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Fine-tuning fertilizer applications in organic cool-season leafy green crops can increase soil quality and yields
by Richard Smith, Michael Cahn, Tim Hartz, Daniel Geisseler, Patricia Love

April - September 2022
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Robotic strawberry harvest is promising but will need improved technology and higher wages to be economically viable
by Timothy Delbridge

April-June 2021
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Surveys of 12 California crops for phytoseiid predatory mites show changes compared to earlier studies
by Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell, Walter Bentley, Mary Bianchi, Frances E. Cave, Rachel Elkins, Ping Gu, David Haviland, David Headrick, Mark Hoddle, James McMurtry, Maria Murrietta, Nicholas Mills, Carolyn Pickel, Stephanie Rill, Menelaos C. Stavrinides, Lucia G. Varela, Larry Godfrey, Yuling Ouyang

July-September 2020
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Strawberry growers are unlikely to forgo soil fumigation with disease-resistant cultivars alone
by Julie Guthman

July-September 2020
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Research highlights
by Lucien Crowder

January-March 2020
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Cover crop and mulch practices reduce agricultural pollutant loads in stormwater runoff from plastic tunnels
by Oleg Daugovish, Ben Faber, Jamie Whiteford, Eta Takele, Laosheng Wu

January-March 2020
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Cannabis farmers or criminals? Enforcement-first approaches fuel disparity and hinder regulation
by Michael Polson*, Margiana Petersen-Rockney*

July-December 2019
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Ratio of farmworkers to farm jobs in California increased to 2.3 in 2016
by Philip Martin, Brandon Hooker, Marc Stockton

April-June 2019
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Next-generation mechanization
by Jim Downing

April-June 2018
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Research highlights
by Jim Downing, Debbie Thompson

October-December 2017
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Employment and earnings of California farmworkers in 2015
by Philip Martin, Brandon Hooker, Marc Stockton

April-June 2018
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Land access and costs may drive strawberry growers' increased use of fumigation
by Julie Guthman

July-September 2017
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The economics of managing Verticillium wilt, an imported disease in California lettuce
by Christine L. Carroll, Colin A. Carter, Rachael E. Goodhue, C.-Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell, Krishna V. Subbarao

July-September 2017
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UC and California food systems: Growing together through the Global Food Initiative
by Janet Napolitano

July-September 2017
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Getting the farm to the school: Increasing direct, local procurement in Yolo County schools
by Gail Feenstra, Shosha Capps, Kristy Lyn Levings, Elaine James, Mary Laurie, Mitchell Maniti, Emma Lee

July-September 2017
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Unmanned aerial systems for agriculture and natural resources
by Sean D. Hogan, Maggi Kelly, Brandon Stark, YangQuan Chen

January-March 2017
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Revised chloropicrin use requirements impact strawberry growers unequally
by Rachael Goodhue, Melissa Schweisguth, Karen Klonsky

July-September 2016
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Strawberry growers wavered over methyl iodide, feared public backlash
by Julie Guthman

July-September 2016
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Inconsistent food safety pressures complicate environmental conservation for California produce growers
by Patrick Baur, Laura Driscoll, Sasha Gennet, Daniel Karp

July-September 2016
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At Hansen Agricultural REC, better blackberries and a soil disinfestation alternative
by Hazel White

July-September 2016
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Growing for the future: Collective action, land stewardship and soilborne pathogens in California strawberry production
by Margaret Lloyd, Tom Gordon

July-September 2016
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The evolving fresh market berry industry in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties
by Laura Tourte, Mark Bolda, Karen Klonsky

July-September 2016
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A crossroads for strawberries
by Jim Downing

July-September 2016
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Phenology of spotted wing drosophila in the San Joaquin Valley varies by season, crop and nearby vegetation
by David R. Haviland, Janet L. Caprile, Stephanie M. Rill, Kelly A. Hamby, Joseph A. Grant

