Growth regulator gives earlier harvest in artichokes
Southern California growers raise artichokes from seed as annuals for a winter harvest to take advantage of the favorable winter market prices. However, this method of production ties up fields for 9 months because the plants mature at different times. Now trials have reve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1994-05-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v048n03p29 |
| Summary: | Southern California growers raise artichokes from seed as annuals for a winter harvest
to take advantage of the favorable winter market prices. However, this method of production
ties up fields for 9 months because the plants mature at different times. Now trials
have revealed that multiple applications of gibberellic acid produce an earlier and
more uniform first harvest in annual artichokes. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |