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Table 3. Crop duration and interval between crops in four vegetable 

 cropping patterns over two cropping cycles in the period 

 1977-79, Gainesville, FL. 



Cropping 

 pattern^ 



Crop 





Crop 

 duration 



Interval 

 between crops 

















days - — - - 



HM-HM-KM 



Bulb onion 





199 



19 





Pole bean 





7^ 



20 





Gollard 





i,9 



5 





Total 



322 



/j4 



m-m-iM 



English pea 





152 



2^ 





Southern pea 





78 



11 





Southern pea 





70 



33 





Total 



300 



52 



HM-MM-LM 



Bulb onion 





192 



2i| 





Squash 





^3 



11 





Southern pea 





72 



17 





Total 



307 



52 



HM-IM-M14 



Bulb onion 





192 



2^ 





Southern pea 





70 



18 





Mustard 





38 



14 





Total 



300 



56 



HM=high management; MM=medium management; LM=low management. 



