Science briefs

Also in this issue:

The spatial variability of water and solute transport properties in unsaturated soil: I. Analysis of property variation and spatial structure with statistical models

Research collaboration best defense against Pierce's disease

Staff Changes

Letters

Scientists, state aggressively pursue Pierce's disease

How to distinguish glassy-winged sharpshooter from its “look-a-likes”

Proximity to citrus influences Pierce's disease in Temecula Valley vineyards

Egg-laying and brochosome production observed in glassy-winged sharpshooter

Insecticides sought to control adult glassy-winged sharpshooter

New closterovirus in ‘Redglobe’ grape causes decline of grafted plants

Survey identifies sediment sources in North Coast rangelands

The spatial variability of water and solute transport properties in unsaturated soil: II. Scaling models of water transport

Alfalfa water use pinpointed in saline, shallow water tables of Imperial Valley

Sudangrass uses water at rates similar to alfalfa, depending on location