The horticultural industry is an important economic sector in the Netherlands. Internationally, the sector has a leading position in vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, flower bulbs and trees. Within these product groups long-lasting experience in breeding and production is combined with extensive industrial activities in support, logistics and services. The strong position of the Dutch horticultu...

In this study, we provided horticultural therapy as an intervention to 54 adult women with earthquake-related stress from the disastrous Great East Japan Earthquake along the coastline of Miyagi Prefecture. After two months of horticultural intervention, scores on the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Positive Affect (PA), and the Japanese ...

Jennifer Kraus, Stephanie Cleveland, and Melodie L. Putnam, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331; Karen E. Keller and Robert R. Martin, Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service, Corvallis, OR 97330; and Ioannis E. Tzanetakis, Department of Plant Pathology and Cell and Molecular Bi...

Besides nutrient composition, the hydraulic performance of horticultural substrates is a main issue for evaluating their quality for horticultural purposes. Their water and air capacity and their suitability for transporting water are important hydraulic quality indicators. Shrinkage and water repellency could have a negative impact on storing and transporting water and solutes. The commonly us...

1. School of Information, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, U.S.A. 2. Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32308, U.S.A. 3. United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, United States Horticultural Research Laboratory, 2001 South Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL, 34945, U.S.A. 4. Institute of Genetic Engineerin...