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Early-maturing rose clovers seem more suited than annual grasses to southern California's variable winter rainfall and early cutoff of rains in the spring. They've performed well on roadside embankments in the San Diego area.

Four sprays of Zectran, phosalone, acephate, or dimethoate controlled Nantucket pine tip moth damage to Monterey pines in southern California Christmas tree studies.

Disproving a previous assumption about the beetle's courtship behavior may lead to new ways of controlling Dutch elm disease.

Fresh produce, price savings, and social atmosphere are sources of satisfaction to customers of certified farmers' markets in California.

Some species of spikerush form large mats of lawnlike sod underwater, choking out and replacing waterweeds in canals and reservoirs.

Vibration and impact injuries hasten deterioration of harvested sweet cherries and increase fruit rot.

For each soil pathogen there may be several plant species, including crop plants, that are not only resistant to the pathogen, but stimulated by it. Greenhouse tests with one are reported here.