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[gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida
- From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
- To: Gardenwriters on Gardening <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 06:22:56 -0700
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From: ARS News Service <NewsService@ars.usda.gov>
Reply-To: ARS News Service <NewsService@ars.usda.gov>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:49:59 -0400
To: ARS News subscriber <lonrom@hevanet.com>
Subject: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida
STORY LEAD:
Hot Peppers Pep Up North Florida Growers' Bottom Lines
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ARS News Service
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Jim Core, (301) 504-1619, jcore@ars.usda.gov
August 19, 2004
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Growing hot peppers organically in Florida is a viable option for growers
because insect pests are not a significant threat to hot peppers there,
according to findings from an Agricultural Research Service scientist and
her collaborators.
The study compared the growth of hot peppers in two different systems. In
one, peppers were grown using organic soil nutrients, including poultry
manure and mushroom compost. In the other, peppers were grown with chemical
fertilizer and conventional pesticides.
While bell peppers are the second most important vegetable crop in Florida,
many producers also have significant acreage devoted to hot peppers.
Jesusa C. Legaspi, an entomologist with the ARS Center for Biological
Control on the campus of Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Fla.,
recently reported the results from a study of Scotch Bonnet and Caribbean
Red hot pepper varieties. She collaborated on the study with scientists from
Florida A&M and the University of Florida in Gainesville. The Center for
Biological Control is a field office of the ARS Center for Medical,
Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology in Gainesville.
There was no difference found in the number of peppers harvested from either
organic or chemical fertilizer plots in either variety.
Populations of plant insect pests and their beneficial natural enemies were
also studied. Populations of several insect pests, including whiteflies,
aphids and thrips, were very low during the growing season, probably due to
the presence of their natural enemies, ladybugs and hover flies.
In north Florida, small growers are finding a viable niche market producing
hot peppers. Results show hot peppers may be a good market for growers there
because they seem to require little maintenance.
ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research
agency.
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[gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida,
Lon J. Rombough, 08/19/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida,
Dan Clost, 08/19/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida,
Margaret Lauterbach, 08/20/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida,
Dan Clost, 08/20/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida,
Margaret Lauterbach, 08/20/2004
- RE: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida, miranda, 08/20/2004
- Re: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida, Dan Clost, 08/20/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida,
Margaret Lauterbach, 08/20/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida,
Dan Clost, 08/20/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida,
Margaret Lauterbach, 08/20/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] FW: Organic Hot Peppers Should Thrive in Florida,
Dan Clost, 08/19/2004
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