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Despite benefits, commercialization of transgenic horticultural crops lags
California Agriculture, 2004 The acreage of agronomic crops (soybean, cotton, corn and canola) developed using recombinant DNA technology has expanded dramatically since their introduction in 1996, while the commercialization of biotech horticultural crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts ...
D Clark, H Klee, A Dandekar
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Usage of Tagetes and Tanacetum as Dye Plants for Natural and Artificial Fibers
Open Agriculture, 2018 This study is presenting results from an experiment with two well-known dye plants and their interaction with different types of textile fibres. Briefly, fresh and dry inflorescences of Tagetes patula and dry inflorescences of Tanacetum vulgare were used
Kaššák Pavol, Kaffková Katarína
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HortScience, 1998 Photoperiod requirements are important for optimum flower development, decreasing production time, year-round flowering, and/or for increasing vegetative growth necessary in stock plant production. The photoperiodic responses were determined for 24 vegetatively propagated specialty floral crops. Each plant species was grown at 8-, 10-, 12-, 14-, and 16-
Millie S. Williams, Terri Woods Starman
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BMC Biology, 2021 Background Brassica oleracea includes several morphologically diverse, economically important vegetable crops, such as the cauliflower and cabbage.
Ning Guo +25 more
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Economic Studies Reinforce Efforts to Safeguard Specialty Crops in the United States
, 2021 Cornell virologist Marc Fuchs and collaborators documented significant economic impact of 'clean plant' programs in grapes and other specialty ...
Podolec, Michelle
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Genetic engineering to improve quality, productivity and value of crops
California Agriculture, 2000 Over the next 25 years, we believe that the most significant changes in crops will come about by applying genetic engineering tools. Crops may be bioengineered to produce modified kinds of starch, oils and high-value proteins for better nutrition ...
A Dandekar, N Gutterson
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Summary - Florida Greenhouse Vegetable Production Handbook, Vol 1
EDIS, 2018 The production of greenhouse vegetables involves dealing with specialty horticultural crops that have some exacting requirements. If the production phase of greenhouse vegetable culture can be characterized, it would certainly include the descriptors ...
George Hochmuth
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Beyond yields: Climate change effects on specialty crop quality and agroecological management
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2016 Climate change is impacting the sustainability of food systems through shifts in natural and human dimensions of agroecosystems that influence farmer livelihoods, consumer choices, and food security.
Selena Ahmed, John Richard Stepp
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Assessing potential risk of heavy metal exposure from consumption of home-produced vegetables by urban populations [PDF]
, 2004 We performed a risk assessment of metal exposure to population subgroups living on, and growing food on, urban sites. We modeled uptake of cadmium, copper, nickel, lead, and zinc for a selection of commonly grown allotment and garden vegetables ...
Moir, Ann M +18 more
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Plant Management and Soil Improvement in Specialty Crop Production
Applied SciencesSpecialty crops, which include fruits, vegetables, nuts, and ornamental plants, play a crucial role in global agriculture and nutrition [...]
Xunfeng Chen, Linchuan Fang
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