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United States Trade Flows for Selected Categories of Specialty Crops [PDF]

Nationally, Florida ranked second in farm cash receipt from all crops and second, based on value, in vegetable production (USDA, 2003). It also ranked fourteenth out of all the states with respect to agricultural exports with its top exports, fruits and ...
Lowe, Garfield G., Davis, Carlton George, Kilmer, Richard L.   +2 more
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Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis provides insights into anthocyanin biosynthesis in Cichorium intybus L.

BMC Plant Biology
Background Chicory is a unique and nutritious vegetable crop. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying anthocyanin biosynthesis in chicory remain poorly understood.
Mingzhao Zhu, Ran Zhao, Hanying Wu, Baohai Zhang, Bin Zhang, Xiangyang Han   +5 more
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Extreme Weather Events and Consumer Food Responses

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates consumer food responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which affected a swath of the Southeastern U.S. in 2024. Using representative consumer survey data from six affected states, we analyze 10 distinct food responses classified into ex ante and ex post responses, and examine their associations with food insufficiency
Ahmad Zia Wahdat, Joseph Balagtas
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GERMPLASM EVALUATION PROJECT FOR TROPICAL LEAF VEGETABLES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS [PDF]

, 2017
The increased consumption of new and exotic vegetables of tropical origin such as dasheen {Colocasia esculenta L. Schott.) and amaranth {Amaranthus spp,) has stimulated great interest for research on diese crops.
Crossman, S. M. A., Kowalski, J. A., Palada, M. C.   +2 more
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

SEGMENTATION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF AGRI-FOOD NICHE MARKETS: EXAMPLES FROM THE LITERATURE [PDF]

Niche marketing has recently received a great deal of attention in the agri-food trade press and in academic circles as a legitimate strategy for small- and medium-sized agri-food firms.
Phillips, Jon C., Peterson, H. Christopher   +1 more
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Building Soil Organic Matter with Cover Crops [PDF]

, 2014
When growing vegetables and specialty crops, a soil high in organic matter is very desirable. Higher amounts of soil organic matter generally mean greater plant productivity whether crops are being grown by traditional or organic ...
Prunty, Regina
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Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis provides insights into anthocyanin biosynthesis in Portulaca oleracea

BMC Plant Biology
Background Pigment synthesis pathways in Caryophyllales have long been debated, with uncertainties surrounding the biosynthesis and regulation of anthocyanins in representative species.
Mingzhao Zhu, Hanying Wu, Yiqian Fu, Linlin You, Caiyun Yang, Ran Zhao, Xiangyang Han   +6 more
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Evaluating three foliar-applied biostimulants for Asian leafy green production under high tunnel conditions

Technology in Horticulture
Asian leafy greens are a group of cool-season vegetables valued for their versatility, nutritional quality, and rapid growth, and have been increasingly cultivated in various growing systems and climates.
Jacob Arthur, Tongyin Li, Guihong Bi, Shecoya White, Raju Bheemanahalli   +4 more
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Do Universal Free School Meals Improve the Dietary Quality of Food‐At‐Home Purchases?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since 2014, the number of schools offering universal free meals to all enrolled children without requiring annual meal applications has increased meaningfully. Using USDA's Purchase to Plate Crosswalk, a difference‐in‐differences framework, and a nationwide consumer panel, the effect of universal‐free‐meal exposure on the diet quality of food ...
Xueying Ma, Andres Cuadros‐Meñaca, Michael R. Thomsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source