Perceptions of Southern Mindanao Farmers On the Quality of Temperate Vegetables [PDF]
In Barangay Kapatagan, Digos City, Southern Mindanao Philippines, vegetable farmers hold a specific worldview on what quality vegetables are. This paper aims to define this worldview, compare this with expectations of marketing intermediaries down the ...
Concepcion, Sylvia B. +1 more
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Performance of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Reared on Various Horticultural Crops
The developmental performance and reproductive success of the Australian population of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) were evaluated on five horticultural crops under laboratory conditions. Sweetcorn and bean supported rapid development, lower mortality, and higher fecundity (good performance); whereas capsicum, strawberry, and okra resulted in ...
Rajendra Regmi +5 more
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A demonstration greenhouse for Malaysian Horticulture : trip report October 2010 [PDF]
This report results from the project “Tropical Horticulture in Malaysia”. Modernization of the greenhouse horticulture sector in Malaysiar is required in order to realize better quality of the product, higher yields and less production ...
Elings, A., Stijger, I.
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ABSTRACT Plant viruses are so harmful to crops. It is an urgent need to develop modern, environment‐friendly, and sustainable plant viral epidemic‐management strategies that are safe for both human health and the environment. The field of nanotechnology is gaining increased interest in plant science.
Xiao‐Wen Wang +6 more
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In traditional pest monitoring, specimens are manually inspected, identified, and counted. These techniques can lead to poor data quality and hinder effective pest management decisions due to operational and economic limitations.
Edgar Rodríguez-Vázquez +4 more
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Reduction of Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens Using Lime and Ammonia Evolved from Broiler Litter [PDF]
In laboratory and micro-plots simulations and in a commercial greenhouse, soil ammonia (NH3) and pH were manipulated as means to control soil-borne fungal pathogens and nematodes.
Adler, U. +8 more
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Evaluation of host plant resistance to Alfalfa mosaic virus in peppers in greenhouse and field
Alfalfa mosaic virus (Bromoviridae: Alfamovirus) (AMV) is an emerging pathogen of peppers (Capsicum spp. L.) in Colorado that has caused significant yield losses.
Lara M. Amiri-Kazaz +2 more
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Biological control of aphids by the predatory midge Aphidoletes Aphidimyza in the presence of intraguild predatory bugs and thrips [PDF]
Bloemhard, C.M.J. +2 more
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Vol. 10, No. 19, Nov. 11, 2004: Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News [PDF]
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Weinzierl, Rick
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A Farm-level Approach to the Methyl Bromide Phase-out: Identifying Alternatives and Maximizing Net Worth Using Stochastic Dominance and Optimization Procedures. [PDF]
Alternative fumigant and herbicide systems for Georgia's pepper farms are analyzed relative to soon-to-be phased-out methyl bromide system. Stochastic dominance analyses identify two alternatives exceeding MeBr's yield and financial efficiency.
Byrd, Mark M. +3 more
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