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Compost tea is a term used to refer to an aqueous solution produced using composted animal or vegetative matter. Over 10,000 customers have purchased equipment for home production of compost tea in the United States ( Carpenter-Boggs, 2005

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retail operations, including independent garden centers, florists, home improvement centers, and mass merchandisers or other chain stores ( Hall and Dickson, 2011 ). Consumers partake in a variety of educational services. They read books, subscribe to

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student service project at the Indio Senior Center. The students and us helped them refresh their raised garden beds for the fall planting of vegetables. The fresh vegetables and herbs that will be grown will be very beneficial to the senior citizens. As a

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improvements in spiritual health from horticultural activities. The study surveyed two groups of people with different horticultural backgrounds, and measured their opinions regarding the belief in the spiritual benefits of horticultural activities, both before

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Living Christmas trees: Home Garden Info. Ctr. Publ. No. 1751 19 Oct. 2006 < http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/hgic1751.htm >. Schansker, G. van Rensen, J.J.S. 1999 Performance of active photosystem II centers in photo inhibited pea leaves Photosynth

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contrast, many retail garden centers offer commercial test kits ranging in cost from $10 to $50 for multiple tests (the range of prices paid in this study) so that the cost per test can be relatively low. Home testing kits are also advantageous because

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imbalance in the body’s center of mass (COM), asymmetry of the pressure distribution under the feet, and an increase in body sway, thereby reducing balance ability and posture control ( Eng and Chu, 2002 ; Pang and Eng, 2008 ; Pollock et al., 2000 ). It

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considerations when selecting male parents ( Ssebuliba et al. 2008 ) and are indispensable in the efficient genetic improvement of bananas ( Fortescue and Turner 2005 ). Wild diploid bananas such as ‘Calcutta 4’ [International Musa Germplasm Transit Center (ITC

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Over the years, children in America have consistently consumed fewer than the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables [ Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 1996a ; Cullen et al., 2001 ; Domel et al., 1993b ; Krebs-Smith et al., 1996 ; Subar

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descending order. Discussion Because of genetic improvements in plant head size, the romaine phenotype had larger fresh and dry weights than the butterhead and loose-leaf phenotypes. In the present study, results revealed that the calcium concentration did

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