
Abstract
Bench-top heating uses less energy than perimeter heating, but temperature distribution in the plant canopy and soil require further study.
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In search of low-maintenance turf
by Lin Wu , M. Ali Harivandi
pp16-17, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p16
Abstract
Several species show promise
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The biological consequences of selenium in aquatic ecosystems
by Elizabeth A. Davis , Kurt J. Maier , Allen W. Knight
pp18-29, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p18
Abstract
Attention has only recently been directed to selenium and its long-term effects in aquatic food chains.
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Synergism: Potential new approach to whitefly control
by A. Rami Horowitz , Nick C. Toscano , Roger R. Youngman , Ken Kido , James J. Knabke , George P. Georghiou
pp21-29, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p21
Abstract
Combining a defoliant with an insecticide gave superior control of sweetpotato whitefly in cotton
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Biological control of variegated leafhopper in grapes
by D. González , V. Cervenka , M. Moratorio , C. Pickett , Lloyd T. Wilson
pp23-25, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p23
Abstract
Long-term control of variegated leafhopper in grape IPM programs will depend on finding, rearing, and releasing effective natural enemies
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Managing cabbage aphids in brussels sprouts
by Carolyn Pickel , Frank G. Zalom , Norman C. Welch
pp26, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p26
Abstract
Control sprays can be reduced without affecting yield or quality.
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The obliquebanded leafroller: A new pest in pistachios?
by Richard E. Rice , Donald L. Flaherty , Richard A. Jones
pp27-29, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p27
Abstract
Trapping studies failed to establish pest status
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Range weather: A comparison at three California range research stations
by Melvin R. George , Kent Olson , John W. Menke
pp30-32, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p30
Abstract
Knowing when to expect the first rain in the fall and the length of winter can reduce risk in livestock operations
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Perspectives on Cooperative Extension
by Jerome B. Siebert
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v042n01p2
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