221. The Growing Importance of the Environmental Horticulture Industry in the Agricultural Economy of the Northeastern United States - Martin Shields; Fern K. Willits
This study examines several aspects of the Environmental Horticulture Industry (EHI) in the northeastern United States. First, the EHI is compared to other agricultural sectors in the region. The sector’s growth is found to far outpace growth in traditionally important crops and commodities. The study then takes a closer look at the EHI in Pennsylvania, utilizing survey data and the IMPLAN input-output model to estimate the overall economic contributions of the industry to the state’s economy. Results suggest that the EHI generates nearly $3.3 billion in value-added and more than 107,000 state jobs through direct, indirect, and induced effects. Finally,...

222. Are International Market Demands Compatible with Serving Domestic Social Needs? Challenges in Strengthening Innovation Capacity in Kenya’s Horticulture Industry - Steglich, Mirjam; Keskin, Ekin; Hall, Andy; Dijkman, Jeroen
Agrifood stakeholders across the world are under ever-increasing pressure with globalization and new market demands — together with changing quality and safety requirements. The ability to respond to new challenges and opportunities is important not just for producers but also for industries in developing countries. This paper explores the horticulture sector of Kenya in order to gain a better understanding of what has most significantly contributed to its success in terms of innovation response capacity. This paper aims to present what “innovation response capacity” entails, especially for natural resource-based industries in a developing country context. It will also provide an...

223. A Treatise on the Present State of Horticulture in Utah Deseret News 1859-06-01 - Sayers, E.
for the deseret news A treatise on the present state of horticulture ti in utah BY E savers SAYERS horticulturist AO NO 3 PRACTICE OF GROWING SEEDS in my last article no 3 31 1 omitted one principle should always be borne in mind in growing seeds from roots namely that great care B hould should be taken in the fall which abich is the best time for making choice of roots for seed in the cutting of the leaves from the root that the crown or top of the tha root is left entire when this part is cut...

224. Deseret News 1859-06-22 A Treatise on the Present State of Horticulture in Utah
for the deseret new news A treatise on the present state of horticulture ti in utah BY E r SAYERS baters horticulturist NO 5 LONGEVITY AND fruitfulness OF THE GRAPE VINE the great vine of 0 hampton conn coun continued 3 after giving the history and manner of culture of the lie old Hain hampton court coutt grape vine it will be well to make a few remarks on he fie manner of treating the vine cause of its great success it will readily be seen that hat the success of this ibis vine has been in in part owing...

225. Deseret News 1859-04-06 A Treatise on the Persent State Horticulture in Utah - Sayers, E.
for thle thie desere ners t f ft r loi ifo the r A tre treatise a is i e on on the persen tS estai tal tai of horticulture ti in utah BY E Z SAYERS horticulturist NO 1 I an 09 THE EFFECTS OP OF GROWING TOO OF vegetables many of our esculent vegetables are fast degenerating into a weak wear meager state slate by growing too ganv many varieties of the he same species or family in close proximity one to another the result of which is a hybrid or mongrel of inferior quality degeneration of the...

226. Impact of the ‘Family-firm life cycle’ on the Management Processes Involved in Sustainable Glasshouse Horticulture - Taragola, N.; Van Lierde, D.; Van Huylenbroeck, G.
In Flanders glasshouse vegetables and ornamental plants are typically produced at family businesses. At this type of businesses the objectives and long-term firm developments are influenced by the so called ‘family-firm life cycle’. In many cases the firm shows a life cycle that corresponds with the life cycle of the entrepreneur. The objective of the paper is to test the hypothesis that the ‘family-firm life cycle’ will have an impact on the personal and business characteristics, objectives and the quality of the management processes involved in sustainable glasshouse horticulture. As sustainable horticulture integrates the three P’s (People, Planet, Profit) special...

227. Estudo da infulência do crédito, da educação e do canal de comercialização na renda dos produtores da agricultura familiar: estudo de caso dos produtores na horticultura no Distrito Federal - Sebastião Eustáquio Pereira
This dissertation evaluates the impact of credit, commercialization channel and education on horticulture household earnings. The model, a variant of standard earnings logarithmic, is estimated using credit, distribution channel, and completed education as regressors (FEDER et al. 1990). The evaluation focuses on measuring the impact of such variables in the Brasília’s yields cropping vegetables. The study utilizes cross-sectional data obtained in a recent survey. It was found that education was significantly and positively related to earnings; an additional year of schooling raised the earnings of horticulturalist household about 7 percent. The analysis, employing probit procedure to explain the credit-constrained, uses...

228. Investment Spikes in Dutch Horticulture: An Analysis at Firm and Aggregate Firm Level Over the Period 1975-1999 - Goncharova, Natalia; Oskam, Arie J.
An intermittent and lumpy pattern of investments is observed in the Dutch horticulture sector: only 16.5% of firms experience of investment spike, but they account for 67.7% of total investment. The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of time-varying and time-invariant variables on the probability of observing an investment spieke. This paper investigates the spells between investment spikes in a discrete-time proportional hazard framework. Duration models were estimated on two data sets: on an unbalanced panel and on a grouped into 10 groups data of Dutch glasshouse firms over the period 1975-1999. Different specifications of the model...

