[HTML][HTML] Asparagus breeding: Future research needs for sustainable production

D Drost - Frontiers in plant science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Productivity in asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is determined in part by (1) the selection
of superior, adaptive genetics,(2) matching the selected genetics to the production …

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DT Drost - The physiology of vegetable crops, 2020 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Asparagus belongs in the family Asparagaceae with approximately 300 species spread
throughout the world. In addition to the widely grown edible asparagus (A. officinalis) and …

[HTML][HTML] Plant density and genotype effects on wild asparagus (Asparagus acutifolius L.) spear yield and quality

P Benincasa, F Tei, A Rosati - HortScience, 2007 - journals.ashs.org
Wild asparagus (Asparagus acutifolius L.) is becoming an interesting niche crop for marginal
areas in Europe, but little information is available regarding cultivation techniques, which …

Improving the efficiency of cultivar evaluation of green asparagus

MA Nichols, KJ Fisher - IX International Asparagus Symposium 479, 1997 - actahort.org
ASPARAGUS Page 1 IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF CULTIVAR EVALUATION OF GREEN
ASPARAGUS Michael A. Nichols and Keith J. Fisher Department of Plant Science Massey …

Asparagus cultivar evaluation trials in the Northern San Joaquin Valley of California

RJ Mullen, TC Viss, RS Whitely - IX International Asparagus …, 1997 - actahort.org
For the past four harvest seasons, data on asparagus yield, spear number and average
spear weight have been collected from two replicated asparagus cultivar trials in the …

[HTML][HTML] Development and diversity analysis of an hexaploid pre-breeding asparagus population with introgressions from wild relative species

V Garcia, P Castro, M Turbet-Delof, J Gil, R Moreno - Scientia Horticulturae, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of new asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) cultivars has been hindered
by the lack of genetic diversity in the crop. The current study aims at generating novel plant …

First results of the" Third international asparagus cultivar trial" planted in Horst, the Netherlands

JH Mulder, P Lavrijsen - XI International Asparagus Symposium 776, 2005 - actahort.org
In 2003, a trial of 41 asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) cultivars of the" Third International
Asparagus Cultivar Trial", was planted on sandy soil in Horst, the Netherlands. Two recently …

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A Kanno, J Yokoyama - Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding …, 2011 - Springer
In the genus Asparagus, about 230 taxa are considered to be accepted as species. Among
these, A. officinalis is an important vegetable plant that is cultivated throughout of the world …

Asparagus decline and replant problem: A look back and a look forward at strategies for mitigating losses

W Elmer - XIV International Asparagus Symposium 1223, 2017 - actahort.org
Asparagus decline and the replant problem were both defined in the 1950s, but had been
noted in asparagus fields long before. Although both conditions share many of the same …

Asparagus breeding-a response to industry needs

PG Falloon, AS Nikoloff, AJ Conner - … on Vegetables, the Market and the …, 1988 - actahort.org
Asparagus production in New Zealand is based on a range of cultivars bred in the northern
hemisphere. Low yields, poor quality, inadequate seed supplies or diseased seed of these …