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
a coordinated process of potato breeding, selection, evaluation, and variety development. Potato breeding and germplasm improvement in this project are conducted by four potato breeding programs (University of Maine, Cornell University, North
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
outlets. Mass merchandisers such as home improvement and grocery stores were showing a steady increase in market share, whereas traditional floral outlets such as garden centers were declining in their market share. These unique products that consumers are
used in interiorscaping, exterior private residential gardens, and public residential and commercial green spaces. As such, the nursery industry is linked intrinsically to urban and residential growth, home construction and renovation, and affluent
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
market quality. Surround (kaolin-based particle film) is an effective insect repellent and there are reports of improved red color development with its use. In a series of multi-year studies (Glenn et al., p. 249 ), `Empire' had consistent improvement in
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
cluster 3 purchased locally sourced plants the most, with 53% of participants spending 26% to 75% on locally sourced plants. Independent, free-standing garden centers and home improvement stores were mainly frequented by our participants, comprising 49% of