Potato Tuber Proteins as Molecular Probes for Tuberization

Carey, Edward E.; Jett, Lewis W.; Lamont, William J.; Nennich, Terrance T.; Orzolek, Michael D.; Williams, Kimberly A.

doi:10.21273/hortsci.19.1.37

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“…Seasonextension structures often yield higher quality produce and reduce pest and disease pressure, as the plants are protected from wind and rain 35 . Produce offered at markets early in the season through production in greenhouses and high tunnels tends to bring higher prices and greater profits 34 .…”

Section: Making the Most Of Space: Season Extension And Profit Maximimentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovation in urban agricultural practices: Responding to diverse production environments

Pfeiffer

Silva

Colquhoun

2014

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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Although discussion of the role of urban agriculture in developing nations has occurred over the past decade, dialogue relating to urban agriculture in industrialized countries, including the United States (US) has only recently begun to attract significant attention. The unique factors that influence urban agriculture, including limited and non-traditional land access, use of reclaimed soils and alternative growing mediums, local legal and political environments, social and community-based missions, and involvement of non-traditional farmers, create a production system distinct from rural agricultural enterprises. In many cases, specific local environmental and external factors drive urban farms to develop unique innovations for space-intensive production systems, often creating a dominant paradigm for urban farming for a given location. Furthermore, non-production-related organizational goals are often the primary focus of urban agricultural operations, with the food production becoming a secondary objective. In order to address this information gap regarding the status of urban agriculture in the US, our project, centered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, gathered data through site visits to and interviews of organizations in seven cities, examining how structural and strategic food system factors shape urban agricultural efforts. A broad range of operations are considered, including diverse business and production models based on both commercial and community-based management strategies and production in parking and vacant lots, warehouses, public land and peri-urban locations. Based on these observations, the unique innovations in space-intensive agricultural production that have arisen in response to urban food system factors are discussed. We conclude with an assessment of the most significant challenges continuing to face urban agriculture.following: community gardens, commercial gardens, community supported agriculture, farmers' markets, personal gardens, and urban farms'. The focus of this paper will be on agricultural production efforts that are located within, or are closely proximate to, a metropolitan area and strive to produce food to be consumed in the same area. Primary attention will be given to projects producing at the commercial or community level rather than solely for personal household consumption.Urban agriculture integrates a wide variety of production systems, ranging from models familiar to a typical rural farmer to techniques that push the limits of the definition of agriculture. This diversity includes both very high-tech approaches, such as nutrient film technology, and low-tech methods, such as planting into soil-filled recycled buckets. Although many aspects of urban agricultural production are similar to those of small-scale rural farms, several factors set it apart from traditional agricultural operations. Limited and non-traditional land access, use of urban soils and alternative growing media, unique legal and political environments, non-production-related missions and i...

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Section: Making the Most Of Space: Season Extension And Profit Maximimentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovation in urban agricultural practices: Responding to diverse production environments

Pfeiffer

Silva

Colquhoun

2014

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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“…High tunnels are similar to an unheated greenhouse covered with a polyethylene sheet and crops are generally grown in the ground/soil. High tunnels are frequently utilized in local vegetable production throughout the United States (Carey et al., ) and have been adopted by many local vegetable growers in the Central United States (Kansas City Food Hub Working Group, ). This growing system has been successfully used for protection from the weather elements, (Lang, ), increasing yield (Lamont, ; Waterer, ), increasing product quality (Lamont, ; Rogers & Wszelaki ), season extension (Borelli et al., ; Galinato & Miles, ; Gude et al., ) and reducing crop disease (Hanson, Marks, & Isaacs, ; Lang, ; Rogers & Wszelaki ) of fresh fruits and vegetables.…”

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confidence: 99%

Descriptive Analysis and Consumer Acceptability of Locally and Commercially Grown Spinach

Batziakas

Talavera

Swaney‐Stueve

et al. 2019

Journal of Food Science

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The consumer demand for locally grown fresh produce is continuously increasing in the United States. The high tunnel systems have been successfully utilized by small acreage growers for local production. Consumers are typically assessing appearance, freshness, flavor and aroma when purchasing produce. A common perception is that locally grown produce tastes better than nonlocal. However, there is not much evidence for supporting this claim. The objective of this study was to identify consumer acceptability and the sensory characteristics/differences of locally grown spinach in open field or in high tunnel and nonlocal commercially grown spinach. Spinach, Spinacia oleracea cv. “Corvair” was grown in open field and in high tunnel at Kansas State Univ. Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center (OHREC) in spring 2017 and the commercially grown spinach was purchased at a local retail store. A consumer study (n = 205) was conducted at Kansas State Univ., Olathe campus, and a descriptive sensory analysis was conducted by a highly trained descriptive analysis panel in the Center for Sensory Analysis and Consumer Behavior at Kansas State Univ., Manhattan campus, in spring 2017. The consumer test showed that high tunnel spinach scored significantly higher in overall liking (P < 0.0001), flavor liking (P < 0.0001), and texture liking (P < 0.05) when compared to open field and store purchased spinach. Descriptive analysis showed that locally grown spinach had higher intensity of attributes that indicate premium quality, such as green color and green/spinach flavors. Our results indicate that locally grown spinach was preferred from the consumers for its high organoleptic quality. Practical Application Locally grown spinach demonstrated high intensity in a set of sensory attributes that suggest a product with premium organoleptic quality. Correspondingly to these results, consumers liked spinach produced locally in high tunnels the most. The results of this study can be used for developing marketing strategies that are aiming specifically to the consumer niche that is seeking fresh produce of high organoleptic quality.

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“…Ventilation is achieved by opening the moveable sidewalls mounted on a roller system. The season extension advantages of high tunnels result in premium pricing based on timing, both early and late in the growing season, providing farmers with the ability to meet local demands for fresh, out‐of‐season produce …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%