Publications - Squash
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Greenhouse Vegetable Production publications on EDIS:
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)
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)
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Protected Agriculture Publications - Squash
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.
Shaw, N. 2006. Growers get on the bite-size bandwagon. GPN: Greenhouse Product News. 18:52-55.
Brew, B.S., A.D. Berry, S.A. Sargent, N.L. Shaw and D.J. Cantliffe. 2006. Determination of optimum storage conditions for 'baby' summer squash fruit Cucurbita pepo. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. Vol. 119:343-346.
Shaw, N.L. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2005. Not just for the garden anymore: filling a niche market, greenhouse-grown baby squash appeals to chefs and consumers alike. Greenhouse Insider. American Vegetable Grower. Vol. 53. No. 11. pp. 23-24.
Shaw, N.L. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2005. Not just for the garden anymore: filling a niche market, greenhouse-grown baby squash appeals to chefs and consumers alike. Greenhouse Insider. Florida Grower. Vol. 98. No. 11. pp. 25-26.
Shaw, N.L. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2005. Hydroponic greenhouse production of "baby" squash: selection of suitable squash types and cultivars. HortTechnology. 15(3):722-728.
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 and D.J. Cantliffe. 2004. Hydroponically grown 'baby' squash: gourmet appeal for the greenhouse grower. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 117:43-46.
Shaw, N.L. and D.J. Cantliffe. 2004. Add variety to your greenhouse and table with hydroponically grown 'baby' squash. Acta Horticulturae. 659:509-514.
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.
Villalta, A.M., M. Ergun, A.D. Berry, N.L. Shaw and S.A. Sargent. 2004. Quality changes of yellow summer squash blossoms (Cucurbita pepo) during storage. Acta Horticulturae. 659:831-834.
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.