A recent e-GRO alert offers a photographic guide to viruses found on a wide array of species and can aid in the identification of these problems.
Greenhouse growers can now sign up for Abiotic Disorders of Greenhouse Crops, Greenhouse and Horticultural Lighting, Biological Control for Greenhouse Growers, and Floriculture Root Zone Management.
Energy screens serve as an effective tool for managing energy costs in greenhouses, but an overreliance on them may inadvertently compromise the conditions necessary for optimal pollination.
Wageningen University & Research is developing a model with which a producer can calculate the composition of a substrate mixture online.
With a peat harvest below projections in Canada, suppliers advise growers to order early and keep in touch.
Calcium deficiency and Botrytis are two major issues that can cause bract burn and unmarketable plants.
Project LAMP (Lighting Approaches to Maximize Profit) is a team of researchers that focuses on helping growers get more value out of their lighting systems.
Shade nets reduce air and canopy temperatures by blocking solar radiation, including photosynthetic active radiation, around the crops and thus lowering thermal energy exchange.
Vermillion Growers will produce 10 million pounds of tomatoes next year, grown across 10 acres.
Although radishes are known as a cool crop, they have strong potential when grown in a warmer environment.
There are several options of plant growth regulators to consider when planning for the end of the season.
Growers are looking for alternative types of growing media, and scientists are hard at work to find new solutions.
Using the leaf temperature instead of air temperature to determine the saturation water vapor pressure has been used widely as another method to calculate vapor pressure deficit.