Following are research articles, news stories and editorials appearing in California Agriculture, Volume 51, Numbers 1 through 6, January through December 1997. Titles preceded by an asterisk are sidebars.

Research Articles

ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY
Dairy producers value DHIA milk testing, but some deterred by cost — Higginbotham et al. Sep-Oct p. 31

SPECIAL SECTION: Desert Agriculture
Appropriate market is key to success of dairying in Imperial Valley — Butler, Ekboir May-Jun p. 17
Growers face critical juncture in desert forage production — Putnam, Kallenbach May-Jun p. 12 Workers prefer growers over FLCs — Billikopf Jan-Feb p. 30

FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCE
Ice creams and frozen yogurts vary widely in key nutrients — Bruhn, Bruhn Mar-Apr p. 36
Refugees of former Soviet Union slowly adopt U.S. diet — Romero-Gwynn et al. Nov-Dec p. 24
Research and reason can minimize foodborne and waterborne illnesses — Cliver, Atwill Mar-Apr p. 8
*Giardia also threatens drinking water supplies p. 10

HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Community programs promote tree care — Sommer Sep-Oct p. 23

LAND, AIR AND WATER SCIENCES
Computer model improves real-time manage-ment of water quality — Quinn et al. Sep-Oct p. 14
Crust-breaking device improves water infiltra-tion into furrows — Upadhyaya et al. Sep-Oct p. 21

SPECIAL SECTION: Desert Agriculture
Continuous ponding and shallow aquifer pumping leaches salts in clay soils — Grismer, Bali May-Jun p. 34

Intensive land preparation emits respirable dust — Clausnitzer, Singer Mar-Apr p. 27
Irrigation shifts toward sprinklers, drip and microsprinklers — Edinger-Marshall, Letey May-Jun p. 38
Management changes in rice production alter microbial community — Bossio, Scow Nov-Dec p. 33
Modified almond harvester reduces orchard dust — Southard et al. Sep-Oct p. 10

NATURAL RESOURCES

SPECIAL ISSUE: California Sea Grant
taking stock of 25 years Advanced technology provides insight into marine habitats — Starr Jul-Aug p. 41
Human activities, climate changes affect marine populations — Botsford Jul-Aug p. 36
Sea Grant seeks drugs from the sea — Fenical Jul-Aug p. 45
*Marine bacteria: A better cleaner-upper? — Jul-Aug p. 47
*Monitoring and proper handling ensure seafood safety — Price, Tom Jul-Aug p. 50
*Raw delicacies come with risks — Jul-Aug p. 52
*Aquatic and land-based agriculture share vital water resources — Olin Jul-Aug p. 54
Sustaining ocean fisheries poses challenge for resource managers — Dewees Jul-Aug p. 27
*Salmon restoration depends on improved habitat — Waldvogel Jul-Aug p. 28
*Aquaculture boosts urchin roe production — McBride Jul-Aug p. 30
*Marine Protected Areas should be managed with greater integration — McArdle Jul-Aug p. 33

Mowing and subclover plantings suppress yellow starthistle — Thomsen, Vayssières, Williams
Nov-Dec p. 15
Post-fire herbicide sprays enhance native plant diversity — DiTomaso et al. Jan-Feb p. 6
Vertebrates diverse and abundant in well-structured oak woodland — Tietje, Vreeland Nov-Dec p. 8
Weed control improves survival of trans-planted blue oak — Adams et al. Sep-Oct p. 26

PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Apple russetting influenced by more than cop-per sprays — Teviotdale, Viveros, Grant Jan-Feb p. 11
SPECIAL SECTION: Desert Agriculture
Breeding resistant alfalfa holds promise for silverleaf whitefly management — Teuber et al. May-Jun p. 25
Imperial Valley conditions limit Karnal bunt in wheat — Holmes, Jackson, Perring May-Jun p. 29
*IDA risk assessment pivotal in public policy arena — Perring, Giorgio May-Jun p. 31

Mulch plus herbicides effectively control vine-yard weeds — Elmore et al. Mar-Apr p. 14
New whitefly-transmitted closterovirus identi-fied in tomatoes — Wisler et al. Mar–Apr p. 24
Obscure scale declines after parasitic wasp introduced — Ehler Nov-Dec p. 29
Sheep grazing effectively controls weeds in seedling alfalfa — Bell, Guerrero Mar-Apr p. 19

PLANT SCIENCES
Calcium chloride reduces rain cracking in sweet cherries — Rupert et al. Sep-Oct p. 35
Cover crops can increase lettuce drop — Koike et al. Jan-Feb p. 15
Packing-line modifications reduce pitting and bruising of sweet cherries — Grant, Thompson Mar-Apr p. 31
Sequential herbicide sprays control bermudagrass in cool-season turf — Cudney et al. Nov-Dec p. 21

News Departments

Outreach news
4-H’ers learn leadership skills — Sep-Oct p. 6
Controversy surrounds strawberry workers — Sep-Oct p. 7
Ranchers manage land to enhance watershed — Mar-Apr p. 4
Waters recede, damage estimates soar — Jan-Feb p. 4

Progress report
Pierce’s disease takes toll on North Coast vineyards — Nov-Dec p. 6
Scientists pit natural enemies against giant whitefly — Nov-Dec p. 5
Scientists pit parasitoids against leafhoppers — May-Jun p. 11

Research update
A river runs through desert agriculture — May-Jun p. 6
Abalone aquaculture struggles for foothold in Tomales Bay — Olin Jul-Aug p. 6
Challenge, promise for nation’s “winter salad bowl” — May-Jun p. 4
Diverse groups team up to fight pollution — Johnson Jul-Aug p. 25
Focus on marine resources may spur re-forms Jul-Aug p. 5
New PM-10 rules: Uncertain impact for ag-riculture — Sep-Oct p. 8
Oak woodlands harbor greatest biodiversity — Nov-Dec p. 7
Partnerships preserve water quality of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary — Price, Starr Jul-Aug p. 12
Polluted runoff impairs coastal water quality — Jul-Aug p. 11
Public education to thwart aquatic nuisances — Cassel Jul-Aug p. 19
Salton Sea keeps getting saltier— May-Jun p. 8
Sea Grant Extension crucial link to coastal resources — Jul-Aug p. 14
UC scientists seek to ensure safe meat; San Francisco Water District targets cattle — Mar-Apr p. 5

Science briefs
California cotton celebrates 75 years — Nov-Dec p. 4
New strain of old disease threatens mushrooms — Sep-Oct p. 4
Smith honored for IPM work— Nov-Dec p. 4 Strategic plan published — Sep-Oct p. 4
UC scientists alert Clinton to Lake Tahoe’s woes — Sep-Oct p. 4
Editorials California Food and Fiber Futures: creating a vision for the 21st century — Schneeman, MacDonald Nov-Dec
Future trends challenge irrigated agriculture — Vaux Jan-Feb
Grass-roots effort sets priorities; Division creates new budget process to meet them — Gomes Sep-Oct
Research can help desert growers in an era of water constraints — Gomes May-Jun
Scientists work with industry to safeguard food and water — Gomes Mar-Apr

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