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(Full reports from selected projects.)

Note: Summary reports of all SAREP-funded projects are available in our on-line searchable database.

PROJECT PROGRAM AREAS:
BIFS: Biologically Integrated Farming Systems
Production
Community Development and Public Policy
Alternatives to Methyl Bromide

BIFS

Type

Project Title

Principal Investigator
Integrated Farming Systems, Livestock Systems, Soil Management, Water Management Integrating Forage Production with Dairy Manure Management in the San Joaquin Valley Pettygrove, G. Stuart

PRODUCTION

Type

Project Title

Principal Investigator
Integrated Farming Systems, Pest Mgmt A grower managed biorational management program for artichokes on the northern central California coast (R97.62) Bari, Mohammad A.
Soil & Water Mgmt Development of a N-Fertilizer Recommendation Model to Improve N-Use Efficiency and to Alleviate Nitrate Pollution to Ground Water from Almond Orchards (R96.09)
    Downloadable N Model Excel file
Brown, Patrick H.
Pest, Soil & Water Mgmt Native Grass Species for use as Perennial Cover Crops in San Joaquin (R97.07) Costello, Michael
Pest Mgmt Role of Soil Microbial Community in Suppression of
Rhizoctonia Stem Rot of Cauliflower
(R96.26)
Hancock, Joseph
Water & Soil Mgmt, Livestock Systems Impact of Dairy Waste and Nutrient Management on Shallow Groundwater Quality (R99.12) Harter, Thomas
Pest, Soil & Water Mgmt, Econ/Social Analysis Effects of Cover Crops on a Vineyard Ecosystem in the Northern San Joaquin Valley (R99.17) Ingels, Chuck
Pest Mgmt Quantifying Pest and Beneficial Insects in Insectary Hedgerows (R99.22) Long, Rachael
Soil Mgmt Evaluation of Cover Crop Mulches in No-Till Processing Tomato Production Systems (R96.49) Mitchell, Jeff
Integrated Farming Systems The Transition from Conventional to Low-Input or Organic Farming Systems: Soil Biology, Soil Chemisty, Soil Physics, Energy Utilization, Economics, and Risk (R88.225) Temple, Steve

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PUBLIC POLICY

Type

Project Title

Principal Investigator
Econ/Social Analysis, Public Policy Perspectives and Strategies of Alternative Food Initiatives in California Allen, Patricia
Econ/Social Analysis, Public Policy, Water Mgmt Scott River Basin Water Balance: Phase I (R97.47) Bundy, Lorrie
Food Security/ Community Dev., Food/Ag Educ, Urban Ag Willard Greening Project (R97.28) Huang, Yolanda
Food/Ag Educ Market Cooking for Kids: Facilitating Field Trips to Sustainable Agriculture Farms. Farmers' Guide to Hosting School Farm Field Trips Kraus, Sibella
Econ/Social Analysis, Public Policy A Spatially Explicit Vineyard Expansion Model: Addressing Crop Production, Public Policy, and Environmental Concerns (R96.47) Merenlender, Adina
Econ/Social Analysis, Marketing Natural Beef: Consumer Acceptability, Market Development and Economics (R96.50) Nader, Glenn

METHYL BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES

Type

Project Title

Principal Investigator
Pest Mgmt Cultural Control and Etiology of Replant Disorder of Prunus spp. (Z99.02) Browne, Greg
Pest Mgmt Microbiological Improvement of Root Health, Growth, and Yield of Strawberry (Z99.05) Duniway, John
Pest Mgmt Development of Grape Rootstocks with Multiple Nematode Resistance (Z99.06) Ferris, Howard
Pest Mgmt Containerized Strawberry Transplants as a Replacement for Methyl Bromide Soil Fumigation in California Strawberry Nurseries (Z99.09) Larson, Kirk
Pest Mgmt Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Control of Soil-borne Fungi, Bacteria and Weeds in Coastal Ornamental Crops (Z99.11) MacDonald, James
Pest Mgmt Acetaldehyde and Carbon Dioxide Fumigation for Postharvest Control of Insects on Strawberry Fruit (Z99.15) Mitcham, Elizabeth