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The influence of lime sulphur on the quality and sulphur content of organic 'Royal Gala' and 'Braeburn' apples : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Agribusiness at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Black spot or apple scab is a major disease in apple (Malus domestica) production. Its control is especially difficult in organic production systems that rely on copper- and sulphur-based fungicides which are not very effective and demand a high number ...
Ihringer, Diana
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Circular 55 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
This report summarizes evaluations of vegetable varieties conducted by the Horticultural Research Program of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. The objective of this research is to select varieties of vegetables that are adapted to the environment of ...
Griffith, M., Matheke, G., Wagner, P.J.
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Potato Productivity Response to Potassium Fertilizer Source and Rate in Oregon’s Columbia Basin

open access: yesAgronomy
Potatoes require high potassium (K) fertilization for good yields, especially in Oregon’s Columbia Basin, but little is known about how K rate and source affect potatoes.
Shahram Torabian   +7 more
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Potato of foreign breeding varieties’ evalution on resistance to casuative agents of wart Synchytrium endobioticum Schilbersky Percival

open access: yesКарантин і захист рослин
Goal. To determine the reaction of potato cultivars of foreign breeding to infection by Ukrainian pathotypes of the potato wart pathogen for their inclusion in the State Register of Plant Varieties Suitable for Dissemination in Ukraine and for their use ...
H. Zelia, T. Sonets, S. Mykhailyk
doaj   +1 more source

Russeting of bartlett pears: Experiments in 1953 indicate some factor other than copper in fire blight control is cause of russeting

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1954
Copper dusts–applied to Bartlett pear trees during the blossoming period– were not the primary cause of fruit russet, during the 1953 season.
R Harris, W Griggs
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Better Dead Than GM-Fed? Information and the Effects of Consumers' Resistance to GM-Foods in High-Income Countries [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper addressed the puzzling resistance of Presidents of southern African countries to food aid in 2002, given near certain starvation and long-term negative health effects of malnutrition of their constituents.
Huffman, Wallace   +3 more
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Avoiding ethylene concentrations in harvested lettuce

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1978
At almost any stage of the handling process, lettuce may be exposed to ethylene gas, trace amounts of which can cause russet spotting.
L Morris   +3 more
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Russet on Bartlett pears: Neither sprays nor dusts applied during the cluster-bud and bloom period increased russeting in tests during 1956 season

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1957
Russet of Bartlett pears was not increased by the cluster-bud spray or bloom period dusts applied in test orchards during the spring of 1956.
R Harris, W Griggs
doaj  

THE VALUE TO CONSUMERS OF GM FOOD LABELS IN A MARKET WITH ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION: EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTAL AUCTIONS [PDF]

open access: yes
With the controversy over genetically modified (GM) foods continuing to grow, there has been a major push for mandatory labeling of GM foods by consumer advocacy and environmental groups in the United States.
Huffman, Wallace E.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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