Greenhouse-grown colored peppers: a profitable alternative for vegetable production in Florida?

The increase in U.S. demand for colored bell peppers (Capsicum annuum) has been satisfied with increased supplies from imports and increased domestic production. Greenhouse-grown peppers of red, orange, and yellow colors were imported during the period 1993-2002 at wholesale fruit market prices that...

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Published in:HortTechnology (Alexandria, Va.) Va.), 2005, Vol.15 (2), p.355-369
Main Authors: Jovicich, E, VanSickle, J.J, Cantliffe, D.J, Stoffella, P.J
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