The effect application of nitrogen levels and intercropping ratios of pea (Pisum sativum) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) [PDF]
Introduction The practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously in the same field is called intercropping and it is a common feature in traditional farming of small landholders. It provides farmers with a variety of returns from land and labour,
Elham Raftari +3 more
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Inadequate use of water resources reduces their availability and therefore, research focused on their reutilization is required. This work evaluated the sanitary quality of lettuce irrigated with reused water in comparison with samples of lettuce ...
Claudinei Fonseca Souza +3 more
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Response of Fresh-Cut Iceberg Lettuce to Fumigation with Botanical Essential Oils
The study was conducted on iceberg lettuce ‘Ice Wave F1’. The effect of prestorage treatment with seven essential oils (EOs) of rosemary, peppermint, basil, thyme, marjoram, lemon, and oregano on the quality of cut lettuce was evaluated.
Grzegorzewska Maria +3 more
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Nutrient supply from organic amendments applied to unvegetated soil, lettuce and orchardgrass [PDF]
Organic sources of nutrients are increasingly being used in horticultural and certified organic production. The nutrient-supplying potentials of poultry manure compost (PM), feather meal (FM), alfalfa meal (AA) and vermicastings (VC) and an unamended ...
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SummaryLettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and its varieties are important vegetable crops worldwide. They are also well‐known, rarely reported, causes of contact allergy. As lettuce allergens and extracts are not commercially available, the allergy may be underdiagnosed.
Paulsen, Evy, Andersen, Klaus E
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Exploring the Potential of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) as an Early Crop in Florida’s Sandy Soils
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is planted in Florida starting late fall at the end of September and continuing through the last harvest in May. In recent years, the season has shortened because of warm temperatures and weather-related events, such as ...
Gustavo F. Kreutz +3 more
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Lettuce is an important agricultural plant which is often cultivated under artificial illumination including light of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Spectrum and intensity of used illumination and duration of photoperiod can strongly influence a final ...
Ekaterina Sukhova +4 more
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A pilot study on the lettuce and cucumber mixed cultivation in a recirculated aquaponics system [PDF]
Lettuce and cucumber are two essential salad ingredients that must be included for the dish to be complete. In the current study, we carried out a small pilot study on the co-cultivation of lettuce and cucumber in an effective aquaponics system.
Radhakrishnan Subramanian
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Development of a minigenome cassette for Lettuce necrotic yellows virus: A first step in rescuing a plant cytorhabdovirus [PDF]
Rhabdoviruses are enveloped negative-sense RNA viruses that have numerous biotechnological applications. However, recovering plant rhabdoviruses from cDNA remains difficult due to technical difficulties such as the need for concurrent in planta ...
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Chitin mixed in potting soil alters lettuce growth, the survival of zoonotic bacteria on the leaves and associated rhizosphere microbiology [PDF]
Chitin is a promising soil amendment for improving soil quality, plant growth, and plant resilience. The objectives of this study were twofold. First, to study the effect of chitin mixed in potting soil on lettuce growth and on the survival of two ...
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