{"title":"Efficiency of Gamma Irradiation on Conidial Germination and Mycelial Growth of Botrytis allii","authors":"M. Arabi, T. Charbaji, M. Jawhar","doi":"10.1300/J068v10n01_06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v10n01_06","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Aerial dispersal of inoculum is considered to be an important factor in the epidemiology of many plant diseases. Discarding of untreated onion (Allium cepa L.) bulbs infected with the pathogen Botrytis allii Munn (Syn. B. aclada Fres) can increase the inoculum pressure and infect healthy plants in neighboring fields. A technique to suppress fungal development is needed. Doses of gamma radiation from 1 to 5 kGy were tested on the survival these conidia and mycelial development under laboratory conditions. Conidia were placed on water agar after exposure in closed Petri dishes for 24 h. Results showed that germinability of conidia exposed to gamma irradiation was reduced up to 99% at 5kGy, whereas, germinability of conidia that were not exposed did not decrease significantly. Mycelia exposed to gamma radiation had significantly decreased growth of up to 98% at 4 kGy. Gamma irradiation might be exploited in the treatment of infested onion residues to decrease the inoculum load in the environment.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130847951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Onion Development and Yield in Response to Manual Cultivation, Herbicides, or Colored Mulches","authors":"A. Abu-Rayyan, B. Abu-Irmaileh","doi":"10.1300/J068v10n01_05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v10n01_05","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The extent of onion (Allium cepa L.) bulb and seed production varies with different production management practices. Field experiments were conducted during the 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 growing seasons to evaluate bolting and yield in onion grown with blue, red or white mulch in comparison to those grown with manual cultivation or chemical weed control treatment without mulch. The role of low temperature at the post-juvenile growth stage in bolting induction was also examined. Bolting was sometimes higher under mulch as compared to plots receiving manual hoeing or herbicide treatments. No particular mulch color appeared to consistently favor bolting. There was an inverse relationship between bolting and yield. Treatments did not affect germination of harvested seeds. Onion plants which were exposed to low temperature after attaining the critical growth stage for vernalization produced more inflorescences.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131292886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Height Control of Vegetable Seedlings by Greenhouse Light Manipulation","authors":"T. Cerny, N. Rajapakse, J. Rieck","doi":"10.1300/J068v10n01_08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v10n01_08","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The response of bell pepper and watermelon transplants to rigid photoselective plastic panels with four concentrations of a far red (FR) light absorbing dye was tested to develop greenhouse light manipulation as a non-chemical alternative for height control. Far red light interception increased, and transmission of photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) decreased as dye concentration increased. Light transmitted through photoselective panels reduced height of bell pepper and watermelon seedlings by ≈ 30%. The shoot dry weight of plants was also reduced with increasing dye concentration. Rigid panels with a higher dye concentration were slightly more effective in reducing plant height but the reduction in PPF with increasing dye concentration can adversely affect plant growth and development. Based on initial results, photoselective, polyethylene films were produced with a dye concentration that resulted in 75% light transmission (phytochrome photoequilibrium of 0.80) for further testing. The response of cucumber, tomato, and bell pepper seedlings was evaluated under photoselective films with two different types of dyes that reduced light transmission by 75%. Cucumber seedlings were more responsive to filtered light than tomato or pepper seedlings. Developmental rate, measured as the rate of node production, was not affected. Photoselective films reduced total shoot dry matter of cucumber and bell pepper. Smaller plants as opposed to a reduction in dry matter production primarily caused the shoot dry weight reduction under the photoselective filters. Significant reduction in stem elongation can be achieved by exclusion of FR light at the end of the day by covering west and south facing walls of the chambers or by exposing plants to photoselective films at the end of the day. However, continuous exposure of the plants to the photoselective films was most effective in reducing stem elongation.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126369001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Potato Nitrogen Management","authors":"L. Alva","doi":"10.1300/J068v10n01_10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v10n01_10","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Management of nitrogen (N) fertilization, in terms of rate, timing, and method of application, influence the yield and quality of potatoes. Optimal management of N and irrigation is important to improve N uptake efficiency, and minimize N losses while maintaining high yields and quality. Management of these inputs becomes a challenge in sandy soils, which are vulnerable for leaching of water and soluble nutrients. Real-time continuous monitoring of soil water within and below the rootzone is important to improve scheduling of irrigation to ensure adequate supply of water for plant growth and tuber production, without the risk of excessive leaching of water below the rootzone, which can contribute to leaching of soluble nutrients. Field studies conducted at various production regions show that a combination of pre-plant and in-season N application is necessary to increase N uptake efficiency, and produce high yields of high quality potatoes. The rates and timing of application of pre-plant and in-season N appeared to vary to some extent in different production regions. Excessive N applications contribute to excess vine growth at the expense of the tuber production. The production conditions must be favorable for translocation of N from vines to the tubers. Maintaining adequate supply of N availability in the soil is particularly important through the tuber bulking stage.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115339591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Patel, S. Prasher, C. Madramootoo, P. Goel, R. Broughton, K. Stewart, R. Bonnell
