California Agriculture, April 1963 Volume 17, Number 4 "Burning
Tepee" aids air pollution studies Storage management and
nectarine shrivel by F. G. Mitchell , J. P. Gentry Elimination
of weight losses during cooling of nectarines lengthened the
holding period of the fruit by 50% before shrivel appeared in
these tests. Air velocity and relative humidity are the critical
factors, but changing requirements from the cooling to storage
phases make it inadvisable to use one room for both purposes at
the same time. Water supply and irrigation effects on alfalfa by
J. R. Davis , A. W. Fry , L. G. Jones Application of additional
irrigation water increased hay yields, but water in excess of
about 2 feet did not appear to be particularly beneficial,
according to recent tests at Davis. Adding the depth of initial
soil moisture storage, and assuming an irrigation efficiency of
70%, the total annual water requirement of alfalfa under these
conditions is about 4 1/2 acre-feet. When water supplies are
deficient, a good crop