Publications

Publications - Cucumber

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Greenhouse Vegetable Production publications on EDIS:

Nuñez-Palenius, H.G., D. Hopkins, and D.J. Cantliffe. 2006. Powdery mildew of cucurbits in Florida. EDIS HS1067. (view .pdf).

Mitchell, J.M. and D.J. Cantliffe. The effects of the 2004 hurricane season on greenhouse vegetable production in Florida. EDIS HS1021. (view .pdf)

Rondon, S.I. 2005. Commercial availability of predatory mites. EDIS HS244. (view .pdf)

Rondon, S.I., D.J. Cantliffe, and J.F. Price. 2004. The squash bug, Anasa tristis (Hemiptera: Coreidae): a potential greenhouse pest of Beit Alpha cucumber. EDIS HS233. (view .pdf)

Cantliffe, D.J. and J.J. Vansickle. 2002. Industria European de invernaderos, prácticas de crecimiento y competitividad en el Mercado Estadounidense. EDIS FE332. (view .pdf)

Cantliffe, D.J. and J.J. Vansickle. 2001. Competitiveness of the Spanish and Dutch greenhouse industries with the Florida fresh vegetable industry. EDIS HS918. (view .pdf)

Lamb, E.M., Shaw, N.L. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2001. 'Beit Alpha' cucumber: A new greenhouse crop for Florida. EDIS HS810. (view .pdf)

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Protected Agriculture Publications - Cucumber

Shaw, N.L. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2008. Greenhouse protected agriculture of vegetable crops at the University of Florida: an overview. Proc. of the 34th National Agricultural Plastics Conference, Plasticulture 2008. American Society for Plasticulture. Bellefonte, PA. 6 p.

Cantliffe, D.J., N.L. Shaw, J.C. Rodriguez, M. Smither-Kopperl, and P.J. Stoffella. 2007. Hydroponic greenhouse production of specialty cucurbit crops at the University of Florida. Acta Hort. 731:225-234.

Cantliffe, D.J., N.L. Shaw, and P.J. Stoffella. 2007. Current trends in cucurbit production in the U.S. Acta Hort. 731:473-478.

Jovicich, E.J., D.J. Cantliffe, and E.H. Simonne. 2007. Comparative water and fertilizer use efficiencies of two production systems for cucumbers. Acta Hort. 731:235-249.

Shaw, N.L., D.J. Cantliffe, and P.J. Stoffella. 2007. A new crop for North American greenhouse growers: Beit Alpha cucumber – progress of production technology through university research trials. Acta Hort. 731:251-258.

Cantliffe, D.J. and J.J. Vansickle. 2004. Florida fruit and vegetable industry in 10 years. Prog. 4th Annual Conf. Intl. Ag. Trade Policy Center. UF/IFAS. Food Res. Econ. Dept. 5 p.

Cantliffe, D.J., Shaw, N. and E. Jovicich. 2004. New vegetable crops for greenhouses in the southeastern United States. Acta Hort. 633:483-487.

Shaw, N.L., D.J. Cantliffe, J. Funes, and C.Shine III. 2004. Successful beit alpha cucumber production in the greenhouse using pine bark as an alternative soilless media. HortTechnology. Vol. 14(2):289-294.

Smither-Kopperl, M.L. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2004. Protected agriculture as a methyl bromide alternative? Current reality and future promise. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 117:21-27.

Cantliffe, D. and J. Vansickle. 2003. Mexican Competition: now from the greenhouse. Proc. Florida Tomato Inst. Naples, FL. P. Gilreath and W.H. Stall (eds). pp:2-3.

Cantliffe, D.J, N.L. Shaw, and E. Jovicich. 2003. New vegetable crops for greenhouses in the Southeastern United States. Acta Horticulturae. 626:483-485.

Cantliffe, D.J., N. Shaw, J. Funes, Jovicich, E., Paranjpe, A. and J. Rodriguez. 2003. Media and containers for greenhouse soilless grown cucumbers, melons, peppers and strawberries. Acta Horticulturae. 614:199-203.

Hochmuth, R.C., D. J. Cantliffe, and N. L. Shaw. Alternative greenhouse crops. Citrus and Vegetable Magazine. 2003. Vol. 67 pp. G 13-16.

Rondon, S.I., D.J. Cantliffe, and J.F. Price. 2003. Anasa tristis (Heterooptera:Coreidae) development, survival, and egg distribution on beit alpha cucumber and as prey for Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera:Coccinellidae) and Geocoris punctipes (Heteroptera:Lygaeidae). Florida Entomologist. 86(4):488-490.

Shaw, N.L. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2003. Hydroponic beit alpha cucumber production using pine bark as an alternative soilless media. Hortscience. Vol. 38(5):720.

Shaw, N. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2003. Hydroponically produced mini-cucumber with improved powdery mildew resistance. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 116:58-62.

Shaw, N. L. and D. J. Cantliffe. 2003. Cucumber-greenhouse, Beit Alpha type. In: Vegetable Variety Trial Results in Florida for 2002. S. M. Olson and E. H. Simonne eds. p. 12. Civ. S-396.

