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Evaluation of the impact of a school gardening intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Current academic literature suggests that school gardening programmes can provide an interactive environment with the potential to change children’s fruit and vegetable intake.
Neil Hancock, Janet E Cade, Camilla Nykjaer, Christian, MS, Evans, CE, Charlotte EL Evans, Cade, JE, Meaghan MeaghanS Christian, Nykjaer, C, Hancock, N, Meaghan S Christian   +10 more
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The Vegetable Garden [PDF]

Nature, 1886
THIS is an English edition of a book which under its original title of “Les Plantes Potageres” has been received with encomiums alike by gardeners and by men of science. Professedly addressed solely to practical gardeners, it is so conscientiously elaborated that it has become, and will remain, a standard book of reference for the naturalist. This is a
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Animal‐Based Brands Taking the Plant‐Based Opportunity: A Tasting Experiment Exploring Consumer Acceptance of Plant‐Based Brand Extensions

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how consumer taste and brand equity perceptions shape the acceptance of plant‐based milk products. Using a blind/informed tasting experiment, we evaluated consumers' willingness to buy (WTB) and taste perception of a plant‐based milk alternative produced by a traditional dairy brand, compared with competing plant‐based ...
Federico Parmiggiani, Mirta Casati, Elena Castellari, Fosca Vezzulli, Veronica Vitali, Milena Lambri, Claudio Soregaroli   +6 more
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Hands-on childcare garden intervention: A randomized controlled trial to assess effects on fruit and vegetable identification, liking, and consumption among children aged 3–5  years in North Carolina

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Gardening at childcare centers may have a potent influence on young children’s learning about fruits and vegetables and their development of healthy dietary behaviors. This randomized controlled trial examined the effect of a garden intervention on fruit
Nilda G. Cosco, Nancy M. Wells, Daowen Zhang, L. Suzanne Goodell, Muntazar Monsur, Tong Xu, Robin C. Moore   +6 more
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AI‐Enabled RGB Light‐to‐Frequency Sensor for Nondestructive Salinity Stress Monitoring in Medicinal Plants

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A distributed wireless sensing framework enables noninvasive monitoring of plant salinity stress through leaf reflectance measurements acquired with portable optical sensors. The collected data are processed using TinyML‐based neural network models deployed at the edge, enabling accurate, real‐time, and low‐cost classification of salinity levels, while
Ali Ahmad, Vinie Lee Silva‐Alvarado, Arman Heydari, Sandra Sendra, Jaime Lloret   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nematode Management in the Vegetable Garden

EDIS, 2005
This document provides guidance for managing plant-parasitic nematodes in non-commercial vegetable gardens in Florida. It explains nematode biology, symptoms of infestation, and diagnostic methods.
William Crow, Robert A. Dunn
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Effect and process evaluation of a real-world school garden program on vegetable consumption and its determinants in primary schoolchildren.

PLoS ONE, 2019
ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a school garden program on children's vegetable consumption and determinants and to gain insight into the process of the program.MethodsThe "Taste Garden" is a real-world nine-week school ...
Nele Huys, Greet Cardon, Marieke De Craemer, Ninotchka Hermans, Siska Renard, Marleen Roesbeke, Wout Stevens, Sara De Lepeleere, Benedicte Deforche   +8 more
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Community partner perspectives on community‐academic health research partnerships with Black American communities: A scoping review

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Evaluations of community‐engaged research (CEnR) typically emphasize health outcomes rather than the partnership processes that contribute to intervention effectiveness. This scoping review synthesized community partner‐identified strategies for successful community‐academic health research partnerships with Black American communities and ...
Kaylyn A. Garcia, Dylan R. Wong, Derek M. Griffith, Nada M. Goodrum, Bret Kloos, Shannon Deutsch, Guillermo M. Wippold   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Compact Tomato Cultivars for Container Gardening Indoors and under Sunlight

Horticulturae, 2022
Numerous compact tomato cultivars are available for home gardening. However, evaluations under different environmental conditions are limited. The aim of this study was to characterize the growth and productivity of 20 compact tomato cultivars grown ...
Stephanie Cruz, Edzard van Santen, Celina Gómez   +2 more
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Ant Diversity of the Xisha Islands: Community Structure, Exotic Species Colonization, and Ecological Functions in a Tropical Coral Archipelago

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
The first inventory of ants from the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea was compiled, revealing 21 species: 70% native and 30% exotic. Anthropogenic disturbance primarily drove exotic colonization, whereas island area showed weak positive effects on species richness. Most ants were omnivorous, with key mutualistic and seed‐dispersal roles.
Hua‐Yan Chen, Zhi‐Xuan Liu, Zheng‐Hui Xu, Rui‐Chong Wang, Shi‐Xiao Luo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source