May-June 1992

Cover: Dairy goats may soon receive increased use statewide in biological control of poison oak. Studies underway at UC Davis indicate goats fed poison oak do not produce milk containing the toxicant. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark

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California Agriculture, May-June 1992

Volume 46, Number 3
Goat milk found safe from poison oak toxicants

peer-reviewed research articles

Initial research indicates dairy goats used to clear poison oak do not transfer toxicant to milk
by Brou Kouakou , David Rampersad , Eloy Rodriguez , Dan L. Brown
pp4-6, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p4
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Microcomputer program ACRE helps answer: When water is limited, how many acres do you plant?
by Richard L. Snyder
pp7-9, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p7
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A greenhouse experiment finds water-sorbing polymers do not conserve water
by John Letey , Pete R. Clark , Christopher Amrhein
pp9-10, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p9
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Two-year study in San Joaquin County indicates sampling procedures to find nepoviruses in grapevines need improvement
by Deborah A. Golino , Paul Verdegaal , Adib Rowhani , M. Andrew Walker
pp11-13, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p11
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To anticipate the future, models simulate US. pistachio prices
by Desmond A. Jolly , Kim Norris
pp14-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p14
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In fumigating Verticillium-infested soils, potassium deficiencies in cotton go down, yields go up
by Bill L. Weir , James E. DeVay , R. Joe Wakeman
pp17-18, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p17
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In a study of avocado trees, using less fertilizer more often can reduce nitrate leaching
by Marylynn V. Yates , J. L. Meyer , Mary Lu Arpaia
pp19-20, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p19
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Normal fruit set is up; shotberries are down: Topical application of ‘Sevillano’ pollen to ‘Manzanillo’ olive proves effective
by G. Steven Sibbett , Mark W. Freeman , Louise Ferguson , Vito S. Polito
pp21-23, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p21
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Researchers take a look at the versatile Poa annua L.: wanton weed and/or golf turf?
by Lin Wu , James A. Harding , Maurizio Borgonovo , M. Ali Harivandi
pp24-26, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p24
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By budgeting irrigated pasture growth rates, managers control forage levels and animal performance
by Melvin R. George , Marya E. Robbins , Fremont L. Bell , William J. vanRiet , Gary Markegard , David F. Lile , Charles B. Wilson , Quinton J. Barr
pp27-30, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p27
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Weed seed in dairy manure depends on collection site
by David W. Cudney , Steven D. Wright , Thomas A. Shultz , John S. Reints
pp31-32, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p31
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: California's Long Drought
by Henry J. Vaux
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n03p2
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