Cantliffe, D.J. and J.J. Vansickle. 2002. Global competition, greenhouse production: Are they something for Florida vegetable producers to consider? FACTS Proc. pp. 10-13.

Cantliffe, D.J. and J.J. Vansickle. Can Florida compete with the Spanish and Dutch greenhouse industries? Part I. The Tomato Magazine 2002. Vol. 6(3) pp. 11-12, 17.

Cantliffe, D.J. and J.J. Vansickle. Can Florida compete with the Spanish and Dutch greenhouse industries? Part II. The Tomato Magazine 2002. Vol. 6(4) pp. 8-11.

Cantliffe, D.J., and J.J. Vansickle. A sleeping giant: Can Florida compete with the Spanish and Dutch greenhouse industries? Practical Hydroponics and Greenhouses. 2002. Issue 67, pp. 30-36.

Cantliffe, D. J., N. Shaw and E. Jovicich. New vegetable crops for greenhouses in the southeastern United States. XXVIth Intl. Hortic. Congress and Exhibition. 2002. Toronto, Canada. p. 430.

Rondon, S.I., D.J. Cantliffe and J. Price. Augmentative biological control of insects: Possibilities for vegetable greenhouse producers. FACTS Proc. 2002. pp. 15-16.

Shaw, N.L. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2002. New crops for the Southeast. American Vegetable Grower, April 2002, pp. 1GHI-2GHI.

Shaw, N.L., D.J. Cantliffe and J. Rodriquez. 2002. New greenhouse vegetable crops for the southeast. FACTS Proc. pp. 13-14.

Cantliffe, D.J. and J.H. VanSickle. 2001. Competitiveness of the Spanish and Dutch greenhouse industries with the Florida fresh vegetable industry. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. Vol. 114:283-287.

Cantliffe, D.J., N. Shaw, Jovicich, E., Rodriquez, J.C., Secker, I. and Z. Karchi. 2001. Passive ventilated high-roof greenhouse production of vegetables in a humid mild winter climate. Acta Hort. 559:195-201.

Shaw, N. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2001. Vegetable production in Florida moves into the millennium with protected agriculture. HortScience 36(3):429.

Cantliffe, D.J. 2000. International cooperation: A key requirement for public/private horticultural research programs to succeed. Proc. XXV IHC - Part 14. Acta Hort. 514:235-241.

Cantliffe, D.J. and J.J. Van Sickle. 2000. European greenhouse industry: Growing practices and competitiveness to U.S. markets. 2000 Fla. Tomato Inst. Proc. PRO517 C.S. Vavrina, ed. pp. 6-9.

Cantliffe, D.J. and E. Jovicich. 2000. Vegetable production in the greenhouse: A worldwide growth phenomenon and an opportunity for research and graduate eduction. The 83rd Ann. meeting of the Fla. Ent. Soc., Protected Crop Entomology Symposium, Aug. 6-9, 2000.

Cantliffe, D. J., N. Shaw, E. Jovicich, J. C. Rodriquez, I. Secker, Z. Karchi. Passive ventilated high-roof greenhouse production of vegetables in a humid, mild winter climate. International Symposium on protected cultivation in mild winter climates: Current trends for sustainable technologies. Cartagena - Almeria Spain. 7-11 March 2000. pp. 20.

Shaw, N., Cantliffe, D.J., Rodriguez, J.C., Taylor, B.S. and D. Spencer. 2000. 'Beit Alpha' cucumber - an exciting new greenhouse crop. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 113:247-253.

Cantliffe, D.J., Jovicich, E. and G.J. Hochmuth. 1999. Where has all the good land gone? Protected vegetable culture - Our future. Greenhouse techniques towards the 3rd millennium: An international conference and British-Israeli workshop. Haifa, Israel. Abstracts for ISHS 2000.

Hochmuth, G.J., Cantliffe, C.J., Karchi, Z. and I. Secker. 1998. The Florida Center for Plasticulture. Proc. 27th Nat. Agric. Plastics Congress of the Amer. Soc. Plasticulture, Tucson, AZ. pp. 231-236.

Hochmuth, G.J., D.J. Cantliffe, Z. Karchi and I. Secker. 1998. The Florida Center for Plasticulture. Plasticulture.118: 55-66.

Hochmuth, G.J., D.J. Cantliffe, Z. Karchi and I. Secker. 1998. The plasticulture research and demonstration project in Florida. Proc. Intl. Cong. for Plastics in Agric., Tel Aviv, Israel. pp. 163-170.

Cantliffe, D. J. Integrating plastic in agriculture. 1997. International Congress for Plastics in Agriculture. Tel Aviv, Israel. p. 2.

Hochmuth, G. and D. Cantliffe. 1997. The plasticulture research and demonstration project in Florida. International Congress for Plastics in Agriculture. Tel Aviv, Israel. p. 44.

Secker, I., G.J. Hochmuth and D.J. Cantliffe. Walk-in tunnels with passive solar heating (water tubes) for cucumber and squash production in north Florida. Citrus Veg. Mag. 1995. Vol. 58, pp. 44-49.

Vansickle, J.J. and D.J. Cantliffe. 1992. Florida-Mexico competition in the winter fresh vegetable industry. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 105:373-380.