Crop improvement powered through plant breeding is critical for sustainable production of horticultural crops that contribute to healthful diets and enhance quality of life for people around the world. Currently there are too few breeders to satisfy global demands and opportunities in the public and private sectors of developing and developed countries. In order to meet future needs, it is impo...

Light is an essential factor for the growth and quality of horticultural plants its effects depend upon parameters such as duration, intensity [...]

ENHANCING NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY OF POTATO AND CEREAL CROPS BY OPTIMIZING TEMPERATURE, MOISTURE, BALANCED NUTRIENTS AND OXYGEN BIOAVAILABILITY Guodong Liu a , Yuncong Li a , Ashok K. Alva b , David M. Porterfield c & James Dunlop d a Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA b Vegetable and Forage Crops Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Prosser, Washingto...

Ioannis E. Tzanetakis and Anne B. Halgren, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331; Karen E. Keller, Horticulture Crops Research Lab, USDA-ARS, Corvallis 97330; Stanley C. Hokanson, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108; John L. Maas, USDAARS Fruit Lab, Beltsville 20705; Paul L. McCarthy and Robert R. Martin, Hort...

Human individuals require at least 20 inorganic elements ('minerals') for normal functioning. However, much of the world's population is probably deficient in one or more essential minerals and at increased risk of physiological disorders. Addressing these 'hidden hungers' is a challenge for the nutrition and agriculture sectors. Mineral deficiencies among populations are typically identified f...

By G. BI*, C. F. SCAGEL, L.H. FUCHIGAMI and R. P. REGAN Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station, Mississippi State University, Crystal Springs, MS 39059, USA USDA-ARS-Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University, Aurora, OR 9700...