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A Decade of Research on Staked Cucumber Production (November 1993)
[Image: A Decade of Research on Staked Cucumber Production (November 1993)]

Fresh market cucumber has been an important vegetable crop in southern states for many years. The objectives of these studies were: 1) to determine the influence of staking on yield, fruit quality and related traits of cucumbers; 2) to develop improved cultural techniques to enhance the yield of staked cucumbers; and 3) to minimize the expense to train the plants vertically.

Precision Cultural Practices for Commercial Vegetable Production (December 1992)
[Image: Precision Cultural Practices for Commercial Vegetable Production (December 1992)]

The objectives of this bulletin are to present a summary of research on precision cultural practices by the LSU AgCenter, to explain and discuss the advantages of these cultural practices, and to recommend practices that should help commercial vegetable growers.

Leafy Greens Research at the Hammond Research Station 1988-1994 (September 1995)
[Image: Leafy Greens Research at the Hammond Research Station 1988-1994 (September 1995)]

The objectives of this publication are to summarize the results of 8 years of cultural practices research on greens crops conducted at the Hammond Research Station, to explain and discuss the advantages of these cultural practices, and to recommend practices that should help commercial growers of greens crops.

Early St. Ann: A New Early Maturing Satsuma Mandarin (May 2001)
[Image: Early St. Ann: A New Early Maturing Satsuma Mandarin (May 2001)]

‘Early St. Ann’ is the product of the LSU AgCenter’s citrus research program whose function is to develop fresh market lines of citrus cultivars such as navels, oranges, satsuma mandarins and others with improved quality and production. This improved quality, early maturing satsuma mandarin ripens in early September to mid-October and should complement the market of early satsumas for commercial production.

Louisiana Early: A New Early Market Satsuma (May 2001) [Image: Louisiana Early: A New Early Market Satsuma (May 2001)]
‘LA Early,’ a new early maturing satsuma mandarin cultivar, is a product of the citrus breeding program of the LSU AgCenter, whose function is to develop fresh market lines of citrus (navels, satsumas and other cultivars) with improved quality, fruit characteristics and production. This high-quality satsuma mandarin ripens in early September to mid October.