{"title":"Transplanted Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Tolerance to Selected Herbicides and Method of Application","authors":"T. Grey, D. C. Bridges, D. Nesmith","doi":"10.1300/J068v08n01_05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v08n01_05","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Field studies were conducted to evaluate the tolerance of the pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars ‘Bell Captain’ and ‘Surefire Banana’ to the herbicides bentazon, fomesafen, napropamide, oxy-fluorfen, pyridate, and sulfentrazone. Both peppers exhibited good tolerance, stand establishment, and fruit number and total yield with fomesafen at 0.28 and 0.42 kg/ha applied pretransplant (PRE-T) and posttransplant (POS-T) on day of planting, napropamide at 2.24 kg/ha PRE-T, oxyfluorfen at 0.28 and 0.56 kg/ha applied PRE-T, and bentazon at 0.56 and 0.84 kg/ha applied two wk after transplanting (EPOST). Oxyfluorfen at 1.12 kg/ha PRE-T and sulfentrazone at 0.42 kg/ha applied PRE-T and POS-T caused severe injury, stand reduction, and reduction in number of fruit and yield for these cultivars. Pyridate at 1.26 kg/ha EPOST injured plants but numbers of fruit and yield were not consistent across years for this treatment.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"9 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116911983","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":"Reaction of Pepper Cultivars to Pepper Veinal Mottle Potyvirus","authors":"M. Alegbejo","doi":"10.1300/J068v08n01_04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v08n01_04","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Forty-two pepper (Capsicum annuum L. and C. frutescens L.) cultivars were screened for resistance to pepper veinal mottle potyvirus over a two-year period (1997 to 1998 wet seasons) at Samaru, northern Nigeria. The cultivar ‘Tca 14’ was immune, the cultivars ‘Kenba’ and ‘Hashin burgu’ were moderately resistant, thirty-three cultivars were moderately susceptible, and six cultivars were highly susceptible. The immune and moderately resistant cultivars had characteristics that are highly valued by producers and consumers: high yield, bright yellow color when ripe, high pungency and good aroma.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125664224","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":"Development and Yield of Vegetables Cultivated on Substrate Heated by Geothermal Waters Part I: Bell Pepper, Slicing Cucumber, Tomato","authors":"C. Rosik-Dulewska, M. Grabda","doi":"10.1300/J068v08n01_14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v08n01_14","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Polyethylene pipes were buried in the soil at a depth of 0.4 m and spaced at 0.5 and 0.25 m apart in covered tunnels. Geothermal waters with temperatures between 30–45°C, from the final phase of a process that utilized geothermal energy, were pumped through the pipes. The impact of heating by geothermal energy, and the spacing of the heating grid on the growth, development, and productivity of bell pepper, slicing cucumber and tomato was investigated. Acceleration in time to harvest and an increase in yield of vegetables were observed. Heating the tunnels caused yields to be significantly higher than in the unheated tunnels. The 0.25 m spacing of the heating grid sometimes contributed to lowered cucumber and pepper yield, while tomato yield was increased.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115274241","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":"Ascorbic Acid, Soluble Solids and Dry Matter Content in Sweet Pepper Fruit: Change During Ripening","authors":"N. Niklis, A. Siomos, E. Sfakiotakis","doi":"10.1300/J068v08n01_06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v08n01_06","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The ascorbic acid, dry matter and soluble solids content of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) fruit from two cultivars (‘P-14’ and ‘Florinis’) were determined at the immature, commercially mature and physiologically mature stages of ripening. The ascorbic acid content in fruits of ‘P-14’ increased with ripening, while in fruits of ‘Florinis’ it showed an increase only at the commercially mature stage of ripening. The dry matter content in fruit of ‘P-14’ varied little from the immature to the commercially mature stages of ripening, while a large increase was observed at the physiologically mature stage of ripening. Fruit of ‘Florinis’ showed an increase in dry matter content at the commercially mature stage of ripening, while at the physiologically mature stage it varied with harvest date. The soluble solids content in fruit of ‘P-14’ increased with ripening. In contrast with ‘P-14’, fruit of ‘Florinis’ showed an increase in soluble solids content at the commercially mature stage of ripening, while at the physiologically mature stage it varied with harvest date. In both cultivars, the maturation and ripening related changes in ascorbic acid was positively correlated with the changes in dry matter and the soluble solids.