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Preface |
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1.2 The Archaeobotanical Record |
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1.3 Considering the Archaeological Data |
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1.4 Chillies Circa and After European Contact |
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8 | (2) |
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1.5 Why are Chillies so Popular? |
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10 | (4) |
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2 The Taxonomy of the Genus Capsicum |
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14 | (1) |
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2.3 The Domesticated Capsicums |
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15 | (7) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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C. baccatum var. pendulum (Willd.) Eshbaugh |
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21 | (1) |
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C. pubescens Ruiz & Pavon |
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A key to the domesticated Capsicum species |
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21 | (1) |
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2.4 Modern Studies of Capsicum that Relate to their Taxonomy |
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22 | (3) |
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2.5 Origin and Evolution of Capsicum |
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25 | (4) |
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29 | (28) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (3) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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Interspecific hybridization |
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32 | (1) |
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3.3 Molecular Linkage Maps |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (8) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (2) |
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3.5 Pest Resistance and Physiological Disorders |
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40 | (5) |
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Insects, mites, and nematode resistance |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (12) |
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57 | (15) |
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Botany and commercial cultivars |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (3) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Spacing, training, and pruning |
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62 | (1) |
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Pollination, fruit set, and yield |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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4.4 Harvest and Postharvest |
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63 | (3) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Chilling injury and storage disorders |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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4.6 Challenge and Opportunity |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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Nutritional values and health concerns |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (4) |
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5 Tissue Culture of Capsicum Species |
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72 | (15) |
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72 | (1) |
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5.2 Recalcitrance of Capsicum Genus |
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72 | (5) |
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The genotype and explant in regeneration |
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74 | (3) |
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5.3 In vitro Morphogenesis of Capsicum Genus |
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77 | (3) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (2) |
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5.4 Plant Tissue Culture for Pepper Crop Improvement |
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80 | (1) |
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Somaclonal variation in pepper |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Genetic transformation of chilli pepper |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (6) |
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87 | (13) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (2) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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6.4 Greenhouse Seedling Production |
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90 | (2) |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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97 | (3) |
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7 Transplanters for Use in Pepper Production |
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100 | (12) |
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100 | (1) |
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7.2 Types of Transplanters and Seedlings |
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100 | (3) |
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Classification of seedlings |
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102 | (1) |
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7.3 Mechanical Details of Transplanters for Peppers |
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103 | (4) |
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Seedling box or tray holder |
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103 | (1) |
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Trash cutting devices, furrow openers, soil covering and soil packing devices |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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7.4 Recent Advances in the Design of Transplanters |
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107 | (1) |
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7.5 Performance of Transplanters |
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108 | (1) |
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7.6 Transplanting Requirements of Peppers and Mechanical Transplanters |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (13) |
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112 | (1) |
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8.2 Methods of Establishment |
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112 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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8.3 Field Conditions and Environmental Stresses |
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114 | (3) |
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114 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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Chemical agents and ABA to reduce transplant shock |
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117 | (1) |
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Biological agents to induce drought tolerance |
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118 | (1) |
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8.5 Comparisons of Direct Seeding versus Transplanting |
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118 | (1) |
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Root morphology and biomass partitioning |
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118 | (1) |
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Earliness and fruit yield |
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119 | (1) |
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8.6 Progress and Prospects |
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119 | (6) |
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9 Pepper Fertilization and Irrigation Management |
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125 | (12) |
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9.1 Plant Nutrition Generalities |
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125 | (3) |
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126 | (1) |
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128 | (5) |
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Factors affecting fertilization practices |
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128 | (1) |
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Nutritional requirements and sufficiency levels |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (4) |
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Evapotranspiration and crop water use |
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133 | (1) |
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Irrigation programs and monitoring |
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133 | (4) |
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10 Cropping Systems for Field Production |
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137 | (13) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (2) |
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Bedding as a cultural practice |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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10.3 Plant Population and Plant Arrangement |
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139 | (1) |
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10.4 Plant Management Factors |
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140 | (3) |
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140 | (1) |
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Pruning, training, and plant support |
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141 | (1) |
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Use of plant growth regulators |
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142 | (1) |
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10.5 Specialized Cropping Systems |
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143 | (2) |
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Systems that modify tillage |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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10.6 Progress and Prospects |
