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County, Jiangxi is generally less than 16%, and this seriously affects fruit taste and flavor. Dry matter is an important index of fruit quality; it determines the fruit flavor and taste of Actinidia fruit when they are eating ripe ( Burdon et al., 2004

Shoot growth, quality, and number of flower buds Surface irrigation. At the high N rate, shoot dry weight, SGI, quality, and flower bud counts of overhead-irrigated plants grown in the experimental substrates were similar to control plants in all but

aestivum ) ( Beeson, 2006 ; Leskovar and Piccinni, 2005 ; Welsh and Zajicek, 1993 ; Zhang et al., 2005 ). Significant reductions in application volumes were found with equivalent or greater growth and quality than nondeficit controls. The concept has not

tensiometer-controlled irrigation for differently amended soils, 2) evaluate growth responses and aesthetic quality of an annual bedding plant in relation to different soil amendment practices, and 3) determine feasibility of field clay as an amendment for

emulsion [5N(0.5 ammoniacal N, 3.5 water soluble N, and 1% urea N)–0.44P–0.83K] was applied to all plants. Table 1. Total amount of irrigation water applied (cm) and growing season (days) among three treatments, i.e., control, partial root-zone drying

strategies exhibited a greater MI than control fruit. On the other hand, total crop load correlated inversely to fruit weight ( r = –0.631, P = 0.001), pit weight ( r = –0.717, P < 0.001), dry fruit weight ( r = –0.692, P < 0.001), and MI ( r = –0

plants died. Visual quality and dry weight. Visual quality of each plant was assessed weekly and ranked on a scale of 1 to 5 based on the amount of burn, discoloration, and wilt plants exhibited. Gradations in the rating scale were as follows: For

and seed quality from lettuce plants grown under three daily watering treatments: wet (300 to 450 mL per plant), dry (200 mL per plant), and very dry (100 mL per plant) (Expt. 1). Fig. 2. Germination percentage (%) and germination index

10,000 mg·L −1 ), we observed no visible injury to plants (data not shown), and plant quality during forcing (e.g., flower dry weight and plant height) was not adversely influenced by sprays with Def 6 during the previous fall (control versus Def 6

Salinity tolerance of greenhouse plants is of increasing importance as a result of the decreasing availability of high-quality irrigation water. In coastal areas, the availability of high-quality irrigation water is threatened as a result of