{"title":"Fertilizers and Subirrigation with Saline Water Affects Yield of Green Peppers in Lysimeters","authors":"R. Patel, S. Prasher, C. Madramootoo, P. Goel, R. Broughton, K. Stewart, R. Bonnell","doi":"10.1300/J068v10n01_07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v10n01_07","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT An experiment was undertaken at the McGill University experiment station at Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Canada, to study the effect of different fertilizers on green pepper yield as it is influenced by saline water supplied through a subirrigation system, which was used to supplement water stored in the soil. Green peppers (Capsicum annuum L.), cv. Bellboy, were grown in field lysimeters filled with a sandy loam soil. The lysimeters were covered with plastic sheets to prevent rainfall/surface water entry. Water having salinities of 1, 3, 5, and 7.5 dS·m−1, was applied through the bottoms of the lysimeters, and steady-state water tables were maintained at 0.45 or 0.9 m from the surface. The soil solution salinity in the soil profile remained less than 3.5 dS·m−1 during the growing season, and there was no appreciable increase in soil solution salinity in the root zone. Five rates of fertilizers were applied on the soil surface. The highest yield was obtained when all three nutrients, N, P, and K were applied at the recommended rates. The highest rate of N decreased pepper yield due to vigorous vegetative growth. Although the rate of P did not significantly increase yield when applied with K only, the yield significantly increased (P ≤ 0.05) when P was applied with K and N. Average yield ranged from 706 to 1,229 g/plant. There was no interaction of fertilizer with water table depth or irrigation water salinity. It appears that water with salinities up to 7.5 dS·m−1 could be used to supplement the stored fresh water in the soil profile using a subirrigation system for growing moderately salt-sensitive crops such as green peppers.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126443715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Zegbe-Domínguez, M. H. Behboudian, A. Lang, B. Clothier
{"title":"Water Relations, Growth, and Yield of Processing Tomatoes Under Partial Rootzone Drying","authors":"J. Zegbe-Domínguez, M. H. Behboudian, A. Lang, B. Clothier","doi":"10.1300/J068v09n02_05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v09n02_05","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Water for irrigation is limited worldwide. Therefore water saving practices will have to be adopted. This experiment was carried out to compare deficit irrigation (DI) with partial rootzone drying (PRD) for their effects on the processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cv. Petopride. The treatments were: full watering of both sides of the root system (RS) at each irrigation as control (C), half of irrigation water in C divided equally to both sides of the RS with each watering (DI), and half of irrigation water in C given only to one side of the RS with each irrigation (PRD). Photosynthetic rate, transpiration, stomatal conductance, and leaf water potential were measured on five occasions, and were found to be the same among treatments. Total fruit fresh mass was lower in DI and PRD than in C, but total fruit dry mass was the same among treatments. Irrigation use efficiency was higher in DI and PRD than in C. Vegetative fresh mass was not affected by treatment. However, compared with C plants, vegetative dry mass was higher in DI and PRD plants. Percentage of dry mass allocated into roots was the same among treatments, but a higher allocation was into stems and leaves in DI and PRD plants than in C plants. This was the opposite for the fruit. Total fruit fresh mass was affected by the quantity of irrigation water applied, but not by the volume of soil wetted. Both DI and PRD treatments were found to be feasible water-saving practices for ‘Petopride’.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130812761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Chakrabarti, S. K. Mukherjee, G. G. Maiti, M. Kabi
{"title":"SEM Studies of Seed and Seed Coat Structures in Cultivars of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill","authors":"A. Chakrabarti, S. K. Mukherjee, G. G. Maiti, M. Kabi","doi":"10.1300/J068v09n02_09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v09n02_09","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT SEM studies of the seeds and seed surface of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) show differences in the shape and the nature of surface orientation. ‘Hairs,’ as thickened longitudinal bands, are split and occur with the simultaneous disappearance of the external cellular lumen floor. The morphological characters of the ‘hairs’ and the ‘pores’ can be used as cultivar markers. Moreover, these two characters appeared to have a close relationship.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132697128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Profitability of Vegetable Farming Under Rainy- and Dry-Season Production in Southwestern Nigeria","authors":"A. Bamire, J. Oke","doi":"10.1300/J068v09n02_03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v09n02_03","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study focused on land management practices as they affect profitability of vegetable producers in the dry and rainy seasons in Osun State, Nigeria. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and enterprise budget analysis. Producers were mostly smallholders owning 0.5 to 2 ha of land. Yield was higher during the rainy season, while higher total revenue was obtained under dry-season conditions. Dry-season production proved to be more efficient. To fully exploit their lands during the dry season, vegetable farmers should be provided with irrigation and marketing incentives.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128618331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}