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22 hours ago (0 Comments - view/add) Effects of Harvest Maturity on Storability, Ripening Dynamics, and Fruit Quality of ‘Geneva 23’ Kiwi » Five-point visual scales, showing (A) cold injury and (B) ripening, used to describe acceptability thresholds for ‘Geneva...
22 hours ago (0 Comments - view/add) Ornamental Invasive Plants in Florida with Research-founded Alternatives » Gainesville, FL : The ornamental horticulture industry has long been significant in its vast economic contributions to th...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Winter Activity for Crapemyrtle Bark Scale: Managing a Growing Urban Landscape Pest » Bars represent mean densities of CMBS October and March, while dots represent per plant densities of CMBS. Lines connectin...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Producing High-quality Seeds of an Heirloom Cabbage in Different Crop Management Systems » A sample of ‘Yukina Savoy’ seedlings before transplanting. Seedlings in the upper left are from commercially sourced seeds...
Friday, November 15, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Evaluation of Different Aerification Methods for Ultradwarf Hybrid Bermudagrass Putting Greens » Davie, FL : A recent study from the University of Florida, sheds new light on optimal practices for maintaining the...
Monday, November 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Survey Reveals Significant Xylella fastidiosa Infection in Prunus Germplasm in Gainsville, FL » Symptoms of Xylella fastidiosa infection in the Prunus germplasm collection at the University of Florida. (A) Leaf...
Thursday, November 7, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) ASHS Announces 2024 Career Award Winners » The American Society for Horticultural Science recently announced the 2024 Career award winners at its annual convention i...
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) A Simple Low-Cost Method for Accurate Canopy Density Evaluation of Citrus » The placement of the phone stick within the canopy for the digital image analysis method. The phone was placed on the grou...
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) ASHS Names 2024 Fellows Cohort » The American Society for Horticultural Science announced the 60 th Class of ASHS Leadership Fellows at its recent 202...
Thursday, October 24, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Varied Attributes of Jalapeno Pepper Cultivars Influence Fresh-cut Product Quality » Deteriorated and healthy fresh-cut pepper tissue, as evidenced by tissue softening or absence of softening, respectively,...
Thursday, October 17, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Stem Carbohydrate Richness in Two Cycad Species » Several cylinders of vascular tissues are positioned between persistent pith and cortex in the unusual stem of a cycad tre...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Unlocking the Secrets of Linnaeoideae: Total DNA Content and Ploidy Levels with a Focus on Abelia » Flow cytometry profile of the species Abelia chinensis (two accessions), Abelia macrotera var. engleriana , A...
Friday, October 4, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Flow Cytometry for Estimating Plant Genome Size: Revisiting Assumptions and Best Practices » Berberis thunbergii ‘NCBT2’ Sunjoy Neo® including a container-grown plant (A), yellow leaves (B), red leaves (C), and ro...
Sunday, September 15, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus 'DoubleDown' » Bonsai plants of Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus ‘DoubleDown’ in containers. (A) The plant in the 3.8-L pot...
Thursday, August 29, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Jujube Cultivars in the United States Revealed » Relationship shown among 74 unique jujube ( Ziziphus jujuba ) cultivars/selections in the United States by a neighbor-jo...
Thursday, August 29, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Eliciting Crop-specific Responses in Baby Greens using Far-red Light and Nitrogen » Representative images of Chinese cabbage ‘Tokyo Bekana’ and kale ‘Red Russian’ baby greens grown at four far-red photon fl...
Thursday, August 15, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) ASHS Goes to Hawaii! » Oahu, Hawaii - The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) is excited to announce that the 2024 ASH...
Thursday, August 15, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Far-red Light and Nitrogen Concentration Elicit Crop-specific Responses in Baby Greens » Representative images of Chinese cabbage ‘Tokyo Bekana’ and kale ‘Red Russian’ baby greens grown at four far-red photon fl...
Thursday, August 8, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Hemp Morphology and Physiology Standards for Research and Industry Applications » “Height” depicted as the vertical line between the horizontal levels based at the soil and apical node of the main or tall...
Thursday, August 8, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Genetic Analyses Reveal Insights into Onion Bulb Shape, Volume, and the Impact of Daylength on Bulbi » . Examples of contrasting onion bulb-shape indices (ratio of diameter over height) of two F2 pr...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Evaluation of Trunk Injection Techniques for Systemic Delivery of Huanglongbing Therapies in Citrus » Wound closure 12 months after injection of oxytetracycline ( A, D, G ), imidacloprid ( B, E, H ), and water ( C, F, I...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Organic Aminoethoxyvinylglycine Is an Effective Alternative for Reducing Apple Preharvest Drop » Mills River, NC: T he Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, released a new study th...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Effects of UV- A and Blue Light on Lettuce Coloration and Phytochemicals » East Lansing, MI Indoor vertical farming of leafy green vegetables is expanding due to its efficient us...
Thursday, July 18, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Performance of Heat-tolerant Lettuce Cultivars in Southern New Mexico in 2020—21 » Lettuce in the field (photo courtesy of the author) Las Cruces, NM Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) is...
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Managing Southern Root-knot Nematode in Kentucky High Tunnels Using Grafted Tomato » Grafted Tomato (photo courtesy of the author) RKN on tomato plant...
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Mutation Breeding of Salvia coccinea with Ethyl Methanesulfonate » Stable mutations observed in the M2 population of Salvia coccinea treated with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS). (A) S....
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Advanced Turf-type Bermudagrass Experimental Genotypes Show Marked Variation in Drought Response » Stillwater, OK: In a new study, researchers at Oklahoma State University have unveiled significant variations in d...
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Survival of Intervarietal Grafts of Sweet and Serrano Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) on Pasilla 18M » Aguascalientes, México: Chili pepper ( Capsicum annuum L.) is one of the most important vegetables in the world; it i...
Thursday, June 27, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) "Nothing Beats Nature": A Case Study of Park Visitor Preference for Natural vs. Artificial Turf » View of the two study sites. (Top) Como Park, St. Paul, MN, with artificial turf in the foreground...
Thursday, June 27, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) 1-methylcyclopropene and Harvest Maturity Impact ‘Ma’afala’ Breadfruit Postharvest Storage » Photos courtesy of the author Honolulu, HI: A new study by the University of Hawaii, Ma...
Thursday, June 20, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Mode of Action of Calcium in Reducing Macrocracking of Sweet Cherry Fruit » Effect of submerging mature ‘Sweetheart’ sweet cherry fruit in deionized water or in 50 mM CaCl2. (A–D) Representative flu...
Thursday, June 20, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Harvest Maturity and Preharvest AVG Treatment Effects on Cold-Induced Ethylene in 'Gala" Apples » Ithaca, NY ‘Gala’ is a major apple cultivar grown worldwide that is mostly planted as red sports (genetic mutation), suc...
Friday, June 14, 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) 3 New Lettuce Breeding Lines with Greater Disease & Pest Resistance » &...
Monday, June 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Chemical Promotion of Branching and Stem Elongation of Poinsettia » Photo of poinsettia cultivar Prestige Red. (A) Mechanically pinched control plants showing seven lateral shoots and scar w...
Thursday, May 30, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) ASHS Celebrates Decades of Excellence in Award-Winning Publications » The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) commemorates a legacy of scholarly excellence spanning decades with...
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