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Season Advancement Of Cool Season Cut Flower Crops Snapdragon And Peony, Maegen A. Lewis
Season Advancement Of Cool Season Cut Flower Crops Snapdragon And Peony, Maegen A. Lewis
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Demand and production of specialty cut flowers is growing across the U.S., but research is lacking in the U.S. Intermountain West, where the semi-arid and high elevation climate offers unique challenges for growers. The goal of this study was to evaluate the stem quality, harvest timing, and yield of snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) ‘Chantilly’, ‘Potomac’, and ‘Rocket’ and peony (Paeonia lactiflora) ‘Coral Charm’ as cool-season cut flower crops under high tunnel and field production in North Logan, Utah. Snapdragons were transplanted at three-week intervals beginning in early-February in high tunnels and ending in late-May in the field. …
Season Extension Of Strawberry And Raspberry Production Using High Tunnels, Daniel R. Rowley
Season Extension Of Strawberry And Raspberry Production Using High Tunnels, Daniel R. Rowley
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
High tunnels have been used successfully in many areas of the world to extend the growing season for numerous crops. However, very little research has been conducted to evaluate the season extension benefits offered by high tunnels to small fruit crops in high elevation growing areas such as the Intermountain West region of the United States. The use of high tunnels was investigated in North Logan, Utah (41.766 N latitude, 1405 m elevation, 119 freeze free days) to extend the growing season for both strawberries and raspberries. June-bearing 'Chandler' strawberries in a fall-planted annual hill system were evaluated for early …