January-March 2016
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UCCE efforts improve quality of and demand for fresh produce at WIC A-50 stores
by Lucia L. Kaiser, Cathi Lamp, Chutima Ganthavorn, Lucrecia Farfan-Ramirez, Maya Behar, Marita Cantwell, Shermain Hardesty

April-June 2015
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WIC fruit and vegetable vouchers: Small farms face barriers in supplying produce
by Shermain D. Hardesty, Jose Luis Aguiar, Penny Leff, Aziz Baameur, Manuel Jimenez, Yelena Zeltser, Lucia Kaiser

April-June 2015
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Chloride levels increase after 13 years of recycled water use in the Salinas Valley
by Belinda E. Platts, Mark E. Grismer

July-September 2014
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Rainfall leaching is critical for long-term use of recycled water in the Salinas Valley
by Belinda E. Platts, Mark E. Grismer

July-September 2014
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Methyl bromide primer and timeline
by Janet White

July-September 2013
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Researchers develop alternatives to methyl bromide fumigation
by Robin Meadows

July-September 2013
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TIF film, substrates and nonfumigant soil disinfestation maintain fruit yields
by Steven A. Fennimore, Raquel Serohijos, Jayesh B. Samtani, Husein A. Ajwa, Krishna V. Subbarao, Frank N. Martin, Oleg Daugovish, Dan Legard, Greg T. Browne, Joji Muramoto, Carol Shennan, Karen Klonsky

July-September 2013
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Forest nurseries face critical choices with the loss of methyl bromide fumigation
by Jerry E. Weiland, Will R. Littke, Diane L. Haase

July-September 2013
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Specialty crops and methyl bromide alternatives: Taking stock after 7 years
by Greg T. Browne

July-September 2013
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Public investment in UC fosters answers for global food system
by Barbara Allen-Diaz

April-June 2013
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Lessons of Fresh Start can guide schools seeking to boost student fruit consumption
by Patricia B. Crawford, Gail Woodward-Lopez, Wendi Gosliner, Karen L. Webb

January-March 2013
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For 150 years, UC science and agriculture transform California
by Mark G. Yudof

April-June 2012
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Totally impermeable film retains fumigants, allowing lower application rates in strawberry
by Steven A. Fennimore, Husein A. Ajwa

October-December 2011
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UC Cooperative Extension explores a farm-to-WIC program
by Lucia L. Kaiser, Cathi Lamp, Chutima Ganthavorn, Lucrecia Farfan-Ramirez, Tammy McMurdo, Marita Cantwell, Shermain Hardesty

January-March 2012
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South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement will lower export barriers for California products
by Hyunok Lee, Daniel A. Sumner

April-June 2011
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Methods evaluated to minimize emissions from preplant soil fumigation
by Suduan Gao, Bradley D. Hanson, Dong Wang, Gregory T. Browne, Ruijun Qin, Husein A. Ajwa, Scott R. Yates

January-March 2011
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What can we do for UC today?
by Don Klingborg, Robert Sams

January-March 2010
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Strawberry breeding improves genetic resistance to Verticillium wilt
by Douglas V. Shaw, Thomas R. Gordon, Kirk D. Larson, W. Douglas Gubler, John Hansen, Sharon C. Kirkpatrick

January-March 2010
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New Zealand lessons may aid efforts to control light brown apple moth in California
by Lucia G. Varela, James T.S. Walker, Peter L. Lo, David J. Rogers

January-March 2010
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Research fuels sustainable viticulture revolution
by Robin Meadows

October-December 2008
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Plans to control light brown apple moth stir controversy
by Kathy Keatley Garvey

April-June 2008
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Light brown apple moth's arrival in California worries commodity groups
by Lucia G. Varela, Marshall W. Johnson, Larry Strand, Cheryl A. Wilen, Carolyn Pickel

