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Evaluation of witloof chicory cultivars for bolting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R. König --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa N. J.J. Combrink --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South AfricaBolting of witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) renders the roots unusable for chicon production. In South Africa high temperatures and irradiance were responsible for bolting. The aim of this paper was to identify witloof chicory cultivars that promise to be... -
Potential of Adelaide, Cradock and Middelburg, South Africa, for out-of-season onion production using different planting materials and planting dates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Marina Jordaan --- Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Horticultural Research, South Africa Gesine M Coetzer --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa James Allemann --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South AfricaOut-of-season onion production is used to produce onions for the early market (April to September) when onion prices peak. No information with regard to this production method is available for the Eastern Cape. Field experiments were therefore conducted in Adelaide,... -
Yield and nutritional quality of different short-day onion cultivars as affected by nitrogen application
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Mbulelo Ncayiyana --- Agricultural Research Council–Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, South Africa Martin M Maboko --- Agricultural Research Council–Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, South Africa Isa Bertling --- Horticultural Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaOnion is one of the most important vegetable crops in the world, cultivated and consumed for its flavour-enhancing and medicinal properties; hence, comprehensive understanding of crop responses to N application is of immense importance. To determine the effects of different...