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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Genhua Niu is a professor in controlled environment horticulture at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Dallas.  Dr. Niu earned her Ph.D. from Chiba University in Japan and holds a bachelor's and master's degree from Zhejiang University in China. She has published 163 peer-reviewed journal papers, 25 book chapters, 50 proceedings papers, and 25 extension articles, as of March 2024. She is the editor and author of the books "Plant Factory - Indoor Vertical Farming for Efficient Quality Food Production" (1st & 2nd edition) and "Plant Factory - Basics, Applications, and Advances".  She has delivered over 90 invited presentations, including five keynote addresses at international symposia in China, France, Italy, and Mexico. Dr. Niu became a Fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Sciences in 2023.

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Relative Salt Tolerance of Four Herbaceous Perennial Ornamentals

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Responses of Sweet Basil to Different Daily Light Integrals in Photosynthesis, Morphology, Yield, and Nutritional Quality

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Simulation of the growth of potato plantlets cultured photoautotrophically in vitro

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Growth and physiological responses of landscape plants to saline water irrigation: A review

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Growth and gas exchanges of four oleanders in response to drought stress

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Simulated seawater flooding reduces the growth of ten vegetables

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Breeding and genetics: Growth responses of an interspecific cotton breeding line and its parents to controlled drought using an automated irrigation system

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Differential Toxicity of Bare and Hybrid ZnO Nanoparticles in Green Pea (Pisum sativum L.): A Life Cycle Study.

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Response of six Gaillardia species to irrigation regimens

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Growth and Physiological Responses of Five Cotton Genotypes to Sodium Chloride and Sodium Sulfate Saline Water Irrigation

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Soil organic matter influences cerium translocation and physiological processes in kidney bean plants exposed to cerium oxide nanoparticles

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Foliar applied nanoscale and microscale CeO2 and CuO alter cucumber (Cucumis sativus) fruit quality

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The effect of substrate moisture content on growth and physiological responses of two landscape roses (Rosa hybrida L.)

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Symplocos paniculata : a new ornamental plant species

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Evaluating the storage of elephant ears acclimatized from tissue culture

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Erratum: Day and night temperatures, daily light integral, and CO<inf>2</inf> enrichment affect growth and flower development of pansy (Viola xwittrockiana) (Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 125:4 (436-441))

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Photosynthetic photon flux, photoperiod, and CO<inf>2</inf> concentration affect growth and morphology of lettuce plug transplants

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Response of Selected Garden Roses to Drought Stress

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Moving Toward Sustainability with Alternative Containers for Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Production: A Review and Research Update

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Responses of growth and mineral nutrition of garden roses to saline water irrigation

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Effects of treated municipal wastewater irrigation on soil properties, switchgrass biomass production and quality under arid climate

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Negative effect of saline irrigation on yield components and phytochemicals of pepper (Capsicum annuum) inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

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Irrigating ornamental horticultural plants and crops with saline and alternative water sources

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Pre-Harvest UV-B Radiation and Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density Interactively Affect Plant Photosynthesis, Growth, and Secondary Metabolites Accumulation in Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) Plants

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Soil organic carbon balance and nutrients (NPK) availability under treated wastewater irrigation for bioenergy sorghum production in an arid ecosystem

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Substrate temperature in plastic and alternative nursery containers

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Effect of saline water irrigation on growth and physiological responses of three rose rootstocks

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Bioprospecting rhizobacteria to improve drought resistance in grasses

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Relative Salt Tolerance of Eight Japanese Barberry Cultivars

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Far-Red Light, Light Intensity, and Temperature Interactively Regulate Lettuce Growth and Morphology

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Impact of drought and temperature on growth and leaf gas exchange of six bedding plant species under greenhouse conditions

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Temperature and daily light integral influence plant quality and flower development of Campanula carpatica 'Blue Clips', 'Deep Blue Clips', and Campanula 'Birch Hybrid'

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Simulated Seawater Flooding Reduces the Growth of Ten Vegetables at Seedling Stage

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Response of Vegetable Seedling Emergence to Mustard (Sinapis alba 'IdaGold' and Brassica juncea 'Pacific Gold') Seed Meal

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Plant Factory: An Indoor Vertical Farming System for Efficient Quality Food Production

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Impact of biocontainers on plant performance and container decomposition in the landscape

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Plant Factory as a Resource-Efficient Closed Plant Production System

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Responses of Jatropha curcas to Salt and Drought Stresses

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Relative salt tolerance of five herbaceous perennials

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Using paclobutrazol to control height of poinsettia 'Freedom'

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Determining water use and crop coefficients in five woody ornamental plants

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Response of bedding plants to saline water irrigation

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Water Conservation Team in Ornamental Crops through the Use of Alternative Irrigation Water Sources

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Effects of salinity on three Pennisetum cultivars

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Salinity tolerance of Sophora secundiflora and Cercis canadensis var. mexicana

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Evaluation of growth and quality of hydroponic lettuce at harvest as affected by the light intensity, photoperiod and light quality at seedling stage

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Aluminum Stress Affects Growth and Physiological Characteristics in Oil Tea