April-June 2008
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Methyl bromide alternatives evaluated for California strawberry nurseries
by Steven A. Fennimore, John M. Duniway, Greg T. Browne, Frank N. Martin, Husein A. Ajwa, Becky B. Westerdahl, Rachael E. Goodhue, Milton Haar, Christopher Winterbottom

April-June 2008
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Food safety and environmental quality impose conflicting demands on Central Coast growers
by Melanie Beretti, Diana Stuart

April-June 2008
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Breaking new ground: UC Santa Cruz celebrates sustainable innovation in farming, food systems
by Hazel White

October-December 2007
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California farmers adapt mandated marketing programs to the 21st century
by Hoy Carman

October-December 2007
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2007 freeze: UV could cast new light on citrus damage
by Celeste Durant

April-June 2007
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Quality evaluations should not be taken for granted
by Gregory Encina Billikopf

January-March 2007
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Weather-based yield forecasts developed for 12 California crops
by David B. Lobell, Kimberly Nicholas Cahill, Christopher B. Field

October-December 2006
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Central Coast consumers want more food-related information, from safety to ethics
by Philip H. Howard

January-March 2006
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Panel debates next Farm Bill's impact on California
Editors

January-March 2006
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Methyl bromide alternatives … Soil solarization provides weed control for limited-resource and organic growers in warmer climates
by James J Stapleton, Richard H Molinar, Kris Lynn-Patterson, Stuart K McFeeters, Anil Shrestha

April-June 2005
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Microorganisms and their byproducts, nematodes, oils and particle films have important agricultural uses
by Larry D Godfrey, Elizabeth E Grafton-Cardwell, Harry K Kaya, William E Chaney

January-March 2005
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Costs of 2001 methyl bromide rules estimated for California strawberry industry
by Colin A Carter, James A Chalfant, Rachael E Goodhue, Gregory J McKee

January-March 2005
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Davis school program supports life-long healthy eating habits in children
by Heather Graham, Gail Feenstra, Ann M. Evans, Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr

October-December 2004
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Access to intellectual property is a major obstacle to developing transgenic horticultural crops
by Gregory D. Graff, Brian D. Wright, Alan B. Bennett, David Zilberman

April-June 2004
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Sidebar: Nonprofit institutions form intellectual-property resource for agriculture
by Deborah Delmer

April-June 2004
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Despite benefits, commercialization of transgenic horticultural crops lags
by David Clark, Harry Klee, Abhaya Dandekar

April-June 2004
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Sidebar: Biotechnology expands pest-management options for horticulture
by Leonard Gianessi

April-June 2004
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Letters
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July-August 2001
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New tools, methods needed to replace methyl bromide
by Janet Byron

May-June 2001
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Township limits on 1,3-D will impact adjustment to methyl bromide phase-out
by Janet Carpenter, Lori Lynch, Tom Trout

May-June 2001
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Costs uncertain: Methyl bromide phase-out becomes reality
by Colin Carter

May-June 2001
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Partnerships key to sustainable agriculture
by Janet Byron

May-June 2001
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Solarization and biofumigation help disinfest soil
by James J. Stapleton, Clyde L. Elmore, James E. DeVay

November-December 2000
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School gardens produce food and lessons
by Gail Feenstra

September-October 2000
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Growth predicted in biologically integrated and organic farming
by Sean L. Swezey, Janet C. Broome

July-August 2000
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Genetic engineering to improve quality, productivity and value of crops
by Abhaya M. Dandekar, Neal Gutterson

July-August 2000
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For California farmworkers, future holds little prospect for change
by Philip L. Martin, J. Edward Taylor

January-February 2000
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The Yangs achieve the American Dream
by J. Warnert

November-December 1999
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X. fragariae and C. cladosporioides cause strawberry blossom blight
by W. Douglas Gubler, Connie J. Feliciano, Adria C. Bordas, Ed L. Civerolo, Jason A. Melvin, Norman C. Welch

