Temperature based indicators to develop adaptive responses for crop production in Florida, USA

Nitrogen nutrition considerably influences the process of growing and producing potato crops. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of nitrogen nutrition on the pattern of biomass and nitrogen partitioning during the growth of potato crop in Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela. Experimental land plots were set, with a randomized blocks design, and with three different fertilization treatment settings for the "Granola" cultivar. The first one without nitrogen (0-N), the next one with 133 Kg N Ha-1 (133-N), and the last one with 400 Kg N Ha-1 (400-N). In the main phenological stages of the crop, biomass and nitrogen levels were measured for each organ. The performance of the tubers and the total biomass are strongly influenced by the availability of nitrogen and assimilatory biomass. The total biomass production, as well as the biomass and nitrogen partitioning to each organ, showed the following sequence: 400-N > 133-N > 0-N. However, biomass and nitrogen partitioning to the roots and stolons was higher in the treatment with limited nitrogen levels. Proportional changes among aboveground and belowground biomass are adaptive responses to nitrogen deficit conditions, which, in their turn, are determining factors in crop production.

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Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Adaptive Responses to Boron Defi ciency Stress in Arabidopsis

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C ◽

10.1515/znc-2012-9-1009 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 67 (9-10) ◽

pp. 510-524

Author(s):

Lishun Peng ◽

Changying Zeng ◽

Lei Shi ◽

Hongmei Cai ◽

Fangsen Xu

Keyword(s):

Crop Production ◽

Transcriptional Profiling ◽

Global Gene Expression ◽

Cellular Growth ◽

Limiting Factor ◽

Plant Responses ◽

Adaptive Responses ◽

Short And Long Term ◽

Prominent Response

Boron (B) is a micronutrient for vascular plants, and B deficiency has been recognized as a limiting factor for crop production in many areas worldwide. To gain a better insight into the adaptability mechanism of plant responses to B starvation, an Arabidopsis whole genome Affymetrix GeneChip was used to evaluate global gene expression alterations in response to short- and long-term B deficiency stress. A large number of B deficiency-responsive genes were identified and grouped by their functions. Genes linked to jasmonic acid (JA) showed the most prominent response under B deficiency. The transcripts for biosynthesis and regulation of JA were constantly induced during short- and long-term B deficiency stress. A set of well-known JA-dependent process and responsive genes showed the same expression profile. This suggested that JA could be a pivotal player in the integration of adaptive responses to B deficiency stress. Moreover, other functional groups of B deficiency-responsive genes (including various encoding the biosynthesis of antioxidants, the basic components of Ca2+ signalling, protein kinases, cell wall-modifying enzymes and proteins, H+-ATPase, K+ transporters, and a set of enzymes involved in central metabolism and cellular growth) were also observed, and their physiological roles under B deficiency stress are discussed. These results provide some information for a better understanding of plant-adaptive responses to B deficiency stress and potential strategies to improve B efficiency in crops

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Risk perceptions of crop production methods Personal health vs environmental risks and willingness-to-pay

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e683322011-086 ◽

2000 ◽

Author(s):

Colleen F. Moore ◽

Heidi A. Geurkink

Keyword(s):

Willingness To Pay ◽

Risk Perceptions ◽

Crop Production ◽

Environmental Risks ◽

Personal Health ◽

Production Methods

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Overview of Vulnerabilities of Coastally-Influenced Conveyance and Treatment Infrastructure in Greater Vancouver to Climate Change: Identification of Adaptive Responses

Impacts of Global Climate Change ◽

10.1061/40792(173)79 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

B. Burton ◽

L. Gu ◽

Y. Y. Yin

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Adaptive Responses ◽

Change Identification

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Bok Choy, an Asian Leafy Green Vegetable Emerging in Florida

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-hs1337-2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 (6) ◽

pp. 5

Author(s):

Hai Liu ◽

Guodong Liu

Keyword(s):

Graduate Students ◽

Crop Production ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Extension Agents ◽

Vegetable Crops ◽

Green Vegetable ◽

General Overview

Asian vegetable crops are rapidly expanding in Florida in the last decade due to their health benefits combined with their high profitability. These crops can help increase vegetable growers’ income and diversify Florida’s crop production, and they are new to most Floridians. This new 5-page article provides a general overview of bok choy for vegetable growers, crop consultants, certified crop advisors, Extension agents, and graduate students. Written by Hai Liu and Guodong Liu and published by the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1337

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