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Horticultural Crops Culture and Management: Vegetable Crops 2

Tuesday, July 28, 2009: 2:45 PM
Jefferson A (Millennium Hotel St. Louis)
Moderator:
2:45 PM
Effect of Simulated Glyphosate Drift On Irrigated Potato Growth and Yield
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, North Dakota State Univ; Collin P. Auwarter, North Dakota State University
3:00 PM
Hill Geometry Influence On Irrigated Russet Burbank Yield and Grade
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, North Dakota State Univ; Collin P. Auwarter, North Dakota State University
3:15 PM
A Survey of High Tunnel Crop Producers In the Central Great Plains
Lewis Jett, West Virginia University; Edward Carey, Kansas State Univ Hort Res & Extn Ctr; Laurie Hodges, Univ of Nebraska East Campus; Kimberly A. Williams, Kansas State University
3:30 PM
Photoselective Shade Netting for Improving Vegetable Productivity, Pre- and Post Harvest Quality and Pest Control
Yosepha Shahak, ARO The Volcani Center; David Ben-Yakir, ARO, The Volcani Center; Yossi Offir, Polysack Plastics Industries; Hanna Yehezkel, Southern R&D Network; Aviv Goren, ARO, The Volcani Center; Elazar Fallik, ARO, The Volcani Center
3:45 PM
Production and Fruit Quality of Specialty Melons Grown In a Passively-Ventilated Greenhouse
Jeanmarie Mitchell; Daniel Cantliffe, Distinguished, Professor, and, Chair, University of Florida; Steven A. Sargent, University of Florida; Peter J. Stoffella, University of Florida
4:00 PM
Can Parboiled Rice Hulls Replace Perlite In Hydroponic Substrates?
Barbara E. Liedl, West Virginia State University; Melissa A. Smith, West Virginia State University; Nathan A. Atkins, West Virginia State University; Kristen L. Wilfong, West Virginia State University; Jeremy M. Sisson, West Virginia State University
4:15 PM
Improvement of Vegetable Production Using Quartz Porphyry Treated Nutrient Solution: An Emerging Technology for Future Food Production
Md Abul Kalam Azad, Rajshahi University; Naima Islam, Kochi University; Katsumi Ishikawa, Kochi University; Sheheli Islam, Kochi University
4:30 PM