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PRODUCTION OF SOLANACEA FOR FRESH MARKET UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS, CURRENT PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
Article number
412_26
Pages
229 – 244
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Abstract
Many changes have occured in the fresh market tomato, pepper, and other Solanacea crop industries over the past 25 years.
Increasing demands placed on growers through urbanization, government regulation and changes in attitudes towards the environment will necessitate many more changes over the next few years.
This will include, but is not limited to, more careful use of land, water, and pesticides, while maintaining a high-quality product for the consumer.
To meet these demands, researchers have continued to broaden their efforts on these crops.
Plant breeding and genetics have long been a priority as new hybrids have led to major increases in yield, but have they led to major increases in fruit quality? Recent advances in transplant technology have likewise increased productivity of these crops.
Now we see threats to our transplant industry via diseases spread by whiteflies.
Progress on control of silverleaf whitefly, thrips, and various plant viruses continue to be major factors affecting the industry.
Teamwork by plant pathologists, entomologists, horticulturists, and plant breeders have made dramatic strides in solving these problems over the past couple of years.
New irrigation and fertilization technology is in constant need as water quality and quantity become major issues with the public.
What will happen to various segments of the industries when methyl bromide is taken off the market? How will production be affected as labor becomes more expensive and less available? Fruit quality, especially with regard to preharvest factors that influence postharvest fruit quality, continues to be an
Increasing demands placed on growers through urbanization, government regulation and changes in attitudes towards the environment will necessitate many more changes over the next few years.
This will include, but is not limited to, more careful use of land, water, and pesticides, while maintaining a high-quality product for the consumer.
To meet these demands, researchers have continued to broaden their efforts on these crops.
Plant breeding and genetics have long been a priority as new hybrids have led to major increases in yield, but have they led to major increases in fruit quality? Recent advances in transplant technology have likewise increased productivity of these crops.
Now we see threats to our transplant industry via diseases spread by whiteflies.
Progress on control of silverleaf whitefly, thrips, and various plant viruses continue to be major factors affecting the industry.
Teamwork by plant pathologists, entomologists, horticulturists, and plant breeders have made dramatic strides in solving these problems over the past couple of years.
New irrigation and fertilization technology is in constant need as water quality and quantity become major issues with the public.
What will happen to various segments of the industries when methyl bromide is taken off the market? How will production be affected as labor becomes more expensive and less available? Fruit quality, especially with regard to preharvest factors that influence postharvest fruit quality, continues to be an
Authors
D.J. Cantliffe, G.J. Hochmuth, S.J.L.J. Polston, D.J. Schuster, D.O. Chellemi, S.M. Olson, P.A. Stansly, C.S. Vavrina, D.R. Seal
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