Westside dust test plots: Third year of trials in Fresno, Kings, Kern counties to find effective plants for dust control program

Brown, L

Westside dust test plots: Third year of trials in Fresno, Kings, Kern counties to find effective plants for dust control program

Author

Lloyd N. Brown

Author Affiliations

Lloyd N. Brown is Extension Soils Specialist, University of California College of Agriculture, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 7(2):7-7. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n02p7. February 1953.

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Abstract

A firmly rooted grass—Schismus arabicus—is being tested in southern San Joaquín Valley trials designed to find or develop forage plants resistant to winds.

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