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"5 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114100647","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":"Bed Orientation and Position in Field Inconsistently Affect Yields of Strip-Cropped Vegetables","authors":"V. Russo","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n02_03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n02_03","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Bed orientation and location of crops in the field in a strip-cropping system may affect yield of one or more of the component crops. Tiers of crops were comprised of three beds of sweet corn (Zeamays L.), and one bed each of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum var. annuum L.), or cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), and a bed that was not planted, oriented east-west or north-south in 1998 and 1999. Yields of individual vegetables in the tier, and their totals for the tier, were determined. Yields in 1998 were generally lower than in 1999. Tier location had small effects on yield. East-west oriented beds in 1998 had yields that were almost 2-fold that of north-south oriented beds. There was little effect on yield due to bed orientation or tier in 1999. The 1998 growing season was hotter and drier than in 1999. Bed orientation and tier inconsistently affected yield when bell pepper, cucumber, and sweet corn were strip-cropped.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128279965","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}
Betty Ann Thayer, R. M. Riedel, M. Bennett, C. Welty, J. Jasinski, R. Precheur
{"title":"Complementing TOMCAST by Developing a Comprehensive Tomato Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program","authors":"Betty Ann Thayer, R. M. Riedel, M. Bennett, C. Welty, J. Jasinski, R. Precheur","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n02_07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n02_07","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Long-term field studies were undertaken to compare TOMCAST to conventional (calendar) spray programs for processing tomatoes in Ohio. In a ten-year period fruit quality, yield and disease control did not differ between fields sprayed with the TOMCAST system compared to calendar spray schedules. In most years TOMCAST reduced the number of fungicide applications. A series of research and demonstration trials were conducted to adapt TOMCAST to changing needs within the processing tomato industry. The influence of cultivar resistance and different fungicides were tested, and fungicide spray intervals were modified to meet the needs of fresh market and whole pack growers. For TOMCAST to be part of a complete tomato IPM program, insect monitoring guidelines were developed to help growers coordinate insecticide and fungicide sprays.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131404416","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":"An Attempt at Integrated Control of Cucumber Downy Mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis)","authors":"J. Robak","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n02_04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n02_04","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Downy mildew of cucumber caused by the fungus Pseudoperonospora cubensis is potentially the most damaging disease of cucumbers in Poland since 1985, both in open field and under protected conditions. During 1996–1999, the potential for an integrated programme for control of cucumber downy mildew was examined. In order to obtain good control of disease, early detection of airborne Pseudoperonospora cubensis sporangia is crucial. This allows the first cycle of the fungus to be detected so that a preventive or curative fungicide can be applied at the optimum time. Investigations reported here identified the most effective products and mixtures for control of the disease in Poland as the tank mixture of Curzate M 72,5 WP (cymoxanil/mancozeb) with Bravo Plus 500 SC (chlorothalonil/zinc), Amistar 250 SC (azoxystrobin) and Tattoo C 750 SC (propamocarb/chlorothalonil). It is possible to predict the disease on cucumbers through the use of a forecasting system (the Metos®-DX Vegetable station) to enable the user to determine the periods of risk of disease and also the date of sporulation of the fungus. This forecasting system was very effective, allowing the possibility of an early warning, particularly in terms of identifying the time of the first arrival of downy mildew inoculum, which signals commencement of chemical control. Studies were conducted on canning cucumber cultivars either susceptible (Śremski) or tolerant (Aladyn) to downy mildew. Both the contact and systemic fungicides (chlorothalonil/zinc and azoxystrobin, respectively) applied at full and half of their recommended rates gave a significantly higher level of disease control on tolerant cultivar (Aladyn) as compared to the susceptible cultivar (Sremski). There was also the possibility to reduce the number of fungicide applications (by 3–4 on average) on the tolerant cultivar as compared to the susceptible one.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128499909","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}
