{"id":226,"date":"2016-09-16T10:39:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T14:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:39:17","slug":"researchpublications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/publications\/researchpublications\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-226\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-226-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-226-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-226-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<table style=\"height: 616px\" width=\"880\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 465px\">\n<td style=\"width: 286px;height: 465px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/OrganicCertification-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/OrganicCertification-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/OrganicCertification-182x235.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/OrganicCertification.jpg 713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/02\/Torres_2016_AgEcon.pdf\">Are local market relationships undermining organic fruit and vegetable certification? A bivariate probit analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px;height: 465px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/02\/LandscapeMarketingPractices-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/02\/LandscapeMarketingPractices-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/02\/LandscapeMarketingPractices-181x235.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/02\/LandscapeMarketingPractices.jpg 613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/02\/Torres_2017_HortTech.pdf\">Business and Marketing Practices of US Landscape Firms<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px;height: 465px\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Decertification-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Decertification-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Decertification-180x235.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Decertification.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/Torres_2018_HortScience.pdf\">Identifying Drivers of Organic Decertification: An Analysis of Fruit and Vegetable Farmers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 151px\">\n<td style=\"width: 286px;text-align: center;height: 151px\">\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/4.SocialCapitalDisaster-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/4.SocialCapitalDisaster-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/4.SocialCapitalDisaster-169x235.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/4.SocialCapitalDisaster.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/4.Torres_2018-Disaster-Resilience.pdf\">Does social capital pay off? The case of small business resilience after Hurricane Katrina<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px;text-align: center;height: 151px\">\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/5.CropDiversification-246x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/5.CropDiversification-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/5.CropDiversification-193x235.png 193w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/5.CropDiversification.png 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/5.-Lancaster_2019_Looking-at-Economic-and-Noneconomic-drivers-of-crop-diversification.pdf\">Looking at Economic and Noneconomic Drivers of Farm\u00a0Diversification<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px;height: 151px\">\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/6.OnlineMarketing-224x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/6.OnlineMarketing-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/6.OnlineMarketing-175x235.png 175w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/6.OnlineMarketing.png 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/6.-Torres_2019_Evaluating-the-Business-and-Owner-Characteristics-Influencing-the-Adoption-of-Online-Advertising-Strategies-in-the-Green-Industry.pdf\">Evaluating the Business and Owner\u00a0Characteristics Influencing the Adoption of\u00a0Online Advertising Strategies in the Green\u00a0Industry<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 286px;text-align: center\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/7.Diversification-183x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/7.Diversification-183x300.png 183w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/7.Diversification-144x235.png 144w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/7.Diversification.png 469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/7.Lancaster_2019_DriversDiversification.pdf\">Investigating the Drivers of Farm Diversification\u00a0Among U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Operations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px;text-align: center\">\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px\">\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5>Work in progress<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Characterization of the US market for melons<\/li>\n<li>For Millennials and Gen Z, farm-to-fork is not organic<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the economic benefits of PGRs for landscape maintenance<\/li>\n<li>One Size Does Not Fit All: A Characterization of the Organic Certification Status<\/li>\n<li>Economic Analysis of Grafting in Tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>The Economic Implications of Social Capital on Hispanic Entrepreneurship. <em>In Progress<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The Marketing Barriers and Opportunities of Indiana Specialty Crop Growers: An Analysis of Extension Educators Perceptions. <em>In progress<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Identifying Market Opportunities for Fruit and Vegetable Farmers: An Overview to Indiana Fresh Market Retailers' Preferences. <em>In progress<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-226-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-226-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image 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rel=\"noopener\">The Quality Index \u2013 A New Tool for Integrating Quantitative Measurements to Assess Quality of Young Floriculture Plants<\/a> (Acta Horticulturae)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/hla\/Publication%20Library\/Lopez\/Photoperiod%20and%20Temperature%20Influence%20Flowering%20Respinses%20and%20Morphology%20of%20Tecoma.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photoperiod and Temperature Influence Flowering Responses and Morphology of <em>Tecoma stans<\/em><\/a> (HortScience)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/hla\/Publication%20Library\/Lopez\/Photosynthetic%20Daily%20Light%20Integral.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photosynthetic Daily Light Integral during Propagation of <em>Tecoma stans <\/em>Influences Seedling Rooting and Growth<\/a> (HortScience)<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/hla\/Publication%20Library\/Lopez\/Plant%20Growth%20Retardant%20Drench%20Efficacy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plant Growth Retardant Drench Efficacy Is Not Affected by Substrate Containing Parboiled Rice Hulls<\/a> (HortTechnology)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/hla\/Publication%20Library\/Lopez\/Leachate%20Volume%20Effects%20on%20pH%20and%20EC-%20FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leachate Volume Effects on pH and Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Containers Obtained Using the Pour-through Method<\/a> (HortTechnology)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-226-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-226-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-226\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/hortbusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/2014-Bee-on-Sunflower-300x300.jpg\" 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