July-August 1999
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Preliminary studies show yield and quality potential of organic cotton
by Sean L. Swezey, Polly Goldman, Ralph Jergens, Ron Vargas

July-August 1999
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Transgenic Bt crops and resistance: Broadscale use of pest-killing plants to be true test
by Brian A. Federici

November-December 1998
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Land trusts conserve California farmland
by Erik Vink

May-June 1998
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Invasion biology: Rethinking our response to alien species
by Robert C. Venette, James R. Carey

March-April 1998
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New crop coefficients estimate water use of vegetables, row crops
by Stephen R. Grattan, Wilbur Bowers, Allen Dong, Richard L. Snyder, John J. Carroll, William George

January-February 1998
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Refugees of former Soviet Union slowly adopt U.S. diet
by Eunice Romero-Gwynn, Yvonne Nicholson, Douglas Gwynn, Holly Raynard, Nancy Kors, Peggy Agron, Jan Fleming, Lakshmi Sreenivasan

November-December 1997
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California Agriculture time line
Editors

November-December 1996
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Verticillium wilt threatens coastal cauliflower crop
by Steven T. Koike, Krishna V. Subbarao, R. Michael Davis, Thomas R. Gordon

March-April 1996
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Conversion to organic strawberry management changes ecological processes
by Stephen R. Gliessman, Matthew R. Werner, Sean L. Swezey, Ed Caswell, Jim Cochran, Francisco Rosado-May

January-February 1996
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Farm labor contractors play new roles in agriculture
by Dawn Thilmany, Philip L. Martin

September-October 1995
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Drip irrigation controls soil salinity under row crops
by Blaine R. Hanson, Warren E. Bendixen

July-August 1995
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How new crop disaster policy could affect California
by Hyunok Lee, Joy Harwood, Agapi Somwaru

May-June 1995
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Vacuums provide limited Lygus control in strawberries
by Carolyn Pickel, Frank G. Zalom, Douglas B. Walsh, Norman C. Welch

March-April 1995
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Methyl bromide regulation: All crops should not be treated equally
by Cherisa Yarkin, David Sunding, David Zilberman, Jerry Siebert

May-June 1994
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Research update: Economists calculate research payoff, effect of cuts
Editors

May-June 1994
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After methyl bromide: No easy answers
Editors

May-June 1994
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California's apple industry gets a new fresh look
by Hoy Carman

November-December 1993
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Farmers increase hiring through labor contractors
by Philip L. Martin, Gregory P. Miller

July-August 1993
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Feats of UC science that changed daily life
Editors

July-August 1993
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UC program helps small farmers reap big harvest
by John Stumbos

March-April 1993
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Southeast Asian refugees learn modern farming methods
by J. Stumbos

March-April 1993
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Effects of immigration reform not as expected: California farmers still rely on new immigrants for field labor
by J. Edward Taylor, Dawn Thilmany

September-October 1992
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Consumer attitudes toward locally grown produce
by Christine M. Bruhn, Paul M. Vossen, Erin Chapman, Suzanne Vaupel

July-August 1992
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To control postharvest decay and insects, moist heat treatments of strawberries are studied
by Frank T. Yoshikawa, F. Gordon Mitchell, Gene Mayer

March-April 1992
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Commodity advertising pays… or does it? What it takes to keep those raisins dancing
by Hoy F. Carman, Richard D. Green, Gay J. Mandour

March-April 1992
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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

November-December 1991
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U.S.-Mexico production costs compared: Imperial Valley holds advantage in alfalfa, wheat and cotton
by Refugio A. Gonzalez, Juan N. Guerrero, Rafael Ruiz, Jose Santana

September-October 1991
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Sidebar: Is “free trade” really free?: How the FTA will affect California agriculture
by Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda, Sherman Robinson, Kirby S. Moulton

September-October 1991
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Liquid polymers keep drip irrigation lines from clogging
by J. L. Meyer, M. J. Snyder, L. H. Valenzuela, A. Harris, R. Strohman

