Texas is one of the largest vegetable producers and consumers in the United States, ranking seventh in production value ($283 million) in 2017 [USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), 2019]. Commercial vegetable production areas in
soybean and maodou in China. In the United States, soybean is a major field crop, second only to corn in terms of total acreage and economic value. However, vegetable soybean is relatively new to North America, although it was once grown in the United
cultivation is particularly important for the production of fresh vegetables ( Gruda, 2005 ). Improvements in agricultural practices in the past mainly focused on productivity; today, objectives including crop product quality, production cost, and
PCRFs are important for selecting a suitable release pattern of PCRF that is matched to the needs of the developing vegetable crop for optimal and efficient N uptake, greater yields, and reduced losses of N to the environment ( Carson and Ozores
characteristics of crop growth. These simple-structured greenhouses have emerged as a favorite technique in northern China because it bridges the season gap in vegetable and fruit production ( Wei and Sun, 2014 ). Tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum ) has high
Grafting of fruiting vegetables was recorded as early as fifth century ( Lee and Oda, 2003 ) and again introduced in the early 1900s ( Lee et al., 2010 ). The method has been extensively adapted in Japan and Korea in the last 30 years and more
and physiology. With regard to nutritional quality, previous studies indicated that mild environmental stress or low fertilization could be exploited to enhance nutritional values of vegetable crops. Low N fertilization ( Galieni et al., 2015
Conservation International, two of the world’s “Biodiversity Hotspots,” Sundaland and Wallacea, are located in Indonesia ( Conservation International, 2012 ). Presently, the main vegetable crops in Indonesia are: cabbage ( Brassica oleracea ), potatoes
In the horticultural crop production of leafy vegetables, it is of practical importance to monitor crop size indicators such as the leaf area index (LAI), leaf fresh weight (LFW), and leaf length (LL). LAI, defined as half the total leaf area per
in the recent decades ( Janick et al., 1996 ). Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops including floriculture. The value of specialty crop production in the United States accounted