Science briefs: January-March 2003

Also in this issue:

Effects of Management on Plant Production and Nutrient Cycling on Two Annual Grassland Sites

Californians face weight and health care crisis

Letters: January-March 2003

Promising treatment, control options for sudden oak death

Healthier lifestyles key to solving childhood obesity epidemic

Diabetes-related health beliefs explored in low-income Latinos

Mandatory mediation changes rules for negotiating farm labor contracts

Non-oak native plants are main hosts for sudden oak death pathogen in California

Model describes sustainable long-term recycling of saline agricultural drainage water

Prospects for integrated control of olive fruit fly are promising in California