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

dc.contributor.authorRosato II, Michael Wayne
dc.contributor.chairReiners, Steve
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMansfield, Anna K.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKetterings, Quirine M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-31T16:24:02Z
dc.date.available2022-10-31T16:24:02Z
dc.date.issued2022-08
dc.description74 pages
dc.description.abstractSulfur (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.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7298/awq2-2d50
dc.identifier.otherRosatoII_cornell_0058O_11426
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/cornell:11426
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/112154
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFertilizer trials
dc.subjectGypsum
dc.subjectNew York State
dc.subjectProcessing vegetables
dc.subjectSulfur deficiencies
dc.subjectVegetable crops
dc.titleASSESSING RESPONSE OF FOUR ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT VEGETABLE CROPS TO GYPSUM AS A SUPPLEMENTAL SULFUR SOURCE IN NEW YORK
dc.typedissertation or thesis
dcterms.licensehttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59810.2
thesis.degree.disciplineHorticulture
thesis.degree.grantorCornell University
thesis.degree.levelMaster of Science
thesis.degree.nameM.S., Horticulture

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