July-August 1992

Cover: A resistant tobacco budworm feeds on petunia, unaffected by insecticide applications. Researchers at UC are now managing the pest with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a bacterium-derived biological control agent. UC;s overall agenda for non-chemical pest control research is set forth in a new book: Beyond Pesticides. Photo by Marvin G. Kinsey

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California Agriculture, July-August 1992

Volume 46, Number 4
Bt controls tobacco budworm on petunia

peer-reviewed research articles

In the San Joaquin Valley, cotton aphids have become resistant to commonly used pesticides
by Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell , Thomas F. Leigh , Walter J. Bentley , Peter B. Goodell
pp4-7, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p4
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Tobacco budworm, pest of petunias, can be managed with Bt
by Nita A. Davidson , Marvin G. Kinsey , Lester E. Ehler , Gordon W. Frankie
pp7-9, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p7
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Dietary change among Latinos of Mexican descent in California
by Eunice Romero-Gwynn , Douglas Gwynn , R Barbara Turner , Gwendolyn Stanford , Estella West , Eunice Williamson , Louis Grivetti , Roger McDonald
pp10-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p10
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Consumer attitudes toward locally grown produce
by Christine M. Bruhn , Paul M. Vossen , Erin Chapman , Suzanne Vaupel
pp13-16, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p13
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Fuji apple, radicchio, basil, walnut top specialty crop research needs
by Stephen H. Brown , Louie H. Valenzuela
pp16-18, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p16
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Deterring compaction of soil by heavy machinery
by S. K. Upadhyaya
pp19-20, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p19
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Irrigated warm- and cool-season grasses compared in Northern California pastures
by Melvin R. George , Pefer B. Sands , Charles B. Wilson , Roger Ingram , J. Michael Connor
pp21-25, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p21
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Fight weeds and increase forage: Using oats as a companion crop in establishing alfalfa
by W. Thomas Lanini , Steve B. Orloff , Ronald N. Vargas , Jack P. Orr
pp25-27, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p25
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Paving the way to a better artichoke
by Wayne L. Schrader , Keith S. Mayberry , David W. Cudney
pp28-29, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p28
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Brown-bagging Granny Smith apples on trees stops codling moth damage
by Walter J. Bentley , Mario Viveros
pp30-32, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p30
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Veterinary medicine in service to animal agriculture
by Frederick A. Murphy
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v046n04p2
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