Poster Session 31— Vegetable Crops Management-Cropping Systems 2 29 July 2006, 1:15–2:00 p.m.
cropping systems [e.g., dry land bean ( Phaseolus spp.), tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ), and potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) in Latin America; winter melon ( Cucumis melo ) in Mediterranean regions], in field-grown vegetable crops irrigation is essential to
12 ORAL SESSION 1 (Abstr. 001-008) Vegetables: Cover Crops/Culture and Management
Poster Session 31— Vegetable Crops Management-Cropping Systems 2 29 July 2006, 1:15–2:00 p.m.
for vegetable farmers, and for the environment where these high-input and tillage-intensive crops are grown. For example, Buzby et al. (2006) estimated that the land devoted to dark-green vegetables alone would need to increase from 291,000 to 799
84 ORAL SESSION 16 (Abstr. 536–543) Vegetable Crops: Nutrition Tuesday, 25 July, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Oral Session 29—Vegetable Crops Culture & Management 2 30 July 2006, 10:30–11:45 a.m. Southdown Moderator: Elizabeth Maynard
Poster Session 5—Vegetable Crops Management–Cropping Systems 1 18 July 2005, 12:00–12:45 p.m. Poster Hall–Ballroom E/F
In the southeastern United States as in many parts of the world, a large percentage of modern commercial vegetable production relies on the use of raised-bed, plasticulture production systems, especially for warm-season crops ( Lamont, 1996
brown mustard, and oats can be planted in spring before short-duration, late-planted vegetable crops for weed management in vegetable cropping system. Brassica cover crops can suppress weeds ( Al-Khatib et al., 1997 ; Boydston and Al-Khatib, 1994