Cooperative extension and agricultural research in the University of California

Also in this issue:

The opportunistic origin of a new citrus pest

Spring planting is best for oilseed sunflower

Fuel alcohol from biomass

Harvesting crop residues for alcohol production

Energy analysis for ethanol

Crop feedstocks for fuel alcohol production

The distillation of alcohol for fuel

Alcohol production from wood

Testing for precise sugarbeet fertilization

Leafminer control increases summer squash yields

New fungicide apparently controls onion mildew

Microbial spoilage of dried prunes: I. Yeasts and molds associated with spoiled dried prunes

Microbial spoilage of dried prunes: II. Studies of the osmophilic nature of spoilage organisms

Microbial spoilage of dried prunes: III. Relation of equilibrium relative humidity to potential spoilage