heteroscedasticity. Tukey’s honestly significant difference test was used to compare means when appropriate. Finally, we ran an economic assessment to compare the financial feasibility of grafting using production values from the grower and those published by Rysin
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David H. Suchoff, Jonathan R. Schultheis, Matthew D. Kleinhenz, Frank J. Louws, and Christopher C. Gunter
T.M. DeJong, K.R. Day, R. Beede, and R.S. Johnson
Current recommendations for fruit thinning of processing clingstone peaches in California suggest that growers delay thinning until an assessment of fruit size is made at reference date (10 days after first indications of pit hardening) and then adjust the crop load according to the fruit size attained. Recent research on modelling peach fruit growth indicates that delaying thinning until reference date (usually mid-May) can substantially limit final fruit size potential and crop yield when initial fruit set is heavy. In 1991 we initialed a field study to lest these model predictions and evaluate the yield response and economic feasibility of fruit thinning within 50 days of bloom to a specific crop load. The experiment was conducted in commercial orchards of the extra-early maturing cling peach cultivars Loadel and Carson. Three thinning treatments involved thinning different sets of trees on April 10, April 30, (∼30 and 50 dafb) and May 23 (reference date). Although costs of thinning at the earlier dates were 140-290% of thinning at reference date the increase in yield resulting from early thinning more than compensated for the higher thinning costs. There were no major effects of thinning treatment on the occurrence of split pits or other quality characteristics. This research has stimulated a re-evaluation of commercial fruit thinning practices used for clingstone peaches in California.
Yan Xu, Rachael E. Goodhue, James A. Chalfant, Thomas Miller, and Steven A. Fennimore
, even if the majority of a field is treated with a fumigant, steam can increase field-level returns by reducing weed and pest pressure if it is used in the field’s buffer zone. This analysis evaluates the economic feasibility of steam application as a
labor costs for small-scale chinese chestnut orchards are as much as 50% of the cost of production. Warmund et al. (p. 376) evaluated the economic feasibility of using a manual nut-harvesting tool versus two types of paddock vacuums. Economic analyses
Kevin Athearn, Marina Burani-Arouca, Nicholas Dufault, Clyde Fraisse, Joshua Freeman, Robert Hochmuth, Tatiana Sanchez, Tatiana Borisova, Tyler Pittman, and Luke Harlow
assessment and policy analysis J. Agric. Appl. Econ. 32 299 315 https://doi.org/10.1017/S107407080002037X Richardson, J.W. Herbst, B.K. Outlaw, J.L. Chope Gill, R. 2007 Including risk in economic feasibility analyses: The case of ethanol
Suzette P. Galinato, Aidan Kendall, and Carol A. Miles
the tall spindle system. Table 4. Assessment of economic feasibility of freestanding and tall spindle cider apple orchard investments based on net present value (NPV) and payback period, and different discount rates. How do we reconcile the
Robin G. Brumfield, Laura B. Kenny, Alyssa J. DeVincentis, Andrew K. Koeser, Sven Verlinden, A.J. Both, Guihong Bi, Sarah T. Lovell, and J. Ryan Stewart
practices will not be compatible with their existing production systems ( Dennis et al., 2010 ; Laroche et al., 2001 ). This study explores the economic feasibility and social cost impact of incorporating alternative containers into a greenhouse production
Olya Rysin and Frank J. Louws
infestation, grafted plants demonstrated great potential for maintaining fruit yields and reducing economic losses. At the same time, grafting was not economically feasible when used in fields with low nematode pressure, in which case there was no significant
Laura A. Warner, Alexa J. Lamm, Peyton Beattie, Sarah A. White, and Paul R. Fisher
. Educators’ continued interaction beyond initial adoption can help growers as they decide whether to continue or discontinue the use of a conservation technology based on site-specific constraints and performance (economic and efficacy) assessments
Tatiana Pagan Loeiro da Cunha-Chiamolera, Miguel Urrestarazu, Arthur Bernardes Cecílio Filho, and Isidro Morales
economic feasibility of intercropping tomato and lettuce and intercropping cucumber and lettuce in protected cultivation. In recent years in Brazil, soilless vegetable farming within a protected environment has become more popular as it avoids potential