Research Catalog

Title

Field guide to California agriculture / Paul F. Starrs, Peter Goin.

Author

Starrs, Paul F.

Publication

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.

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Additional Authors

Goin, Peter, 1951-

Description

xxii, 475 p. : col. ill., col. maps; 20 cm.

Series Statement

California natural history guides ; no. 98

Uniform Title

California natural history guides ; 98.

Subject

Agriculture > California

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A California cornucopia -- California agriculture: a panoramic glimpse -- Why is that raised there? Regions, climate, and products -- California agriculture through thick, thin, and time -- Agricultural variations: rangelands, pasture, and water use -- Farming at the urban fringe: innovations and challenges -- Agriculture's demands on California -- The paradox and poetics of agriculture: a gallery -- Keying on California agriculture -- Agricultural product identification: a height-based guide -- Animal products, crops, and commodities -- Livestock and livestock products -- Tree crops -- Vine, bush, and trellis crops -- Field, root, and row crops -- Grain, hay, and pasture crops -- Regions and districts: Bay Area urban agriculture -- North Bay -- The Delta -- Sacramento Valley -- Central Coast -- San Joaquin Valley -- Sierran Realm -- Emerald Triangle -- Northern California -- Southland urban agriculture -- Desert regions -- Epilogue: Looking toward the nature of California agriculture.

ISBN

• 9780520247642 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0520247647 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780520265431 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0520265432 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009039092

OCLC

449860824

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library