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145 | (5) |
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11 Salt Tolerance in Pepper (Capsicum spp.) |
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150 | (15) |
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150 | (1) |
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11.2 Definition and Measurement of Salinity |
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151 | (1) |
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11.3 Assessment of Salt Tolerance |
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151 | (1) |
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11.4 Factors Influencing Salt Tolerance |
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152 | (2) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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11.5 Effects of Salinity and Soil Type on Seedling Emergence of Pungent Peppers |
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154 | (3) |
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11.6 Salt Tolerance of Pungent Peppers During Early Vegetative Growth Under Greenhouse Conditions |
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157 | (2) |
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11.7 Salt Tolerance of Pungent Peppers Under Field Conditions |
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159 | (1) |
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11.8 Physiological Responses of Peppers to Salinity |
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159 | (2) |
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Other physiological responses |
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161 | (1) |
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11.9 Conclusions and Perspectives |
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161 | (4) |
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12 Organic Pepper Production |
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165 | (11) |
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165 | (1) |
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12.2 Organic Pepper Transplant Production |
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166 | (1) |
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12.3 Organic Soil Fertility Program |
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166 | (1) |
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12.4 Nutrient Budgeting in Organic Pepper Production |
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166 | (3) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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12.7 Arthropod Pest Management |
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171 | (2) |
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12.8 Postharvest Handling |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (2) |
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13 Physiology of Metabolites |
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176 | (13) |
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177 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (5) |
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189 | (14) |
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189 | (3) |
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189 | (1) |
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Competition for resources |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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14.2 Hard-to-Control Weeds in Peppers |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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14.3 Burndown and Stale Seedbed Weed Control |
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193 | (1) |
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14.4 Pre-emergence Weed Control |
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193 | (1) |
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14.5 Postemergence Weed Control |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (5) |
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Herbicides for conventional pepper production systems |
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196 | (1) |
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Herbicides for organic pepper production systems |
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197 | (3) |
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14.8 Other Possible Control Methods |
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200 | (1) |
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15 Crown and Root Diseases of Pepper |
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203 | (13) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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Disease cycle and epidemiology |
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204 | (1) |
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15.3 Damping-Off and Root Rot |
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204 | (1) |
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Disease cycle and epidemiology |
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205 | (1) |
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15.4 Fusarium Stem and Fruit Rot |
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Disease cycle and epidemiology |
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Disease cycle and epidemiology |
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207 | (1) |
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15.6 Phytophthora Blight and Root, Crown, and Fruit Rot |
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Disease cycle and epidemiology |
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208 | (1) |
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Disease cycle and epidemiology |
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Disease cycle and epidemiology |
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Disease cycle and epidemiology |
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Disease cycle and epidemiology |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (3) |
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16 Pepper Insects and their Control |
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216 | (11) |
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216 | (1) |
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16.2 Lepidopterous (Caterpillar) Pests |
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216 | (2) |
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Control of lepidopterous pests |
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217 | (1) |
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Control of cyclamen mites |
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16.7 Two-spotted Spider Mites |
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16.11 True Bugs (Hemiptera) |
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222 | (1) |
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17 Pepper Harvest Technology |
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227 | (14) |
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227 | (2) |
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17.2 Harvest Mechanization |
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229 | (12) |
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229 | (5) |
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234 | (1) |
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18 Postharvest Requirements of Peppers |
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241 | (1) |
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18.4 Pre-sizing, Sorting, and Selection |
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243 | (1) |
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18.5 Pre-cooling Conditions |
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243 | (1) |
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18.6 Optimum Storage Conditions |
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244 | (1) |
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18.7 Postharvest Quality Losses |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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18.8 Prevention of Postharvest Quality Losses |
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Controlled atmosphere (CA) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (4) |
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19 Greenhouse Pepper Production Economics |
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255 | (1) |
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19.2 Temperate Region Greenhouse Pepper Production |
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255 | (1) |
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19.3 Pepper Planting and Harvesting Schedule |
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256 | (1) |
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19.4 Selection of Cultivars |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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19.7 Plant Management During the Production Cycle |
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259 | (1) |
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19.8 Production Cycle Guidelines |
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259 | (2) |
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19.9 Energy Costs Comparisons of Peppers with Other Crops |
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261 | (1) |
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19.12 CO2 Levels and Costs |
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261 | (1) |
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19.13 Irrigation/nutrition |
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261 | (1) |
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19.14 Significant Economic Diseases |
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262 | (1) |
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19.15 Greenhouse Production Costs and Returns for Pepper |
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262 | (6) |
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Computation of individual cost components |
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263 | (5) |
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