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certainly interesting in light of the tremendous interest in and current discussions centered on the health and nutrition of our citizens. He also stated: “We are now having our first opportunity to compare notes as to the effect of the World War upon
, Bhimanagouda S. Patil 1 , and Kevin M. Crosby 1 ; 1 Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845; 2 Texas AgriLIFE Research, Weslaco, TX 78596; 3 Department of Ecosystem Science
high, 80 cm across) using a press-pan-type bed shaper machine. The machine also placed a drip-tape irrigation tube at 5 to 6 cm below the soil surface along the center of each bed. For weed control, Sinbar (Terbacil 80% WP) at 2 kg·ha −1 was applied on
aesthetic appeal for the particular area in which it is grown. Low-input turf areas can include home lawns, roadsides, cemeteries, military installations, low-use parks and schools, or golf course roughs ( Dernoeden et al., 1994 ; Hanks et al., 2005 ). The
wide range of system designs ( Morrow, 2008 ; Olle and Viršile, 2013 ). Perhaps most important commercially, current state-of-the-art red and blue LEDs have efficiencies that approach or exceed 40% to 50%, which is a significant improvement from where
Apple is one of the most important species among the temperate fruit crops. According to Vavilov (1930) , Central Asia is the center of origin for the domestic apple. His theory of “geography of genes,” that germplasm for breeding for resistance
. Patil 1 , 1 Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, 2 Department of Poultry Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845 Citrus fruits contain a multitude of bioactive compounds with various health
interest in applying CEA practices to urban agriculture (UA), including small- (e.g., in-home production or indoor gardens), medium- (e.g., community gardens), or large-scale commercial operations [e.g., rooftop greenhouses or warehouse-based indoor “plant
link VPD to needle abscission. Materials and Methods Sample collection. A total of 48 branches were collected from a 14-year-old (at the time of experiment) balsam fir orchard at the Tree Breeding Center, Department of Natural Resources, Debert, Nova
and Southeast Asia, including China, comprise the primary and secondary centers of diversity, respectively, of cucumber. India and central and southwest Asia comprise the primary center of diversity for melon with China as a secondary center of