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Effect of Composted Biosolids on Trace Element Accumulation and Fruit Quality in Field-grown Apricots Track the accumulation of elements in an apricot orchard treated with wastewater treatment plant sludge (also called biosolids). Agricultural use of biosolids in fertilizer applications offers environmental and economical benefits through reuse of nutrients and organic matter. Project Number: 00-01-002 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Fresno Director: Banuelos, Gary Integrated on-farm Drainage Management (IFDM) on the West-side San Joaquin Valley To evaluate performance of salt-tolerant forages and halophytes. Involves the sequential reuse of drainage water to irrigate progressively more salt-tolerant crops, with final discharge of concentrated drainage that collects the salts in dry form. Project Number: 00-01-004 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Fresno Director: Benes, Sharon Development of an Integrated Farming System for the Production of Stone Fruit To test the efficacy of reduced-risk insecticides and oils for pest control on fruit trees. Restricted use of organophosphates requires new methods of controlling pests such as San Jose scale and peach twig borer. Project Number: 00-01-005 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Fresno Director: Bowerman, Earl Concentration and Potential of and Relationship between Juice Arginine and Wine Ethyl Carbamate Influenced by Rootstocks, Clones, Training, Pruning, Irrigation, and Soil Fertility in Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay Grapevines Determine if certain viticultural practices influence the formation of ethyl carbamate (EC) in wine. Focus will be on the amino acid arginine in grape juice, tracking its levels in juice and the resultant amounts of EC in wine. Project Number: 00-01-007 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Fresno Director: Gu, Sanliang Shrub Influences on Tree Regeneration in Sierra Nevada Forests Determine whether and how native shrubs affect survival of conifer seedlings in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Researchers will monitor seedling growth in combination with the shrubs ceanothus (Ceanothus cordulatus) and greenleaf manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula). Project Number: 00-01-011 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Fresno Director: Ann Kern, Ruth Ammonia Emissions Related to Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Practices To track atmospheric ammonia levels over different crops following nitrogen-based fertilizer applications. Results will help the farming industry learn more about soil ammonia emissions in California’s central San Joaquin Valley. Project Number: 00-01-013 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Fresno Director: Krauter, Charles F. Testing of a New Forage Grass (Pennisetum Sp.) to Determine its Comparative Feeding Value in Diets for Lactating Dairy Cattle Determine the value of elephant grass (Pennisetum) as a cattle feed. Trials include feeding grass to lactating Holstein cows and measuring palatability and nutrient value in the digestive system and in milk produced. Project Number: 00-01-019 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Fresno Director: Rothberg, Morton Treatment of Flushed Dairy Manure and Energy Production in an Anaerobic/Aerobic Lagoon System To capture biogases emitted from dairy lagoons that hold wastewater left over from daily washing of stalls and walkways. Project involves placing a plastic tarp over the lagoon and funneling biogases into a collection system. As the methane is collected, it not only prevents odors but also provides a renewable resource for use in generating electricity. Project Number: 00-01-024 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Director: Williams, Doug Integrating Soil, Water and Vine Fertility Management to Optimize Arthropod Pest Management and Improve Grape and Wine Quality To explore the integration of soil and irrigation management into a pest management program that will help minimize the risk of leafhopper or spider mite outbreaks and improve grape/wine quality Project Number: 00-02-011 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Director: Costello, Michael Micro-oxygenation of Red Table Wines: An Alternative to Traditional Aging To help the wine industry maintain quality and keep production costs down; features tests of steel containers equipped with small nozzles to inject compressed oxygen into the wine, allowing aging similar to that which occurs in oak barrels. Project Number: 00-02-014 Funding Round: 1 (1999-2000) Research Focus Area: Production and Cultural Practices ARI Member Campus: California State University, Fresno Director: Fugelsang, K.C. 1 2 3 4 5 ...