Shade can increase total and market yield of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) grown in hot climates. Tomato plants grown in Egypt for the entire season under shade that attenuated 30% to 40% of sunlight had higher yields and more fruit
.), produced higher yield, and increased marketable fruit by 82% to 98% ( Kadir et al., 2006 ; Yao and Rosen, 2011 ). High tunnel production of small fruit in the United States has most acreages in raspberry and strawberry, with more applications in blueberry
’ tolerance to suboptimal temperatures. In addition, grafting is known to increase cucumber yield, improve fruit quality, extend harvest period, and enhance salt tolerance ( Davis et al., 2008 ). Squash ( Cucurbita maxima , C. moschata ), interspecific squash
), possibly due to decreases in Fe and/or N uptake ( Poonnachit and Darnell, 2004 ). Increased N uptake by blueberries grown in amended soil promotes greater growth and yield compared with plants grown in nonamended soil ( Burkhard et al., 2009 ). However
Root-knot nematodes ( Meloidogyne sp.) adversely affect yields of arabica coffee ( Coffea arabica ) in many coffee-growing regions. In Kona, HI, kona coffee root-knot nematodes [ Meloidogyne konaensis ( Eisenback et al., 1994 )] are extremely
more than one-quarter of an inch in diameter ( Bachman and Hinman, 2008 ). In fact, scape removal improved bulb yield from 5% to 15% in a Minnesota study, depending on the amount of organic matter in the soil ( Rosen and Tong, 2001 ). Hardneck garlic is
susceptible to root knot nematode ( Meloidogyne spp.) infestation. In studies by Rhoden et al. (1990a , 1990b) , root knot nematodes resulted in reduced seed yield and decreased pod production. Plant dry weight was also significantly reduced by this
China is the world’s largest sweetpotato producer, with annual plantings and total production accounting for 70% and 85%, respectively, of the world’s supply ( Tang et al., 2010 ). Sweetpotato sprouts are an ideal green vegetable with a high yield
growth for the following season’s crop ( Yarborough, 2006 ). The overall objectives of pruning are to obtain optimal and stable yields of high-quality fruit and to increase the plant life span ( Pescie et al., 2011 ). Pruning renews the canopy and
green to yellow ( Taylor and Rushing, 2012 ). Trees were harvested one or two times depending on the crop load. In general, all trees were harvested between mid-August and the first week of September and total yield per tree recorded for each year