November-December 1991

Cover: On a visit to Loma Vista Farm, Vallejo School district students conduct tests of soil acidity – part of a lesson on sustainable agriculture. Cover photo by Jack Kelly Clark

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California Agriculture, November-December 1991

Volume 45, Number 6
Loma Vista Farm: learn-by-doing lab for kids

peer-reviewed research articles

Toxics, food safety, water quality “most important”: How California educators and CE directors view “agricultural literacy” programs
by Marc T. Braverman , Ellen L. Rilla
pp4-9, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p4
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Sidebar: Snapshots of current agricultural literacy programs
by Ellen L. Rilla , Daniel J. Desmond , Marc T. Braverman , Richard Ponzio , Faye Lee , Elizabeth Sandlin , Carol Kaney
pp6-7, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p6
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New strain of sweetpotato whitefly invades California vegetables
by Thomas M. Perring , Arthur Cooper , Dave J. Kazmer , Clyde Shields , Jon Shields
pp10-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p10
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Farmworker injury and illness: statistical guides to prevention
by Stephen R. Sutter
pp13-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p13
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Strategies needed for oak protection: Despite landowner favor, oak groves likely to diminish in size and number
by R. H. Schmidt
pp16-18, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p16
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Stress-adapted landscapes save water, escape injury in drought
by Roy M. Sachs
pp19-21, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p19
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Subsurface drip irrigation of tomatoes: Drip system design, management promote seed emergence
by Larry Schwankl , Stephen R. Grattan , Gene M. Miyao
pp21-23, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p21
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San Joaquin River salinity: 1991 projections compared to 1977
by Charles R. Kratzer , Leslie F. Grober
pp24-27, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p24
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Leaf removal in wine grapes: a case study in extending research to the field
by Robert A. Pence , James I. Grieshop
pp28-30, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p28
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Imported parasite of greenhouse thrips established on California avocado
by James A. McMurtry , Horace G. Johnson , Sheldon J. Newberger
pp31-32, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p31
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Owning harvest equipment versus custom hiring: the case of walnuts
by Steven C. Blank , Karen Klonsky , Kim Norris
pp33-38, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p33
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European mistletoe continues to spread in Sonoma County
by Frank G. Hawksworth , Robert F. Scharpf , Melissa Marosy
pp39-40, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p39
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Public literacy about agriculture: What is it? What is it for?
by Nicelma King
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v045n06p2
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