TY - JOUR AU - Benson, Brian L. AU - Hanna, G. C. AU - Takatori, Frank H. TI - Evaluation of crown planting and direct seeding of asparagus after 15 years JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1978/03/01 VL - 32 IS - 3 SP - 13 EP - 13 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v032n03p13 AB - No differences in spear yield and quality were found between directseeded and crown-planted asparagus after 6 years. The number of viable crowns appears t o be more important than crown area in relation to spear yield.