This paper explores the e-readiness of firms in the Australian horticulture supply chain. The paper draws from the perceived e-readiness model (PERM) and relies on data collected from a survey of firms in the horticulture sector in Australia. The results indicate that while horticulture firms demonstrate relative organizational preparation for the conduct of e-business, the value network within...

Background: Schizophrenia is a devastating psychiatric disorder and its  Positive and negative symptoms have negative effects on social functions. A combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments is considered more effective for this condition. The present study aimed to determine the effect of a group horticulture program on psychiatric symptoms in patients with chronic...

P.S. Baenziger, L.A. Nelson, T. Regassa, L. Xu, and M.L. Bernards, Dep. of Agronomy and Horticulture; R. A. Graybosch, USDA-ARS and Dep. of Agronomy and Horticulture; S.N. Wegulo, Dep. of Plant Pathology, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583; R.N. Klein, Dep. of Agronomy and Horticulture, West Central Res. and Ext. Center, North Platte, NE 69101, D.D. Baltensperger, (formerly Dep. of Agronomy a...

Ethics refers to moral considerations on a human level. It includes standards of what is considered inherently “right or wrong” in terms of rights, obligations, and benefits to individuals and to society. Furthermore, ethical considerations involve the precepts of specific virtues such as honesty and fairness, and impose obligations on conduct, including the obligation to avoid harm to others a...

1 Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, 2 Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States, 3 U.S. Salinity Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Riverside, CA, United States, 4 Department of Seed, Crop and Horticultural Sciences, University of Eldoret...

EFFECTS OF CARBOHYDRATE SOURCE ON THE IN VITRO ASYMBIOTIC SEED GERMINATION OF THE TERRESTRIAL ORCHID HABENARIA MACROCERATITIS Scott L. Stewart a b & Michael E. Kane a a Plant Restoration, Conservation, and Propagation Biotechnology Program, Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA b Horticulture and Agriculture Programs, Kankakee Community College,...

Horticulture is an important subsector of agriculture. The potential of horticultural crops has not yet been fully explored or exploited in Bangladesh. More than 90 vegetables and 60 fruits are grown in Bangladesh, with great regional variation in the extent of cultivation. The cultivated area given to fruits and vegetables is 0.52 million hectares, covering 3.7 percent of total cropped area. V...

Hiroaki KITAZAWA*, Naoko HASEGAWA, Masayasu NAGATA, Machiko FUKUDA, Shin-ichi WATANABE, Atsushi YAMASAKI, Atsuko URAGAMI Food Engineering Division, National Food Research Institute, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan Vegetable Production Technology Division, NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, Tsukuba, Japan Horticulture Research Division, NARO Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, Kurume, Ja...