October-December 2006 California Agriculture Table of Contents

October-December 2006 California Agriculture Table of Contents

COVER: National studies have increasingly linked even low levels of lead exposure to IQ deficiencies and behavioral disorders in young children (page 180). In September, a new study connected attention deficit disorders to lead, among other factors (see www.ehponline.org).

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Issue date: Oct.-Dec. 2006

Logo for California Agriculture 60th birthday

Editor’s note: In honor of our 60th anniversary, California Agriculture has been publishing excerpts from past issues. Thirty years ago, California Agriculture was a mostly black-and-white, monthly, 16- to 24-page magazine, with a smattering of color photos and inks on the cover and inside. A timeline celebrating the journal‘s 60 years is published in this current issue.

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News

Editorial
Bob Sams
Of Mendel, wikis and open source: New models for knowledge creation

Letters
More voices: Making the case for open access

60 years of
California Agriculture
Celebrating a work in progress: UC journal delivers research to Golden State and beyond

30 years ago in
California Agriculture
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Citrus Research Center – Agricultural Experiment Station
UC Riverside marks a century of agricultural innovation — still thriving in an urban empire

News releases

Current

Research and reviews

Is lead toxicity still a risk to U.S. children?
Heneman, Zidenberg-Cherr
Elevated lead levels in paint, dust, soil, imported pottery and candies, and ethnic remedies are still of concern; ongoing surveillance is needed.
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Cost-benefit analysis conducted for nutrition education in California
Block Joy, Pradhan, Goldman
A conservative analysis using California EFNEP data found that, at minimum, $1.00 spent on nutrition education saves $3.67 in medical costs.
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Radiofrequency power disinfects and disinfests food, soils and wastewater
Lagunas-Solar et al.
A simple telecommunications technology quickly heats various foods and materials, killing pathogens and arthropod pests.
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Impact of environmental factors on fish distribution assessed in rangeland streams
Thompson et al.
In a Shasta County rangeland watershed, fish distribution varied across the growing season and was correlated with stream temperature and pool depth.
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EU support reductions would benefit California tomato growers and processors
Rickard, Sumner
Lowering trade barriers 50% would raise prices for U.S. processing tomatoes 6%, and increase income for growers and processors by $53.5 million per year.
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Weather-based yield forecasts developed for 12 California crops
Lobell, Cahill, Field
Yield predictions for some crops were highly accurate and could be made with longer lead times than current methods.
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