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Protected Cropping in Warm Climates: A Review of Humidity Control and Cooling Methods

Energies, 2019
The projected increase of the world’s population, coupled with the shrinking area of arable land required to meet future food demands, is building pressure on Earth’s finite agricultural resources.
Barkat Rabbi, Zhong-Hua Chen, Subbu Sethuvenkatraman   +2 more
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Sustainability assessment tools for organic greenhouse horticulture

, 2016
This booklet describes different tools currently employed for sustainability evaluation, according to the field of expertise and experience of the authors. Each method serves a different purpose and covers different aspects of sustainability (environmental, economic, social or all together).
Foresi, Lucia, Schmutz, U., Anton, Assumpcio, Vieweger, Anja, Bavec, Martina, Meier, Matthias, Shadid, Muhammad, Pena, Nancy, Petrasek, Richard, Stajnko, Denis, Vukamaniĉ, T., Landert, Jan, Weißhaidinger, Rainier, Meijer, R.J.M.   +13 more
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Characterization and Development of EST-SSRs by Deep Transcriptome Sequencing in Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis)

International Journal of Genomics, 2015
Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are among the most important markers for population analysis and have been widely used in plant genetic mapping and molecular breeding.
Qian Ding, Jingjuan Li, Fengde Wang, Yihui Zhang, Huayin Li, Jiannong Zhang, Jianwei Gao   +6 more
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Luminescent quantum dot films improve light use efficiency and crop quality in greenhouse horticulture. [PDF]

Front Chem, 2022
Hebert D, Boonekamp J, Parrish CH, Ramasamy K, Makarov NS, Castañeda C, Schuddebeurs L, McDaniel H, Bergren MR.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Evaluation of cover crops in high tunnel vegetable rotation [PDF]

, 2013
Organic vegetable production within high tunnels allows for an extended growing season, crop protection, and environmental control. The USDA National Organic Program (NOP) standards mandate evidence that the soil has been maintained and improved over the
Mays, Neal, McAfee, Jason, Patrick, Tyler A., Rom, Curt R.   +3 more
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Emissions by aerial routes from protected crop systems (greenhouses and crops grown under cover) : a position paper [PDF]

, 2009
This report describes the processes that may lead to emission of Plant Protection Products (PPP) from protected cultivation, through aerial routes. The introduction gives the background for this work and the limitations, outlining in particular why ...
Stanghellini, C.
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Sustainable greenhouse horticulture in Europe

, 2012
The European greenhouse horticulture represents one of the most intensive energy sector in agriculture and strongly contributes to increase the energy and environmental vulnerability within regions having a large greenhouse farming systems. Specifically, the European greenhouse farming sector is facing a trend that responds to the changing consumer’s ...
CAMPIOTTI, Carlo Alberto, Viola, C, ALONZO, Giuseppe, Bibbiani, C, Giagnacovo, G, Scoccianti, M, Tumminelli, G.   +6 more
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Comparison of Some Morpho-Physiological Characteristics and Fruit Yield of Hybrids of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) [PDF]

Majallah-i ̒Ulum-i Bāghbānī
Introduction Cucumis sativus L. (2n=2x=14) originates from the south of the Himalayan mountains and has at least 3000 years of history of cultivation in India.
K. Arab Salmani, A.H. Jalali, P. Jafari
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Evaluation of chilling requirements for six Arkansas blackberry cultivars utilizing stem cuttings [PDF]

, 2001
Woody perennial plants including blackberries (Rubus subgenus Rubus) require certain amounts of chilling or rest hours below 7ºC during the dormant season for successful bud break the following year.
Clark, John R., Yazzetti, Dayanee
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Study on the changes of miRNAs and their target genes in regulating anthocyanin synthesis during purple discoloration of cauliflower curd under low temperature stress

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionCauliflower is widely cultivated all over the world is attributed to its palatable flavor, high levels of anti-cancer compounds, and diverse array of nutrients. Exposure to extremely cold stress during production can result in a more frequent
Xingwei Yao, Xingwei Yao, Qi Zhang, Haidong Chen, Xianhong Ge, Yangdong Guo, Daozong Chen   +6 more
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