Volume 30, No. 2 - March/April 1998

Winter Chill and Freeze Damage (Part II)

Alice Ramirez offers some hints on how to care for freeze-damaged citrus and subtropicals

Applying Fertilizer Through a Drip Irrigation System

Russ Glastetter's fertilizer dispenser is designed for use with water-soluble granular fertilizer

U.C. Davis Hosts Ag Tech '97 Meeting

Ag school features an educational day demonstrating new technologies-in-action and Larry Shore reports on what he learned

Dwarf Fig and Mulberry Trees? You Bet!

Why climb to pick your fruit when you can keep the trees bush-size? Linda Kincaid explains how

Stone-Fruit Varieties for Milder Climates

The chart you've been waiting for: Andrew Mariani's succinct run-down on varieties, winter chilling, and sources for these special stone fruits. (This article is available on-line!)

Dateline Coachella

Take a trip to date country through words and pictures by "fruit detective" David Karp

Growing Avocados from Seed

Horticultural consultant Lee Reich updates "traditional" approaches to planting avocado seeds (This article is available on-line!)

Update On Mulberry (Morus) Collection

George White lists additional mulberry accessions at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Davis

Everyone Should Grow Chestnuts

Chestnuts are easy to grow, writes Mits Kawahara, and delicious to eat

Diversity for the Future: Pomegranate Collection Expanded

The germplasm collection of pomegranates at the NCGR has gone from 10 in 1995 to 73 today, with more in the wings, reports George White

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1998 Festival of Fruit

Seed Source in Brazil

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