{"title":"Growth and Flowering of Five Lettuce Cultivars as Affected by Planting Date","authors":"A. Al-harbi","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n01_05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n01_05","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the growth and flowering of five commercially available lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), cultivars ‘Heavy Green (C1)’, ‘Murillo (C2)’, ‘Royal (C3)’, ‘Parris Island (C4)’ and ‘Valmaine (C5)’ at four planting dates (23 Sep., 14 Oct., 4 Nov. and 25 Nov. 1995). The experiment was repeated the following year. The experiments determined head weight (g), head length (polar diameter [cm]), head diameter (lateral diameter [cm]), stalk length, dry matter percentage (%), yield per square meter (kg) and days from transplanting until 50% flowering. Greatest vegetative growth and yield were obtained from the first and second planting dates. Delaying the planting after mid-Oct. resulted in less growth and earlier flowering. ‘Heavy Green’ and ‘Murillo’ (head lettuce types) had higher yield compared to other cultivars. Flowering of these two cultivars was less affected by planting date, while other cultivars ('Royal', ‘Parris Island’ and ‘Valmaine’) tended to flower sooner in the later planting dates.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"92 11","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133557126","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}
H. Passam, A. Sideridis, C. Yialouris, M. T. Maliappis
{"title":"Improvement of Vegetable Quality and Water and Fertilizer Utilization in Low-Tech Greenhouses Through a Decision Support Management System","authors":"H. Passam, A. Sideridis, C. Yialouris, M. T. Maliappis","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n01_09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n01_09","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A comprehensive decision support management system for the cultivation of six vegetable crops (tomato, cucumber, melon, eggplant, pepper and lettuce) in low technology plastic-covered greenhouses is described. The system consists of: (1) an irrigation and nutrition management module that defines the daily water and fertilizer requirements of each crop primarily on the basis of information derived from a simple evaporimeter, (2) a diagnostic expert system for the identification and confrontation of pests, diseases and nutritional disorders, and (3) a number of information modules that provide the grower with advice on specific cultivation procedures (e.g., propagation, greenhouse preparation, plant care, harvest, post-harvest packaging, storage and marketing). The system utilizes a core of knowledge base (core KB), which contains information common to all crops, supplemented by individual KB's containing knowledge that is specific to each particular crop. This interaction of core and crop-specific KB's enables maximum economy of information storage and minimizes redundancy. The system is simple to operate and does not require hardware other than a personal computer and a simple, inexpensive evaporimeter. It has been tested over a period of three years during which time a saving of 15–30% in irrigation water and fertilizer consumption was achieved.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133943427","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":"Effect of Sowing Date on the Incidence and Severity of Okra Mosaic Tymovirus","authors":"M. Alegbejo","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n01_04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n01_04","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The effect of sowing date (June 30th, July 15th and July 30th) on the incidence of okra mosaic Tymovirus (OMV) was investigated at Samaru, Northern Guinea Savanna Zone of Nigeria. The average number of virus-vectoring beetles caught per plot decreased with delay in sowing, while percentage of OMV-infected plants increased with delay in sowing. Disease severity also increased with delay in sowing while fruit yield decreased.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125701013","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. Abdul-baki, H. Bryan, G. Zinati, W. Klassen, M. Codallo, N. Heckert
{"title":"Biomass Yield and Flower Production in Sunn Hemp: Effect of Cutting the Main Stem","authors":"A. Abdul-baki, H. Bryan, G. Zinati, W. Klassen, M. Codallo, N. Heckert","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n01_10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n01_10","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at the Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, to determine the effects on plant morphology, biomass yield, and flower production. of cutting the main stem of sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) plants at different heights. Seeds treated with cowpea (Vigua unguicalata)-type rhizobium were sown on 15 April 1999. The main stems were cut at 30, 60, and 90 cm above soil surface 100 days after seeding when the plants were about 1.5 m tall. Control plants were left uncut. Biomass that had been cut from plants was included in the total biomass yield. Seventy days following stem cutting, individual plants were evaluated for: plant height; main stem diameter; fresh and dry weights of roots, main stems, primary branches, secondary branches, leaves, open flowers, and unopened flowers. Leaf area and nutritional analyses of the plant parts were determined. Cutting the main stem at 30 and 60 cm above soil surface reduced total plant biomass, whereas cutting at 90 cm height increased biomass yield. Cutting at 30 cm produced the highest quality of biomass by increasing the leaf yield and reducing the weights of root and main stem both of which are low in N and high in C/N. Cutting the main stem at 90 cm produced the highest biomass yield, increased the number and weight of primary and secondary branches and, consequently, increased the number of flowers per plant. Nitrogen was highest in flowers and lowest in roots and main stems. Flowers were highest in K, P, Zn and Cu, whereas roots were highest in Fe content. We conclude that cutting the main stem at 30 cm height and allowing the plants to grow for an additional 70 d result in the highest quality biomass for use as green manure, windbreaks, and mulch. Cutting at 90 cm produced the largest biomass yield and increased flower production.