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Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov ( Fig. 1 ) was one of the foremost innovators of plant improvement during the first half of the twentieth century. His major achievements include the prescient Law of Homologous Variation, the concept of Centers of Origin
landscape and urban forestry services such as design, installation, and maintenance; and retail operations including independent garden centers, florists, home improvement centers, and lawn/garden departments at home centers, mass merchandisers, or other
3 ). Storage root yields exceeded 10 t·ha −1 on-farm under good growing conditions ( Tables 2 and 3 ) compared with the average national storage root yield of 4.0 t·ha −1 ( International Potato Center, 1999 ). Here we report the release of
select effectively against these negative characteristics. Early improvement objectives. An early description of papaya production in the United States, focusing primarily on Florida, listed six named cultivars there, including Hawaiian solo ( Traub et al
a category of environmental chemicals that are a major contributor to reduced indoor air quality. Humans inhale a diverse array of VOCs from the air in homes and offices. Some VOCs are known to be toxic, thus their prevalence poses a serious health
improvement. POTENTIAL VALUE OF PRIMOCANE BLACKBERRIES Primocane-fruiting has several advantages, including: 1) potential of two crops on the same plant in the same year (floricane followed by primocane); 2) later-season (fall) fruiting that is
Compost tea is a term used to refer to an aqueous solution produced using composted animal or vegetative matter. Over 10,000 customers have purchased equipment for home production of compost tea in the United States ( Carpenter-Boggs, 2005
student service project at the Indio Senior Center. The students and us helped them refresh their raised garden beds for the fall planting of vegetables. The fresh vegetables and herbs that will be grown will be very beneficial to the senior citizens. As a
imbalance in the body’s center of mass (COM), asymmetry of the pressure distribution under the feet, and an increase in body sway, thereby reducing balance ability and posture control ( Eng and Chu, 2002 ; Pang and Eng, 2008 ; Pollock et al., 2000 ). It
descending order. Discussion Because of genetic improvements in plant head size, the romaine phenotype had larger fresh and dry weights than the butterhead and loose-leaf phenotypes. In the present study, results revealed that the calcium concentration did