C. Powell, R. K. Powell, P. A. Rundell, P. Stoffella
{"title":"Internal White Tissue in Supermarket Tomatoes","authors":"C. Powell, R. K. Powell, P. A. Rundell, P. Stoffella","doi":"10.1300/J068V07N02_13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068V07N02_13","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Tomato fruit were sampled weekly from live Florida supermarkets over a 1 year period. These tomatoes were categorized by the geographic location at which they were grown and analyzed for internal white tissue (IWT) characteristic to tomato irregular ripening. Of 7382 tomatoes tested from all sources, 17% were of poor internal quality. No external symptoms were present. The tomatoes had the greatest amount of IWT in the late summer/early fall with a peak of 64% in September. The tomatoes were of highest internal quality during the early spring, with none of 375 fruit having IWT during March. During the year, 38% of non-Florida-grown tomatoes had IWT compared to 9% for those grown in Florida.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126874497","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":"Relative Factor Shares and Returns in Commercial Vegetable Production in the Urban Environment of Lagos, Nigeria","authors":"C. Ezedinma","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n02_15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n02_15","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The relative factor shares and returns in commercial vegetable production were evaluated in the city of Lagos in the 1996 production season. Some 45 commercial vegetable farmers were randomly selected and interviewed. The socio-economic characteristics, production parameters and items of cost and returns in the enterprise were identified. Results indicate that labor is the most expensive factor of production in the enterprise. Plot size and number of exotic vegetables cultivated contribute positively and significantly to farm income. Returns from the enterprise contribute about 40 to 63 percent extra income to the annual income of low income earners.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127503824","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":"Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) Response to Sulfentrazone for Broadleaf Weed Control","authors":"J. R. Smart, L. Brandenberger, D. Makus","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n02_10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n02_10","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) has few herbicides registered for postemergence weed control. A relatively new herbicide which has selective postemergence potential for use in cabbage is sulfentrazone. Sulfentrazone was applied postemergence to 2–4 leaf stage cabbage at 23, 46, 93, 140, and 187 g active ingredient (a.i.) ha−1. Rates of 23, 46, and 93 g a.i, ha−1 were also applied as a split application. The initial application occurred at the 2–4 leaf stage of growth and the second, at the 6–8 leaf growth stage. Crop injury and leaf discoloration were minimal at 3 days after treatment (DAT). However, injury was substantial at 28 DAT with the 93, 140, and 187 g a.i. ha−1 rale, and with all the split applications in both years of the study. Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) and yellowtop (Verbinsina enceluloides) were effectively controlled with all sulfentrazone dosage levels when applied postemergence to cabbage, except at the lowest rate of 23 g a.i. ha−1. Leaf yellowing and crop stunting occurred with the higher rates of sulfentrazone (140 and 187 g a.i. ha−1) as well as with some of the split applications. The cabbage head (core growing point length) was reduced with 187 g a.i. ha−1 sulfentrazone only in 1999. Height of cabbage heads, circumference, and head weight were reduced by 187 g a.i. ha−1 in 1999. When sulfentrazone was applied postemergence to cabbage at dosage levels of 23 to 93 g a.i. ha−1 crop injury, stunting, yellowing, or cabbage size or weight were not adversely impacted. Dosages of 46 and 93 g a.i. ha−1 of sulfentrazone effectively controlled yellowtop and Palmer amaranth which currently are not effectively controlled by any other registered herbicide. At dosages of 46 and 93 g a.i. ha−1 sulfentrazone effectively controlled weeds and had no adverse effect on cabbage size or quality.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130753173","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}