Soil erosion and declining productivity resulting in low farm income have been the major constraints to the sustainability of the commercial vegetable production systems in cultivated uplands of the Philippines. Steep slopes, favorable climate, high fertilizer and pesticide application rates characterizes these production systems. Sustainability of upland vegetable production system and soil co...

Vegetable production constitutes an important sub-sector of the agricultural economy of KwaZulu-Natal. Most vegetables are cultivated in mixed-cropping types of farming systems. The technical efficiency of vegetable based cropping systems was estimated in order to identify the potential increase in production without incurring additional costs. The factors affecting technical efficiency and con...

There is limited information regarding the use of quinoa fresh leaves as a vegetable. Thus, objective this study was to promote green vegetable, well conduct season extension feasibility using high tunnels. The conducted during spring seasons 2020, 2021, and 2022 at George Washington Carver farm Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO, USA. Three genotypes were used randomized complete block d...

In the U.S., tomatoes are only exceeded by potatoes in economic importance. Among fresh vegetable products, annual per capita consumption of fresh tomatoes is only exceeded by lettuce and potatoes. Consumption of fresh tomatoes has remained fairly constant at around 12.8 pounds for the past 10 years as compared to the consumption of processed tomatoes in the form of ketchup and sauces which has...

Rate and Method of Application Apply as a preplant broadcast treatment at least 14 to 21 days prior to planting. Late summer or early autumn is usually best for applying soil fumigants in Michigan. Inject 8 inches deep with chisels spaced 10 to 12 inches apart when soil temperature is between 50° and 80°F. Seal immediately after application. If soil is waterlogged or temperature is below 60°F, ...

greenhouse structure has an important role in success of greenhouse production. this research was conducted to study problems related to vegetable greenhouse structure in khuzestan province for on year(2011-2012). for this purpose, 21 greenhouses were selected by simple randomized samplang and questionnaires were completed. the results revealed that the major problems in greenhouses vegetable p...

To clarify the immunoglobulin production-regulating activity of vegetable extracts, mesenteric lymph node lymphocytes of Sprague-Dawley rats were cultured in the presence of 25 different vegetable extracts. The immunoglobulin content in the culture medium determined by ELISA indicated that the lily family (Liliaceae) vegetables most strongly enhanced the production of IgA and IgG, whereas they ...