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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences


2006 Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report

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The University of Arizona
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Vice Provost and Dean
Eugene G. Sander

Vice Dean
Director, Agricultural Experiment Station
Colin Kaltenbach

Associate Dean
Director of Cooperative Extension
Jim Christenson

Associate Dean
Director of Academic Programs
David Cox

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences includes the John and Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, the School of Renewable Natural Resources, the Office of Arid Lands Studies, the Agricultural Experiment Station, Cooperative Extension, and the Office of Academic Programs.

The College is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action employer.

Arizona Agricultural Experiment
Station Research Report

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Susan McGinley

Managing Editor
Robert Casler

Photo Editor
Joanne Littlefield

Writers
Mari N. Jensen, Joanne Littlefield, and Susan McGinley

Graphic Designer
Maria-del-Carmen Aranguren

Director, Publication and Web
Robert Casler

Director, ECAT
David Cox

The Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report is a publication of the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Information in this report becomes public property upon publication and may be reprinted, provided no commercial endorsement is implied. Please credit authors, photographers, the publication and the University of Arizona. Any products, services or organizations mentioned, shown or indirectly implied in this publication do not imply endorsement by the University.

Crossroads for Chile Research
Collaboration in Cochise County increases yields, quality 
  PDF 1 (3.3Mb)

Birds of a Feather
Market clustering and Arizona’s economic future 
  PDF 2 (2.3Mb)

Monitoring Rangelands in Arizona
Method assesses changes over time for better management  
  PDF 3 (1.9Mb)

Cooling Cows
A metabolic approach to managing heat stress
  PDF 4 (1.2Mb)

The Diversity Inside: Cryptic Fungi on the Navajo Nation
Native American students contribute to a new area of biodiversity discovery
  PDF 5 (1.4Mb)

All Creatures Great and Small…and Endangered
Tracking squirrels in Arizona
  PDF 6 (2Mb)

Chemical Defenses in Herbs and Spices
Tracking biosynthetic pathways for human health
  PDF 7 (2.4Mb)

New Leads for Cancer Drugs
Targeting a specific biochemical pathway in tumors
  PDF 8 (1.9Mb)

Market Grade Fish with a Side of Basil
Sustainable aquaculture and hydroponics
  PDF 9 (824Kb)

Making Every Drop Count
Irrigation research and demonstration at Hubbell Trading Post
  PDF 10 (3.2Mb)

Location, Location, Location
The effect of riparian areas on property values in Tucson
  PDF 11 (1.92Mb)

New Barley Variety
“Low-input” crop uses less water, fertilizer
  PDF 12 (2.8Mb)

A Living Microbial Laboratory
Research in Kartchner Caverns State Park®
  PDF 13 (3.6Mb)

BIO5’s New Hub
Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building
  PDF 14 (1.5Mb)

CALS 2006 Research Awards
  PDF 17 (48Kb)

January 2007

Cover photos by Arizona State Parks, Betsy Arnold, David Gang, Joanne Littlefield, Jeff Silvertooth and Al Simons

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