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AFES Circular 80
To remain competitive, commercial vegetable producers require updated information on the performance of new vegetable varieties under the soil and climatic conditions of southcentral Alaska. Variety trials provide the opportunity to evaluate potentially adapted plant material. Although many varieties are developed in environments considerably different from that of southcentral Alaska, some may prove to be useful to
commercial growers in Alaska. The information on new varieties must be collected over several growing seasons to provide sufficient confidence in the observed performance. Additionally, each year of the performance trials, new varieties are grown with traditional or standard varieties which are used to compare the quality of the new varieties. Commercial production of new varieties should be considered after several years of variety trial work with initial plantings on a small production scale.Introduction -- Overview -- Seed Source List -- Weather Summary -- Broccoli -- Cabbage -- Carrots -- Lettuce -- Potatoe
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Zinc Management in Arid Region Pecan Orchards
Ever since the earliest pecan orchards were commercially planted in the southeastern US in the 19th century, various abnormal growth patterns called “rosette” and “little leaf” have been observed in the trees. Affected trees exhibited shortening of the shoot internodes, which gave shoots a “rosette”-type appearance. Leaf shape, size, and color were also noticeably affected: leaflets were much narrower and smaller in surface area, had wavy edges on the leaf margins, and exhibited a pale yellowish, or chlorotic color especially between the leaf veins. In more severe cases, leaflets showed dark necrotic blotches between the veins and eventually shoot terminal dieback (Alben et al., 1932; Heerema, 2013)(Figure 1)
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Factors Contributing to Development of Salinity Problems in Turf
8 pp.The bulletin reviews the factors contributing to the development of salinity and sodium problems in desert turfgrass systems. Key factors include water restrictions, poor water quality, irrigation management, drought and poor soil structure