scholarly journals Nitrogen Fertilizer Management and Cultivar Selection for Cabbage Production in the Southeastern United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 685-691
Author(s):  
Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva ◽  
Joara Secchi Candian ◽  
Lincoln Zotarelli ◽  
Timothy Coolong ◽  
Christian Christensen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Crop Evapotranspiration ◽  
Fertilizer N ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Rainfall Events ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
N Rates

Soil nitrogen (N) is easily leached in cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) production areas of southeastern United States characterized by sandy soils with low water-holding capacity. Soil N leaching in these areas is increased after rainfall events; consequently, growers increase the fertilizer N application to protect against N deficiencies and yield loss. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of three fertilizer N rates on yield and head quality for common cabbage cultivars used by Florida and Georgia growers during four cabbage growing seasons. Field experiments were conducted in Hastings, FL, in 2016 and 2017, and in Tifton, GA, in 2018 and 2019. A randomized complete block design was used with a split-plot design of fertilizer N rate and cabbage cultivar. Fertilizer N rate treatments consisted of the application of 170, 225, and 280 lb/acre N and were assigned as the main plot. Cabbage cultivars Bravo, Bronco, Bruno, Capture, Cheers, and Ramada were assigned as the sub-plots. Weather conditions were monitored during all growing seasons, and total, marketable, and unmarketable yields, as well as cabbage head polar and equatorial diameters, and core height and width were measured. In Florida, there was a significant interaction for growing season and fertilizer N rate. The Florida 2016 cabbage season experienced 10.5 inches of rainfall, and fertilizer N rates had no effect on cabbage yields. Total and marketable yield averaged 45,391 and 38,618 lb/acre among fertilizer N rates in 2016, respectively. Rainfall accumulated 2.1 inches during the 2017 study in Florida, which was less than the crop evapotranspiration. In response, total and marketable yield were higher for the applications of 225 lb/acre N (51,865 and 49,335 lb/acre, respectively) and 280 lb/acre N (54,564 and 52,219 lb/acre, respectively) compared with the application of 170 lb/acre N (47,929 and 43,710 lb/acre, respectively). In Georgia, there were no significant interactions between production season and fertilizer N rates. In addition, there were no significant main effects of season or fertilizer N rate. Rainfall events accumulated 20.9 and 7.8 inches during the 2018 and 2019 growing seasons, respectively. Total and marketable yields averaged 37,290 and 33,355 lb/acre, respectively for the two growing seasons in Georgia. Cabbage cultivar had no interaction with fertilizer N rate in any location. ‘Cheers’ (52,706 lb/acre) had the highest total yield in Florida, and ‘Ramada’ (38,462 lb/acre) and ‘Bronco’ (39,379 lb/acre) had the highest total yields in Georgia. In conclusion, the application of 225 lb/acre N was sufficient to sustain cabbage yields, but yields of the 170- and 225-lb/acre N treatments were not different when rainfall events exceeded crop evapotranspiration.

scholarly journals Evaluation of an Irrigation Scheduling Model for Drip-irrigated Potato in Southeastern United States

HortScience ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Simonne ◽  
Nadia Ouakrim ◽  
Arnold Caylor
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Potato Production ◽  
Irrigation Scheduling ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Planting Dates

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is often produced as a nonirrigated crop in the southeastern United States. This practice makes tuber yields dependent on rainfall pattern and amount. An irrigation scheduling method based on a water balance and daily class A pan evaporation (Ep) was evaluated during 1996 and 1998 on a Hartsells fine sandy loam soil for `Red LaSoda' potatoes. Planting dates were 9 and 7 Apr. in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and standard production practices were followed each year. The model tested was (13 DAH + 191) * 0.5 ASW = D DAH-1 + [Ep * (0.12 + 0.023 DAH - 0.00019 DAH2) - RDAH - IDAH], where DAH was days after hilling, ASW was available soil water (0.13 mm/mm), D was soil water deficit (mm), R was rainfall (mm), and I was irrigation (mm). Controlled levels of water application ranging between 0% and 200% of the model rate were created with drip tapes. Four and seven irrigations were scheduled in 1996 and 1998, respectively. For both years, no interaction between irrigation regime and nitrogen rate was observed. Irrigation rate significantly influenced total yield and marketable yield (R2 > 0.88, P < 0.01). Highest total yields occurred at 99% and 86% of the model rate in 1996 and 1998, respectively. These results show that supplementing rainfall with irrigation and controlling the amount of water applied by adjusting irrigation to actual weather conditions increased potato marketable yield. Over the 2-year period of the study, an average additional profit of $563/ha/year was calculated from costs and returns due to irrigation, suggesting that drip-irrigation may be economical for potato production.

