Hop (Humulus lupulus L.): Suitability of Traditional Cultivars to a Low-Trellis Farming System in a Semiarid Environment

Humulus lupulus is a dioecious twining herb, with an outstanding vertical development capacity. Hop plants are usually grown on trellises up to 4.5 to 6.0 m high, whose management requires intense use of water, fertilizers, pesticides, and labor. In semiarid Mediterranean areas, where native resourc...

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Main Authors: Roberto Marceddu, Mauro Sarno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2022-10-01
Series:HortScience
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Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/57/11/article-p1409.xml