Cornell University
Library
Cornell UniversityLibrary

eCommons

Help
Log In(current)
  1. Home
  2. Cornell University Graduate School
  3. Cornell Theses and Dissertations
  4. ASSESSING RESPONSE OF FOUR ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT VEGETABLE CROPS TO GYPSUM AS A SUPPLEMENTAL SULFUR SOURCE IN NEW YORK

ASSESSING RESPONSE OF FOUR ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT VEGETABLE CROPS TO GYPSUM AS A SUPPLEMENTAL SULFUR SOURCE IN NEW YORK

File(s)
RosatoII_cornell_0058O_11426.pdf (1.61 MB)
Permanent Link(s)
https://doi.org/10.7298/awq2-2d50
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/112154
Collections
Cornell Theses and Dissertations
Author
Rosato II, Michael Wayne
Abstract

Sulfur (S) deposition rates have decreased in the past several decades. In this thesis, we evaluate the response of economically significant vegetable crops English pea (Pisum sativum), snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), sweet corn (Zea mays) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) to gypsum. Gypsum was chosen as a supplemental S source because it is cheap, widely available, and is easily inserted into fertility programs. By conducting gypsum fertilizer trials with three economically important processing crops and one fresh market crop, a broad overview was available to answer whether sulfur deficiencies were already a widespread issue in New York vegetable production. Throughout all off our trials and data collected in 2018 and 2019, no statistically significant results were found that gypsum had a positive effect on any of the vegetable crops tested. Thus, we conclude that S is not limiting production of the crops evaluated, on fine textured soils in New York.

Description
74 pages
Date Issued
2022-08
Keywords
Fertilizer trials
•
Gypsum
•
New York State
•
Processing vegetables
•
Sulfur deficiencies
•
Vegetable crops
Committee Chair
Reiners, Steve
Committee Member
Mansfield, Anna K.
Ketterings, Quirine M.
Degree Discipline
Horticulture
Degree Name
M.S., Horticulture
Degree Level
Master of Science
Type
dissertation or thesis
Link(s) to Catalog Record
https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/15578964

Site Statistics | Help

About eCommons | Policies | Terms of use | Contact Us

copyright © 2002-2026 Cornell University Library | Privacy | Web Accessibility Assistance