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Simulation of CO<inf>2</inf> concentration in the culture vessel and growth of plantlets in micropropagation

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Roles of indoor vertical farming in sustainable production of horticultural crops

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Towards Phenotyping Heat Tolerance in Garden Roses

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Vernalization and devernalization of Campanula 'birch hybrid' and Leucanthemum xsuperbum 'Snow Cap'

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Vernalization Duration and Light Intensity Influence Flowering of Three Hybrid Nobile Dendrobium Cultivars

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Fractionation of Inorganic Phosphorus and Aluminum in Red Acidic Soil and the Growth of Camellia oleifera

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Organic carbon, nutrient, and salt dynamics in saline soil and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) irrigated with treated municipal wastewater

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Photosynthetic characteristics of coffee (Coffea arabusta) plantlets in vitro in response to different CO2 concentrations and light intensities

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Salinity tolerance of Lupinus havardii and Lupinus texensis

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Economics of utilizing alternative containers in ornamental crop production systems

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Growth and development of Easter lily in response to container substrate with biochar

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Response of six garden roses (Rosahybrida L.) to salt stress

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Impact of saline water irrigation on growth and garden performance of ten herbaceous perennials and groundcovers

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Productivity of Asian Vegetables in South and Northeast Texas

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Growth of 'Fireworks' gomphrena grown in substrates amended with biochar

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Response of selected wildflower species to saline water irrigation

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Simulation of the time courses of CO<inf>2</inf> concentration in the culture vessel and net photosynthetic rate of Cymbidium plantlets

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Relative Salt Tolerance of 22 Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Cultivars

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Seedling emergence, growth, and leaf mineral nutrition of Ricinus communis L. cultivars irrigated with saline solution

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Cell Membrane Stability Provided Better Resolution for Screening Heat Tolerance in Garden Roses Than Did Chlorophyll Fluorescence

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Rapid Screening for Relative Salt Tolerance among Chile Pepper Genotypes

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Poinsettia Growth and Development Response to Container Root Substrate with Biochar

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Prevernalization daily light integral and vernalization temperature influences flowering of herbaceous perennials

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Response of 10 aster species to saline water irrigation

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Response of 18 Earth-Kind rose cultivars to salt stress

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Effects of substrate moisture content on growth and physiological response of chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

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Hydraulic Conductance Characteristics of Rootstocks for Watermelon Grafting

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Phosphorus Alleviates Aluminum Toxicity in Camellia oleifera Seedlings

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Seedling emergence, growth, and mineral nutrition of ornamental chile peppers irrigated with saline water

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Cerium oxide nanoparticles alter the antioxidant capacity but do not impact tuber ionome in Raphanus sativus (L).

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Growth and physiological responses of four Rose rootstocks to drought stress

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Evaluation of a hardwood biochar and two composts mixes as replacements for a peat-based commercial substrate

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Determination of Fruit Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition in Symplocos paniculata Using Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy

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Morphological and Physiological Responses of Ten Ornamental Taxa to Saline Water Irrigation

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Morphological and physiological responses of nine ornamental species to saline irrigation water

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Development of a rapid screening method for selection against high temperature susceptibility in garden roses

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Effect of water stress on growth and flower yield of big bend bluebonnet

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Response of Sophora secundiflora to nitrogen form and rate

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Day and night temperatures, daily light integral, and CO<inf>2</inf> enrichment affect growth and flower development of pansy (Viola x wittrockiana)

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Effects of Light Quality on Growth and Phytonutrient Accumulation of Herbs under Controlled Environments

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Feasibility of using biocontainers in a pot-in-potsystem for nursery production of river birch

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Salinity and Soil Type Effects on Emergence and Growth of Pepper Seedlings

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Micropropagation of Chinquapin (Castanea henryi) Using Axillary Shoots and Cotyledonary Nodes

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Treated urban wastewater irrigation effects on bioenergy sorghum biomass, quality, and soil salinity in an arid environment

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Differential physiological and biochemical impacts of nano vs micron Cu at two phenological growth stages in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) plant

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Shade effect on growth and productivity of tomato and chili pepper

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Irrigating ornamental horticultural crops with alternative water sources

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Relative salt tolerance of selected herbaceous perennials and groundcovers

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Stress response and tolerance of Zea mays to CeO2 nanoparticles: cross talk among H2O2, heat shock protein, and lipid peroxidation.

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Growth, Physiological, and Biochemical Responses of Tung Tree (Vernicia fordii) Seedlings to Different Light Intensities

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Deferring flowering of nobile dendrobium hybrids by holding plants under low temperature after vernalization

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Physical Environmental Factors and Their Properties

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Multistate evaluation of plant growth and water use in plastic and alternative nursery containers

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Propylene glycol vapor contamination in controlled environment growth chambers: toxicity to corn and soybean plants.

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Plant Production in Controlled Environments

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Morphological and Physiological Responses of Cornus alba to Salt and Drought Stresses under Greenhouse Conditions

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Growth and physiological responses to drought stress in four oleander clones

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Herbicidal activity of mustard seed meal (Sinapis alba 'IdaGold' and Brassica juncea 'Pacific Gold') on weed emergence

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Orthogonal test design for optimizing culture medium for in vitro pollen germination of Chinese chinquapin (Castanea henryi)

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Timing of nutrient termination and reapplication for growth, flower initiation, and flowering of the nobile dendrobium orchid

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Time course simulations of CO<inf>2</inf> concentration and net photosynthetic rates of potato plantlets cultured under different lighting cycles

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Transcriptome analysis revealed the dynamic oil accumulation in Symplocos paniculata fruit.

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SIMULATION OF THE EFFECTS OF PHOTOPERIOD AND LIGHT INTENSITY ON THE GROWTH OF POTATO PLANTLETS CULTURED PHOTOAUTOTROPHICALLY IN VITRO

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Salt tolerance in pepper (capsicum spp.)

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Monitoring the environmental effects of CeO2 and ZnO nanoparticles through the life cycle of corn (Zea mays) plants and in situ -XRF mapping of nutrients in kernels.

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Responses of growth and ion uptake of four rose rootstocks to chloride- or sulfate-dominated salinity

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Responses of growth and ion uptake of four rose rootstocks to chloride- or sulfate-dominated salinity (Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science (2008) 133, 5, (663-669))

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Comparison of self- and cross-pollination in pollen tube growth, early ovule development and fruit set of Camellia grijsii

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Effects of environment lighting on the growth, photosynthesis, and quality of hydroponic lettuce in a plant factory

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International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (IJABE)

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Salinity and specific ion effects on onion establishment in relation to disposal of desalting concentrates

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Concomitant CAM and C3 photosynthetic pathways in Dendrobium officinale plants

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Impact of Low and Moderate Salinity Water on Plant Performance of Leafy Vegetables in a Recirculating NFT System

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Relative Salt Tolerance of Seven Strawberry Cultivars

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Response of Zinnia plants to saline water irrigation

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Relative Salt Tolerance of Seven Texas Superstar Perennials

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Day and night temperatures, daily light integral, and CO2 enrichment affect growth and flower development of Campanula carpatica Blue Clips

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Influence of CeO2 and ZnO nanoparticles on cucumber physiological markers and bioaccumulation of Ce and Zn: a life cycle study.

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Salt Tolerance of Six Switchgrass Cultivars

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Responses of Marigold Cultivars to Saline Water Irrigation

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Responses of zinnia to saline water irrigation

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Estimating the air exchange rate using water vapour as a tracer gas in a semi-closed growth chamber

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Provenance Experiments with Baldcypress, Live Oak, and Sycamore Illustrate the Potential for Selecting More Sustainable Urban Trees

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Effect of Light/Dark Cycle on Photosynthetic Pathway Switching and CO2 Absorption in Two Dendrobium Species.

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Flower Bud Differentiation and Development of Jinsi No.4 Jujube ( Mill.) in Hunan Province of Southern China

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Responses of eight chile peppers to saline water irrigation

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CeO and ZnO nanoparticles change the nutritional qualities of cucumber (Cucumis sativus).

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Mean Daily Maximum Temperature for 8-14 Days before Harvest as a Good Predictor of Change in Garden Rose Flower Dry Weight

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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

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Development and application of photoautotrophic micropropagation plant system

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Effects of cooling temperature and duration on flowering of the nobile dendrobium orchid

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Assessing the Potential of Nontraditional Water Sources for Landscape Irrigation

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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Effect of two-week high-temperature treatment on flower quality and abscission of Rosa L. 'Belinda's dream' and 'RADrazz' (KnockOut) under controlled growing environments

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Impacts of copper oxide nanoparticles on bell pepper ( Capsicum annum L.) plants: a full life cycle study

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Foliar Application of Dikegulac Sodium Increases Branching of 'Merritt's Supreme' Bigleaf Hydrangea

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American Society For Horticultural Science

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A system for measuring the in situ CO<inf>2</inf> exchange rates of in vitro plantlets

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Role of the Plant Factory With Artificial Lighting (PFAL) in Urban Areas

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12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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Water Conservation and Management of Regionally-Adapted Landscape Plants and Other Agricultural Crops

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Resource Optimization in Controlled Environment Agriculture

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Water Management and Quality for Ornamental Crop Production and Health

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Urban agriculture and nutritious food production

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Guo, Yanjun (2014-11). Poinsettia and Easter Lily Growth and Development Responses to Root Substrate Containing Biochar. Master's Thesis.

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Wang, Xi (2014-11). Herbicidal Activity of Mustard Seed Meal on Weed and Vegetable Emergence. Master's Thesis.

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Dou, Haijie (2019-05). Improved Growth, Yield, and Nutritional Quality of Culinary Herbs and Leafy Greens via Manipulation of Lighting Environment in Indoor Vertical Farms. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Cai, Xiaoya (2014-07). The Responses of Selected Garden Roses (Rosa x Hybrida) to Drought and Salt Stresses. Doctoral Dissertation.

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AgriLife Research and Extension at Dallas