Greenhouse Crop Production

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Greenhouse Crop Production

• Chapter 20

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Abutilon

• Flowering Maple
• Malvaceae family
• Bell shaped flowers
• Seed sown in October
• Flower following March, April
• Terminal cuttings

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Azalea

• Rhodendron
• Ericaceae
• Cuttings, grafting, layering
• Available spring
• Native to Japan/China
• Cycocel or B-Nine foliar sprays
• Precooled
• nematodes

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Begonia

• Begoniaceae
• Many types available
• Red, white, or pink
• 10-12 weeks for cuttings
• Pinching is required
• Xanthomonas disease
• Aphids, mealy bugs, thrips

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Bromeliads

• Bromeliaceae
• Epiphytes
• Minimum temp 60 degrees
• Ethrel stimulates flowers
• Started from seeds

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Bougainvillea

• Nyctaginaceae
• Native to Brazil
• Seed or cuttings
• Nothing lower than 50 degrees
• Bloom for Easter
• Constant fertilizer needed

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Caladium

• Araceae
• For Easter and Mothers Day
• Native to Brazil and Peru
• Tubers
• Plant in December in ghse.
• Forced at 65 degrees
• Do not need high levels of nutrients

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Calceolaria

• Scrophulariaceae
• Pocketbook plant
• Spring potted plant
• Grown from seed in July
• Yellow, bronze, purple, brown
• Temperature of 65 degrees
• 20-20-20 fertilizer
• Stem rot, aphids, thrips

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