Instructions

Instructions for the Conference Proceedings

California Plant & Soil Conference - 2012

Thank you for participating in the Plant and Soil Conference. Your paper will be published in the Conference Proceedings. For consistency and uniformity please use Times New Roman, size 12 font for text and 14 Bold font for title.
Use single-spaced text with 1-inch margins on all sides. Do not use logo or letterhead.
Suggested length is three to six pages. Please keep summary short.
Be sure to include name(s) of author(s) and affiliation(s) below the title. Also include addresses, phone number, FAX, and e-mail address. (see attached example or http://calasa.ucdavis.edu for full proceeding examples)
Tables, graphs, and line drawings are acceptable. Color and half tone graphics will be reproduced as black and white. All tables, graphs and drawings should be in the “portrait” setup. Do not use “landscape” page setup.
Note mechanical style in attached example. Title and section headings are Bold the rest is standard. Follow American Society of Agronomy style for any citations.
Standard English units are preferred. If metric units are used, please include dual units. For example: 1.0 kg/ha (0.9 lbs./acre).
Do not type page numbers. Pages will be numbered in final preparation for printing.
Do not use headers or footers for footnotes or titles.
An electronic copy, formatted as per instructions provided should be sent to your session chair by December 2, 2011. This “due” date is set to provide time for editing and printing the proceedings for the conference.

DEADLINE: If you cannot meet the deadline for your session, please contact your session chair as soon as possible.

Summary

Times New Roman Font – 12 point for text, 14 point for titles
Three to six pages, single spaced
One inch margins all sides
Portrait page setup
Do not use logos, letterhead, headers, footers, or page numbers please

Proceedings Example