Labor, Landscape, and Four Virginia Watermen Jessica Taylor (bio) Patrick Daglaris In Mathews County, Virginia, men crab, oyster, fish in workboats or sail on commercial vessels. They leave home hemmed by 350 miles of shoreline, tidal wetlands, stands pine trees jutting into the water, small, brushy islands at a distance haze. On shore, fewer than nine thousand people live many them retirees se...

This study was conducted to determine the influence of L-tryptophan (LTRP) applied to soil on the yield of two watermelon (Citrullus Lanatus L.) and one muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) cultivars. Experiments were established in which L-TRP was applied to seedlings as a soil drench in the glasshouse ranging from 6 × 10 to 60 mg·kg soil; the seedlings were transplanted into the field 2 weeks later. T...

The watermelon (Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris) is among the world's most important fruit crops. We here use C-14 dating and morphometric analysis to test whether ancient seeds can be identified species level, which would help document food expansion, innovation, diversity in Northeastern Africa. dated a Libyan seed 6182–6001 calibrated years BP, making it oldest Citrullus known. Morphometri...

Genetic improvement of agronomic crops through breeding, which typically are marketed as commodities, are grower directed. Breeding objectives principally involve increasing yield, often based on resistance to biotic and non-biotic stress. For example improvement in hybrid maize yields have relied on increasing yield stability under high populations. In horticultural crops, breeding objectives ...

Organic heirloom tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are difficult to grow in Florida as a result of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) (RKN) and hot, humid growing conditions. Although grafting with resistant rootstocks has been shown effective for RKN management in tomato production, little research has been conducted on grafted heirloom tomatoes under Florida conditions. In this 2-year st...

Producers of fresh fruits and vegetables face increasing production costs and international market competition. Growers who can offer high-quality watermelons [Citrullus lanatus (Thumb.) Matsum. & Nakai] that are also highly nutritious will have better market opportunities. To accomplish that, germplasm must be identified that has enhanced phytonutrient levels. Surprisingly, there is little inf...

The Codex Alimentarius, or ‘food code’, was established to set international standards ensure the safety and quality of food agricultural products while at same time creating a level playing field for trade. However, less is known about duration setting process in committees, extent which trade impacted when are delayed versus cases adoption accelerated. This article reviews evaluates three cas...

In this paper we introduce and discuss the apprentice framework, which we speculate can be used to plan and evaluate computational creativity projects. The framework defines a sequence of phases a system must follow in order to reach a level of creativity acceptable to a set of human judges. It also establishes four aspects of a creative piece susceptible of creative work. We mention some examp...