229. Factors Related to the Adoption of Good Agrarian Practices (GAP) in Plastic Covered Horticulture of Southeastern Spain - Bertuglia, Adriana; Calatrava-Requena, Javier
The adoption by farmers of Good Agrarian Practices (GAP), that favouring the environment and assure food quality and safety, is being a frequent fact. Considering the plastic covered horticulture, these kind of practices can be of different nature: use of organic fertiliser, made of crops rotations, use of recyclable plastic as greenhouse cover, good management of organic residuals (use of containers), recycling of plastic containers, etc. This paper, wich try to analyse the adoption of GAP by protected vegetable growers, is based on a survey carried out to 114 farmers in the southeast coastline of Spain, asking for the level...

230. Deseret News 1859-07- A Treatise on the Present State of Horticulture in Utah 13 - Sayers, E.
COPYRIGHT sec BEC SECURED cred A treatise on the present state of horticulture ti in utah BY tsy E savers SAYERS horticulturist no 6 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO vegetation there are few subjects less understood that should engage 11 the attention of the horticulturist and arid agriculturist than insects which are in many instances not only making great inroads but in some cases destroying whole crops in treating the subject I 1 shall now merely give a synopsis relative to insects that are daily our notice my design being if this treatise Is continued to write more fully on the subject...

231. Una horticultura extensiva: tomate de industria, líder de la horticultura extremeña - García Pormar, M.I.; Facundo, J.G.

232. Unanswered questions : iodine in agricultural crops - Brown, PH
Iodine in fruit and vegetables contributes to the total iodine intake of the population. While iodine is not an essential element for plant growth and does not contribute to plant functioning, it can be taken up by plants from the soil environment and accumulates in plant tissue. The concentration of iodine in common fruit and vegetable crops in Tasmania has not been examined, so the contribution to dietary intake while likely to be small is unknown. The ability to accumulate nutrients varies between plant species, so we would expect differences in iodine concentration to exist between the various fruit and...

233. Introduction of new technology into hydroponic tomato growing at the farm level - a case study in collaborative research - McIntyre, Andrew; McRae, Thomas
In 2000 Deakin University and Elmac Hydroponics, with funding from the Australian Research Council began a collaborative PhD project researching the management and economics for commercial tomato production using the innovative Autopot® hydroponics system. The collaboration between Deakin University, the Elmac farmers and the wider hydroponics industry was central to this research project. A significant outcome was the education of both the researchers and the farmers. Deakin University researchers benefited from the chance to learn about conducting research within the commercial constraints of the industry. Elmac and the wider industry had the opportunity to learn about the methodology, application and...

234. Innovative Production Systems for Non-astringent Persimmon - George, A. P.; Nissen, R. J.; Collins, R. J.; Mowatt, A.

235. Effect of temperature on pollen germination, pollen tube growth and seed development in mango (Mangifera indica L.) - Sukhvibul, N.; Whiley, A. W.; Smith, M. K.; Vithanage, V.; Hetherington, S. E.

236. Extension of the shelf life of banana fruit by 1-methylcyclopropene in combination with polyethylene bags - Jiang, Yueming; Joyce, Daryl C.; Macnish, Andrew J.
The effect of the new anti-ethylene compound 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) in combination with polyethylene bags on the ripening of harvested banana fruit was investigated. 1-MCP treatment delayed peel colour change and fruit softening, and extended shelf life in association with suppression of respiration and C2H4 evolution. Banana fruit ripening was delayed when exposed to 0.01-1.0 mu l 1-MCP/l for 24 h, and increasing concentrations of 1-MCP were generally more effective for longer periods of time. Similar results were obtained with fruit sealed in polyethylene bags (0.03 mm thick) containing 1-MCP at various concentrations, but longer delays in ripening were achieved. The...

237. Unanswered questions : iodine in agricultural crops - Brown, PH
Iodine in fruit and vegetables contributes to the total iodine intake of the population. While iodine is not an essential element for plant growth and does not contribute to plant functioning, it can be taken up by plants from the soil environment and accumulates in plant tissue. The concentration of iodine in common fruit and vegetable crops in Tasmania has not been examined, so the contribution to dietary intake while likely to be small is unknown. The ability to accumulate nutrients varies between plant species, so we would expect differences in iodine concentration to exist between the various fruit and...

238. The husbandman's jewel directing how to improve land from 10 l. per annum to 50 l. with small charge by planting ... - Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
52 p. : ill.

239. Quarantine disinfestation of capsicums against Queensland fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) with dimethoate - Heather, N. W.; Peterson, P. M.; Kopittke, R. A.
A postharvest dimethoate treatment at 400 mg/L applied through a packing-line spray system achieved >99.99% efficacy as a quarantine disinfestation method against Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) infesting capsicums (peppers), Capsicum annuum L. There were no survivors in confirmatory tests on fruit containing 77 130 eggs, the most tolerant life stage. The spray system thoroughly wetted fruit at a delivery rate of 9.2 L/min.m2 for a minimum time of 1 min.

240. Laws, etc. - California.
141 p.

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