82 COLLOQUIUM 3 Municipal Waste Compost Production and Uses for Horticultural Crops
29 ORAL SESSION 2 (Abstr. 013–019) Vegetable Crops: Fertilizer Management
27 ORAL SESSION 1 (Abstr. 401-405) Vegetable Crops: Crop Physiology
Cover crops improve soil health and can be beneficial for weed management by suppressing weeds at different stages. During the cover crop growth period, cover crops can reduce weed growth and seed production through direct competition or
determinant of price, because all fruit greater than 55 mm in diameter receive the same price. To improve fruit size, hand thinning is normally done in most peach and nectarine orchards. It is widely recognized that fruit size is largely determined by crop
persistent diseases and pests. As the growers have continued to use similar equipment since 2004, it appears that these application techniques are insufficient for crop protection purposes ( Braekman and Sonck, 2008 ). Furthermore, Braekman et al. (2010
12 ORAL SESSION 1 (Abstr. 001-008) Vegetables: Cover Crops/Culture and Management
Berries are widely appreciated by the Western palate and have provided highly nutritive components to the human diet for millennia ( Hummer and Janick, 2007 ). Strawberries are a noted American crop, yet they are not without influence from Asian
There have been reports of cover crops increasing the yield of the following crops ( Clark, 2007 ; Dabney et al., 2010 ; Delgado et al., 2007 ). However, there is a need for additional research on the potential benefits that cover crops may have
Oral Session 22— Fruit/Small Fruit Crops Physiology/Production 29 July 2006, 10:00–11:45 a.m. Borgne Moderator: Kitrin Glozer