scholarly journals Transgenic Expression of EFR and Bs2 Genes for Field Management of Bacterial Wilt and Bacterial Spot of Tomato

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (12) ◽  
pp. 1402-1411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanju Kunwar ◽  
Fanny Iriarte ◽  
Qiurong Fan ◽  
Eduardo Evaristo da Silva ◽  
Laura Ritchie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Bacterial Wilt ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Transgenic Tomato ◽  
Bacterial Spot ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Field Management

Field trials were conducted at two locations in Florida to evaluate transgenic tomato expressing the ELONGATION FACTOR TU RECEPTOR (EFR) gene from Arabidopsis thaliana, the Bs2 gene from pepper, or both Bs2 and EFR (Bs2/EFR) for managing bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum and bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas perforans. Expression of EFR or Bs2/EFR in the susceptible genotype Fla. 8000 significantly reduced bacterial wilt incidence (50 to 100%) and increased total yield (57 to 114%) relative to lines expressing only Bs2 or the nontransformed Fla. 8000 control, although the marketable yield was not significantly affected. Following harvest, surviving symptomatic and nonsymptomatic plants were assessed for colonization by R. solanacearum. There were no significant differences in the population at the lower stem. Interestingly, in the middle stem, no bacteria could be recovered from EFR or Bs2/EFR lines but viable bacterial populations were recovered from Bs2 and nontransformed control lines at 102 to 105 CFU/g of stem tissue. In growth-chamber experiments, the EFR transgenic tomato lines were found to be effective against seven different R. solanacearum strains isolated from the southeastern United States, indicating utility across the southeastern United States. In all of the bacterial spot trials, EFR and Bs2/EFR lines had significantly reduced disease severity (22 to 98%) compared with the Fla. 8000 control. The marketable and total yield of Bs2/EFR were significantly higher (43 to 170%) than Fla. 8000 control in three of four field trials. These results demonstrate for the first time the potential of using the EFR gene for field management of bacterial wilt and bacterial spot diseases of tomato.

LAMB’S-QUARTERS INTERFERENCE WITH DIRECT SEEDED BROCCOLI

1990 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 1215-1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
IRIS BITTERLICH ◽  
MAHESH K. UPADHYAYA
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Oleracea ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Chenopodium Album ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Weed Density ◽  
Weed Interference ◽  
Lamb’S Quarters ◽  
Cole Crop

Field experiments were conducted in 1987 and 1988 to study the effect of lamb’s-quarters (Chenopodium album L.) interference on broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis ’Emperor’) growth and yield. Broccoli growth was initially affected by weed interference at 28–36 d after seeding. Generally, the negative effect of weed interference on broccoli growth increased with increasing weed density and time after seeding. Interference by 15 lamb’s-quarters plants m−2 reduced the biomass of broccoli plants by 71–73% compared to the weed-free control at 57–58 d after seeding. Weed density-crop yield relationship curves showed that one lamb’s-quarters plant m−2 decreased total yield by 18–20% and marketable yield by 22–37%. Lamb’s-quarters reduced the total yield per plot by decreasing the average head weight of broccoli. The number of heads per plot was not affected. Weed interference also reduced the weight of heads classified as marketable (> 10 cm across). However, in 1987 more heads failed to reach a marketable size which resulted in a much smaller marketable yield than in 1988.Key words: Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, broccoli, Chenopodium album L., weed density, weed interference, cole crop

Soybean nitrogen contribution to corn and residual nitrate under conventional tillage and no-till

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. S. Rembon ◽  
A. F. MacKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Glycine Max ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
N Uptake ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Winter Precipitation ◽  
Silty Clay ◽  
Fertilizer N ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Glycine Max L ◽  
Tillage Method

Soybean (Glycine max L. Merill) can produce high-N residues that may benefit subsequent corn (Zea mays L.) production, but the degree of benefit is often unpredictable and may be related to tillage methods. This study investigated the effects of conventional-tillage (CT) and no-tillage (NT) on fertilizer replacement values for corn in a corn-soybean rotation. Field experiments were conducted for two growing seasons on two soils, a Ste. Rosalie clay (Humic Gleysol), and an Ormstown silty clay (Humic Gleysol). Continuous corn, corn following soybean, soybean following corn, continuous soybean, and three levels of fertilizer N (0, 90, 180 and 0, 20, and 40 kg N ha−1 for corn and soybean, respectively) were compared. Tillage did not effect yield or N uptake consistently. Corn grain yields and N uptake were greater following soybean than following corn. Soybean provided N fertilizer credits ranging from 40 to 150 kg N ha−1, which was greater than the residual NO3 in the soil prior to planting. Credits were greater in the year with higher corn yields and lower previous winter precipitation resulting in greater NO3 carryover. Tillage effects on N credits from soybean differed between the sites. Consequently, N contributions of soybean to corn could not be related to tillage method or soil type. Key words:Zea mays L., Glycine max L. Merill, rotations, grain yield, N uptake, tillage, fertilizer N

