The incidence of brown bud disorder in broccoli is quite common in the Spanish Mediterranean region during early autumn and late spring. This disorder affects the quality of heads and shoots, and more important reduces its ...

Some cultivar radishes of ‘Daikon’ or oriental radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. longipinnatus L.H. Bailey) have largely replaced in Spain the cultivation of turnips (Brassica napus L.). Market acceptance of these taproots ...

Several chemical substances, including hydrogen cyanamide and potassium nitrate, have been used on different plants, such as deciduous fruit trees, to break their dormancy and consequently improve the earliness of the crop. ...