January-February 1991
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Strawberry production systems during conversion to organic management
by Stephen R. Gliessman, Sean L. Swezey, Jan Allison, Jim Cochran, John Farrell, Rob Kluson, Francisco Rosado-May, Matthew Werner

July-August 1990
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Cyclamen mite control in strawberries
by Norman C. Welch, Carolyn Pickel, Douglas Walsh, Saskya Van Nouhuys

July-August 1989
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Spray coverage on strawberries
by Carolyn Pickel, Norman C. Welch

November-December 1988
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Corn earworm outbreaks in strawberries
by William D. Wiesenborn, John T. Trumble, Victor Voth

September-October 1988
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Successful juice inoculation of the aphid-vectored strawberry crinkle virus
by Jean Richardson, Edward S. Sylvester

September-October 1988
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Predators of the two-spotted spider mite on strawberry
by Earl R. Oatman, Max E. Badgley, Gary R. Platner

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1985
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Prune leaves of summer-planted strawberries sparingly
by Norman C. Welch

May-June 1984
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Thresholds and sampling for aphids in strawberries
by John T. Trumble, Earl R. Oatman, Victor Voth

November-December 1983
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Fungus causes deterioration of dried prunes
by Peter L. Sholberg, Joseph M. Ogawa

March-April 1983
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6. Innovations in plant breeding: New concepts in whole-plant genetics
by Thomas J. Orton

August 1982
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Hybridization in strawberries
by Royce S. Bringhurst, Victor Voth

August 1982
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Black cutworm pheromone trapping in strawberries
by Stephen L. Clement, Edgar D. Show, Michael O. Way

July 1982
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Fertilizing summer-planted strawberries in California's Central Coast
by Norman C. Welch, James Quick

September-October 1981
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New strawberries introduced
Editors

November-December 1979
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Nitrogen stabilization in the Pajaro Valley in lettuce, celery, and strawberries
by Norman C. Welch, Kent B. Tyler, David Ririe

September 1979
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Furadan controls root weevil on strawberries
by Norman F. McCalley, Norman C. Welch

June 1978
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Effects of basket design on cooling and holding strawberries
by Frank G. Mitchell, Gene Maver

May 1978
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Control of Botrytis fruit rot in strawberry
by Albert O. Paulus, Victor Voth, Jerry Nelson, Howard Bowen

January 1978
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Fungicide controls botrytis in strawberry
by Albert O. Paulus, Jerry Nelson, Victor Voth, Howard Bowen

February 1977
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Precautions in use of sprinklers for frost protection in alfalfa and lettuce
by Frank E. Robinson

September 1971
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Petioles tell the nitrogen story for strawberries
by Albert Ulrich, William W. Allen

June 1971
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Irradiation of California fruits and vegetables
by E. C. Maxie, N. F. Sommer, F. G. Mitchell

December 1970
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Fungicidal control of Botrytis fruit rot of strawberry
by A. O. Paulus, V. Voth, F. Shibuya, H. Bowen, A. H. Holland

January 1969
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Effects of alar and top removal on yield of fresno strawberries at three digging dates
by R. E. Puffer, V. Voth, H. J. Bowen, R. H. Gripp

February 1968
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Weed control studies in strawberries
by A. H. Lange, H. Agamalian, W. A. Humphrey, V. Voth

December 1967
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Bed mulches for strawberries …petroleum …polyethylene …combinations
by Victor Voth, H. J. Bowen, Frank Takatori

September 1967
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Control of strawberry powdery mildew
by A. O. Paulus, Victor Voth, Fujio Shibuya, H. J. Bowen, A. H. Holland, T. M. Little

February 1967
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Budwood as a source of wilt in greenhouse roses
by Robert D. Raabe, Stephen Wilhelm

October 1966
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Water penetration in strawberries aided by seeding grain in furrows
by N. C. Welch, A. W. Marsh

April 1966
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