scholarly journals Performance of North American Strawberry Cultivars under Conditions Mimicking California Production Systems

1994 ◽  
Vol 119 (5) ◽  
pp. 1034-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Rariden ◽  
Douglas V. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Variance Components ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
The Other ◽  
Phenotypic Variance ◽  
Growth Attributes ◽  
Geographic Regions ◽  
Strawberry Cultivars

Runner plants from 16 strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa Duch.) cultivars were grown using annual Mediterranean production systems to test for differences in productivity, performance traits, and vegetative growth attributes. Genotypes were included from germplasm adapted to four geographic regions: California and northwestern, northeastern, and mid-Atlantic or southeastern United States. The California genotypes were divided further into day-neutral and June-bearing categories. With these treatments, California cultivars had significantly larger plants and grew more rapidly during the fall and winter, had larger fruit, and produced at least twice the quantity of fruit of cultivars from the other regions. Variance components due to region explained 64% and 26% of the phenotypic variance for early and total yield, respectively, whereas differences among cultivars within regions explained 12% and 7% of the variance for these traits. Cultivars from all regions had significantly larger plants and were more productive when treated with 3 weeks of artificial vernalization. However, region × vernalization effects were nonsignificant for all traits, a result suggesting that selection in Mediterranean environments has not adapted germplasm specifically for low vernalization conditions.

scholarly journals An Economic Evaluation of Soybean Stink Bug Control Alternatives for the Southeastern United States

1992 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Chyen ◽  
Michael E. Wetzstein ◽  
Robert M. McPherson ◽  
William D. Givan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Methyl Parathion ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Lambda Cyhalothrin ◽  
Environmentally Sound

AbstractMethyl parathion or Penncap M (an encapsulated methyl parathion) are used extensively throughout the United States for controlling stink bug pests in soybeans, Glycine Max (L.) Merrill. However, this insecticide is highly toxic to mammals, birds, and non-target arthropods, and thus is less environmentally sound than other insecticides. For environmental and human health considerations, investigating alternative insecticides for control is desired. For this investigation, research based on field experimental data from Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana during the 1988 and 1989 growing seasons were employed. Results indicate that alternative, currently available, and less toxic insecticides may reduce producer costs, increase yield, and improve soybean quality. These alternative insecticides include Scout (tralomethrin), Karate (lambda-cyhalothrin), Orthene (acephate), and Baythroid (cyfluthrin). In terms of improved profits these alternative insecticides may dominate methyl parathion or encapsulated methyl parathion.

PHEROMONE-BASED AGGREGATION IN ORTHOTOMICUS CAELATUS (EICHHOFF) (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE)

1989 ◽  
Vol 121 (11) ◽  
pp. 933-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Phillips ◽  
Thomas H. Atkinson ◽  
John L. Foltz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Bark Beetle ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Pine Bark ◽  
Pheromone System ◽  
Males And Females

AbstractTwo field experiments were conducted to determine if Orthotomicus caelatus (Eichhoff) was attracted to pine bolts infested with conspecifics and to assess the roles of the sexes in attraction. Traps baited with pine bolts artificially infested with males attracted both males and females, but traps baited with uninfested bolts or bolts with females caught very low numbers of beetles. The addition of females to bolts with males reduced the attraction produced by males in a second experiment. Bolts with males and females did not reduce the attraction produced by other males in adjacent bolts, suggesting that females do not produce a masking pheromone. The pheromone system of O. caelatus is similar to those known for other species in the Ipini in which males initiate gallery construction, produce an attractant, and attract females and opportunistic males. Preliminary gas chromatographic analyses of extracts of hindguts and frass from males boring on pine bolts suggested the presence of ipsdienol and ipsenol, two commonly occurring pheromones in other species of the Ipini. The pheromone system of O. caelatus is discussed with regard to the complexity of the pine bark beetle guild in the southeastern United States.

