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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"hydroponic production"”.
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Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Hydroponic Lettuce
<p>With continued advances in hydroponic plant production technology, an increasing number of farms have begun using hydroponic techniques to grow leaf lettuce and other food crops in a controlled environment. Recent controversy about the ongoing inclusion of hydroponics in the USDA organic program …
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Molecular Characterization of Viruses Infecting Greenhouse Vegetables in Ontario
Greenhouse vegetable production is a very important and successful agricultural sector in Ontario. However, newly emerging viral or virus-like diseases have become a major limiting factor in greenhouse vegetable production. To determine the identity of the viral pathogens in the three major …
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Economic Feasibility of Aquaponics in Arkansas
… have led to a recent renaissance of food production research. Over the past few decades, scientists have discovered new and innovative methods for growing food that, cumulatively, may hold the key to efficiently and sustainably feeding an ever-increasing world population. One method, known …
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Post Harvest Transmission of Salmonella enterica to the Roots and Leaves of Butterhead Lettuce Packaged With Intact Roots
… of product. Post-harvest contamination risks for hydroponically grown lettuce packaged with intact roots and sold as "living lettuce"" are poorly understood. In this study, transmission of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis to the roots and leaves of butterhead lettuce was studied when …
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The Risk Of Pythium Aphanidermatum In Hydroponic Baby-Leaf Spinach Production
… been identified as the main obstacle/risk in the production of hydroponically grown babyleaf spinach. This organism is so prevalent that even crops grown in fresh nutrient solution will often show signs of Pythium damage at harvest time. Previous studies have identified nutrient solution …
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The role of African leafy vegetables in food security
… investigated seed systems, drought tolerance, hydroponic production, market barriers, consumer preference, and the impact of gender as related to ALVs. We found that ALVs play an important role in food security and that critical differences exist between formal and informal sectors. Women play …