Principles of vegetable crop production
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Principles of vegetable crop production
Collins Professional and Technical, 1985
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Includes bibliography and index
Previous control number ISBN 0-246-11212-3
Description and Table of Contents
Description
During the past 40 years, there have been major changes in the commercial production of vegetables. Many scientific and technical developments have occurred in this time and production has moved from small-scale market gardens to large, farm-scale enterprises. This book sets out the principles of commercial vegetable production. Consideration is given to: locational and climatic factors; the influence of soil; nutritional requirements; aspects of plant propagation and establishment; mechanization; pest, disease and weed control; irrigation; harvesting; storage and marketing systems. Many examples are provided throughout the book, and references are given to enable the reader to follow up particular interests in greater depth.
Table of Contents
- Choice of production areas and planning details
- soils and vegetable production
- vegetable crop nutrition
- population studies and propagation methods
- plant establishment
- weed, pest and disease control
- irrigation
- harvesting
- vegetable marketing
- vegetable storage
- machinery for vegetable growing
- vegetable seed production. Appendix: scientific names of vegetable referred to in text.
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