RESPONSE OF SOYBEAN TO LOWER-CANOPY DEFOLIATION DURING SEEDFILL

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. L. VASILAS ◽  
J. FUHRMANN ◽  
L. E. GRAY
Keyword(s):  
Yield Components ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Brown Spot ◽  
Yield Losses ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Yield And Yield Components ◽  
Yield Responses ◽  
Pod Number

One of the effects of Septoria brown spot on soybean is accelerated lower-canopy defoliation. Field experiments were conducted in 1986 and 1987 to determine the response of soybean yield and yield components to progressive lower-canopy defoliation during seedfill. Soybean cultivar Williams 82 was machine planted in rows 76 cm wide and hand thinned to a uniform stand of 23 plants m−1. Three treatments were used: controls; defoliated, starting at R5 (beginning seed stage; DEF1), and defoliated, starting 7 d past R5 (DEF2). Defoliation treatments were applied by removing the leaflets and petioles from the lowest three or four leaf-bearing nodes four times at 4-d intervals so that only three or four nodes at the top of the plant remained leaf-bearing when defoliation ceased. Yield and yield components were determined for upper, lower and total nodes. Although the two growing seasons were very different, yield responses to defoliation were similar in both years. On the average, DEF1 reduced seed yield by 18% which is similar to losses that occur when brown spot is induced by inoculation; DEF2 reduced yields by 9% which is similar to yield losses reported for naturally occurring brown spot. Yields of DEF2 exceeded yields of DEF1 because of differences in pod number in 1986 and seeds/pod in 1987. Controls out-yielded DEF2 because of differences in seeds/pod in 1986 and seed size in 1987. The proportion of the total yield contributed by pods found on the upper nodes averaged 76% and was not affected by defoliation.Key words: Glycine max, Septoria glycines, brown spot, leaf loss

scholarly journals Performance of Broccoli Cultivars in Spring and Fall Evaluations in Pennsylvania

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 869-876
Author(s):  
Elsa Sánchez ◽  
Thomas Butzler ◽  
Lee Stivers ◽  
Robert Pollock ◽  
Timothy Elkner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Head Diameter ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Yield Quality ◽  
A Site

Recent hypothetical modeling suggests that increasing commercial broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) acreage in the eastern United States has the potential to notably reduce the costs of transportation within the broccoli supply chain. In this region, increasing broccoli acreage will require production improvements. Here, research was conducted to determine the best yielding commercially available cultivars for broccoli production. Eighteen to 19 cultivars of broccoli were evaluated in spring and fall evaluations using diverse production systems during 2014–15 in three locations across Pennsylvania. Data collected included production, yield, and quality attributes. Most interactions between site, year, and cultivar were significant suggesting that environmental conditions influence broccoli yield, quality, and concentration of harvest. Overall, the cultivars evaluated were not different from, Imperial, the standard used, for marketable yield, head diameter, and concentration of harvest within a site year. Blue Wind was consistently the first cultivar harvested, and Avenger and Emerald Jewel the last overall site years and growing seasons. These three cultivars may be good options for extending the growing season.

scholarly journals Genotype × Environment effects on morphological and productive components of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatasL.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Sindi Elen Senff ◽  
Viviane de Fátima Milcheski ◽  
Ana Caroline Basniak Konkol ◽  
Ana Carolina da Costa Lara Fioreze
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Root Diameter ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Environment Effects ◽  
Randomized Block Design

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatasL.) is a crop with high market demands because of its well-known health benefits. Limited use of improved clones reduces the crop’s income potential. Plant breeding programs seek to selectgenotypes with good results in a variety of environments by evaluating the interaction effects of genotypes and environments. This study aimed to assess Clone × Growing season effects on morphological and productive parameters of sweet potato clones grown in the municipality of Curitibanos, Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. The following clones were evaluated: Brazlândia Rosada, BRS Amélia, Beauregard, BrazlândiaRoxa, and BRS Rubissol. A randomized block design with three replications was used to investigate root length, root diameter, mean root weight, total root number, number of marketable roots, total yield, and marketable yield. Data were subjected to one-way and two-way analysis of variance. Beauregard afforded the largest number of marketable roots and was stable in both growing seasons. Beauregard, Brazlândia Roxa, and Brazlândia Rosada differed in total number of roots between growing seasons. There were no significant differences between growing seasons in mean root weight; BRS Amélia afforded a higher mean root weight than Brazlândia Rosada. Beauregard did not differ in total or marketable yield between growing seasons and provided higher yields than the other clones. BRS Rubissol and Beauregard were found to be the most promising for sweet potato cultivation under the environmental conditions of Curitibanos.

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