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objective of this study was to characterize variation among 54 accessions from the USDA-ARS collection for potential seed yield and nutritional quality when grown in the eastern United States. Materials and methods For this study, 54 accessions from mothbean

, and nutritional quality. Materials and Methods Plant material. Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea cv. Corvair) was grown in an open field during the spring of 2018, at the Kansas State University Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center, located in

temperatures on the crop’s nutrition, especially at different growth stages. Therefore, the main objective of the experiment was to evaluate the effects of short-term elevated temperatures on the nutritional quality of cowpea at different growth stages

environmental and nutritional factors of high-quality tomato varieties Food Chem. 176 278 287 Kubota, C. Kroggel, M. Torabi, M. Dietrich, K.A. Kim, H.J. Fonseca, J. Thomson, C.A. 2012 Changes in selected quality attributes of greenhouse tomato fruit as affected

plants, it is not only important to increase yields but also to improve quality. Improvements to quality attributes such as flavor and/or nutritional value can differentiate hydroponically grown products from field-grown products. The environmental

limiting elements in this study, but leaf nutrient concentrations were found to be poor indicators of plant quality and nutritional status as a result of strong dilution effects. Because areca palms are susceptible to the same nutrient deficiencies as other

regimes as well as numerous other characters. Relatively few efforts were undertaken to alter the nutritional content of harvested grain or vegetables during this time period, and few, if any, breeding efforts monitored nutritional quality as a component

. Effects of CO 2 enrichment and supplementary light on tomato fruit yield characteristics. Nutritional qualities were promoted by CaLs and CeLs, but were slightly reduced by CeLn ( Table 4 ). Compared with CaLn, CaLs affected nutrient contents the most

, poultry litter, clover + poultry litter, ammonium nitrate, and control treatments from 2008 to 2011. Discussion Leaf elemental tissue analysis, pecan yield, and quality indicate that poultry litter and clover provide adequate N nutrition for pecan

nutmeat yield and quality. Additionally, K nutritional stress of developing fruit is a factor potentially affecting profitability of trees otherwise thought to be K-sufficient. Materials and Methods Orchard characteristics The influence of