Strawberry Plasticulture in North Carolina: I. Developing a Competitive Horticultural Industry Requires “Experts,” not “Participatory Groups.” [PDF]
The U.S. land-grant university system has been coming under increasing criticism by a number of extension professionals, as well as senior horticulturists, for its primary emphasis on basic research at the expense of applied research and service to horticultural industries. Once-strong extension/research/producer ties have been weakened, and this could
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Cultivo do meloeiro sob dois tipos de mulching e diferentes espaçamentos de plantio. [PDF]
O experimento foi realizado no período de junho a outubro de 2013, em área comercial, no município de Sobradinho/BA. Adotou-se o delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados, em esquema de parcela subdividida, com três repetições, onde a parcela foi ...
CORREIA, R. C. +4 more
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Sustainable production of healthy, affordable food in the UK: The pros and cons of plasticulture. [PDF]
Cusworth SJ +3 more
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Plasticulture: Diffusion of Plastic Materials in the Agricultural Sector
For more than half a century, the use of plastic in agriculture has given farmers opportunities for growing fruits and vegetables regardless of the season, and at the same time achieving better quality compared to open-field cultivation. The use of plastics, through various specific techniques, helps reduce the consumption of various resources such as
Valentina ConstanȚa Tudor +5 more
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Optimasi Dosis Pemupukan pada Budidaya Cabai (Capsicum Annuum L.) Menggunakan Irigasi Tetes dan Mulsa Polyethylene [PDF]
Chili peper (Capsicum annuum L.) var. Prabu was grown with polyethylene mulched and drip irrigation system on Andosol Sukamantri soil with low pH (4.5), low C-Organic (1.79%), low N-total (0.18%), high K content (0.76 me/100 g), and very high soil P2O5 ...
Alviana, V. F. (Vivit) +1 more
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Efeito da rotação de culturas sobre os índices produtivos de dois cultivares de tomate no município de Iranduba-AM. [PDF]
O projeto visa avaliar o efeito da rotação de culturas sobre os índices produtivos de dois cultivares de tomate na redução da incidência de murcha bacteriana, na região de Iranduba ...
CHAVES, F. C. M. +4 more
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to realize whether soil mulching, with different plastic mulch colors, is a suitable practice for the culture of pickling cucumber.
Vicente Torres-Olivar +5 more
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Manejo de videiras sob cultivo protegido Grapevines management under protected cultivation
O cultivo protegido na cultura da videira apresenta-se como uma alternativa na diminuição da incidência de doenças fúngicas em regiões que apresentam excesso de chuvas no período da maturação.
Geraldo Chavarria +1 more
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Energy Efficiency in Greenhouse Evaporative Cooling Techniques: Cooling Boxes versus Cellulose Pads [PDF]
Evaporative cooling systems using a combination of evaporative pads and extractor fans require greenhouses to be hermetic. The greatest concentration of greenhouses in the world is located in southeast Spain, but these tend not to be hermetic structures ...
Franco Salas, Antonio +2 more
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On the quest for novel bio-degradable plastics for agricultural field mulching. [PDF]
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