WB being discontinued for a total of 10 d. This was carried out to reflect grower practices where saturated soils would not be irrigated because of the potential for soil-borne diseases. The VegApp-irrigated plots used relatively more water compared
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roadside and farmers' markets. However, advanced integrated pest management (IPM) and more effective biocontrol agents have recently been successfully used in northeastern U.S. orchards ( Agnello et al., 2003 ; MacHardy, 2000 ; Prokopy et al., 2003
alterations during data collection. We therefore decided to use the percentage of shaded soil at solar noon or the percentage of groundcover (PGC) to estimate LI; this is an easier and more economical way to obtain the required data ( Fakorede and Mock, 1977
production ( Carpio et al., 2003 ) and improve cuttings' rooting and survival ( Druege et al., 2006 ). Plants colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are also more efficient in nutrient uptake, more resistant to soil-borne pathogens, and more tolerant
, 177 hybrid seeds were harvested from the cross, with 34 seedlings surviving after germination and transplanting in 2005. Under a conventional management and pest control regime, seedlings started bearing in 2007, and fruit and tree characteristics were
, particularly at the higher rate, reduced yield as much as 35% in ‘Duke’ ( Strik et al., 2017a ). Fertilization with fish solubles and adding yard-debris compost to the mulch resulted in high soil and leaf K concentration that was negatively correlated with
Cycas micronesica was threatened by the 2003–07 invasions of Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi and two other specialist insect pests to the islands of Guam and Rota ( Marler, 2012 ; Marler and Muniappan, 2006 ; Moore et al., 2005 ). This unique
). Reported uses of PP include soil conservation, pasture, hay, and a replacement for turf ( French et al., 2001 ). Because of low water and nutrient requirements and the absence of serious pests ( Baltensperger et al., 1986 , French et al., 2001 ), PP may
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