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128145779","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":"Utilization of Wild Forms of the Mushroom Coprinus comatus (Müll.) S. F. Gray in Breeding of Commercial Strains","authors":"M. Siwulski, K. Sobieralski, R. Pawlak","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n01_02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n01_02","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Yields of wild strains of shaggy mane (also called: maned agaric, horsetail fungus) and their hybrids were compared. Experiments were carried out on three substrates: rye straw, wheat straw and substrate for button mushroom growing. New hybrids, giving a high yield, were obtained as a result of the breeding process. The highest yield was found on substrate for button mushroom growing.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114774162","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":"Mineral Nutrition of Leafy Vegetable Crops Irrigated with Saline Drainage Water","authors":"C. Grieve, M. Shannon, J. Poss","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n01_06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n01_06","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Nine leafy vegetable crops were grown in outdoor sand plots to determine the effects of salinity and the timing of salt stress on leaf-ion concentration. Vegetable species were: radicchio (Cichorium intybus L.), curly endive (C. endivia L.), pac choi (Brassica rapa L., chinensis group), tatsoi (B. rapa L., narinosa group), kale (B. oleracea, acephala group), cooking greens (B. rapa L.), mustard greens (B. juncea (L.) Czerniak), spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), and Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L.). All species were planted at the same time and irrigated with a complete nutrient solution. Three weeks after planting, six saline treatments were imposed on half of the plants; the remaining plants were salinized four weeks later. Saline solution compositions were prepared to simulate the high-sodium, high-sulfate drainage waters typically found in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Electrical conductivities of the irrigation waters (ECi) were 3 (control), 7, 11, 15, 19, and 23 dS.m−1. Mineral ion concentrations in leaves were significantly affected by increasing salinity, but not by the stage of growth when salinity was applied. With increasing salinity, Ca2+ and K+ decreased in the leaves of all species, whereas Na+ and total-S significantly increased. Magnesium in leaves of the composites and the crucifers also increased with salinity, but treatment had no effect on Mg2+ concentration in the chenopods. Increases in salinity caused significant increases in Cl− in leaves of the crucifers and spinach but had no influence on the Cl− relations in Swiss chard and the composites. The use of moderately saline irrigation waters for the production of these leafy vegetable crops did not adversely affect crop quality as rated by color, texture and the mineral nutrient content available to consumers.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116251614","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":"Pretransplant Nutritional Conditioning Effects on Seedling Growth and on Fruit Yield in Muskmelon","authors":"M. Edelstein, H. Nerson","doi":"10.1300/J068v07n01_07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v07n01_07","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Two greenhouse experiments were conducted under winter conditions to examine the Pretransplant Nutritional Conditioning (PNC) effect of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) on the growth of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) seedlings. Nutrient solutions containing 200–364 mg/l N and 36–200 mg/l P resulted in the highest shoot and root mass. The development of control (without N and P) seedlings was markedly delayed. In two field experiments, seedlings which were fertilized with various levels of N and P during the nursery stage were transplanted to the field to evaluate any influence of the nursery practices on fruit yield and quality. Commercial practices under field conditions eliminated any visible differences among PNC treatments. Nevertheless, the early yield of plots from control (N0 and P0) transplants was lower than those of all other PNC treatments. Total yield and total soluble solids (TSS) values were not affected by various PNC levels in three muskmelon cultigens.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124610652","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":"Broadcast vs. Band Fertilizer Applications on Summer Squash","authors":"R. L. Parish, R. Bracy, J. E. Mccoy","doi":"10.1300/J068v06n02_04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068v06n02_04","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Three methods of preplant fertilizer application (broad-cast-and-bed, bed-and-broadcast, and bed-and-band) and two methods of sidedress fertilizer application (broadcast and band) on zucchini and yellow straightneck summer squash (Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo [L.] Alef.) were compared. With crops planted in late spring and early summer, no differences in yield due to sidedress method and few differences due to preplant application method were found. A trend toward lower yields with the bed-and-broadcast method was noted. No yield loss resulted when the more cost-effective broadcast method was used for preplant or sidedress fertilizer application to summer squash if the preplant broadcast application was made prior to the bedding operation.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115030402","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":"American Society of Agricultural Engineers Annual Meeting 2000","authors":"R. L. Parish","doi":"10.1300/J068V06N02_11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J068V06N02_11","url":null,"abstract":"The American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) is the technical society representing engineers who work in agriculture. The annual meeting consists of technical sessions and committee meetings, as well as special activities such as tours. The Fruit and Vegetable Production Engineering Committee of ASAE works in an area of interest to many readers of this Journal. This committee sponsors technical sessions and also meets to discuss issues of interest to engineers working with fruit and vegetable production. There is also a committee on Fruit and Vegetable Post Harvest Operations that deals with matters of interest to readers of this Journal. Several other technical committees in areas such as physical properties, irrigation, and instrumentation also deal with vegetable crops.","PeriodicalId":169819,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vegetable Crop Production","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124440328","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}