TY - JOUR AU - Elmore, Clyde L. TI - Vegetation management systems in almond orchards JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1989/07/01 VL - 43 IS - 4 SP - 16 EP - 17 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v043n04p16 AB - Orchard floor management systems used in California almonds vary from planting cover crops between the tree rows to management of the existing ground cover or weeds in the orchard to removal of the vegetation on the soil surface. Cover crops, sometimes called living mulches, have been used in orchards for many years. Many orchardists have successfully converted their weed management practices from repeated disking to maintenance of the vegetation through mowing.