Good Agricultural Practices For Greenhouse Vegetable Crops

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Fao Inter-Departmental Working Group
ISBN 13 : 9789251076507
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good Agricultural Practices for Greenhouse Vegetable Crops written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Fao Inter-Departmental Working Group. This book was released on 2013 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication capitalizes on the experience of scientists from the North Africa and Near East countries, in collaboration with experts from around the world, specialized in the different aspects of greenhouse crop production. It provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the greenhouse production practices in use in Mediterranean climate areas that have helped diversify vegetable production and increase productivity. The publication is also meant to be used as a reference and tool for trainers and growers as well as other actors in the greenhouse vegetables value chain in this region.

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Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good Agricultural Practices for Greenhouse Vegetable Crops written by and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2013 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication capitalizes on the experience of scientists from the North Africa and Near East countries, in collaboration with experts from around the world, specialized in the different aspects of greenhouse crop production. It provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the greenhouse production practices in use in Mediterranean climate areas that have helped diversify vegetable production and increase productivity. The publication is also meant to be used as a reference and tool for trainers and growers as well as other actors in the greenhouse vegetables value chain in this region.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251096228
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good agricultural practices for greenhouse vegetable production in the South East European countries written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FAO Plant Production and Protection Papers Greenhouse crop production is an increasing trend throughout the world, with some 405 000 ha of greenhouses spread across Europe. This publication builds on know-how and experience from the South East European region to serve as a guide for trainers and a technical reference for producers and other stakeholders.

Author : Gregory E Welbaum
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1780645341
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vegetable Production and Practices written by Gregory E Welbaum and published by CABI. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successful vegetable production in a modern competitive market requires an understanding of many more factors than the biology of crops and the production techniques involved. This major new textbook brings the science and practice of vegetable production right up to date by addressing modern culture techniques and the recent challenges of consumer demand facing producers today. It introduces vegetable production from the perspective of producing high quality produce that satisfies the needs of the modern consumer. Beginning with the basics of how vegetables are grown using high and low input methods, including organic and sustainable production techniques, the book goes on to introduce and discuss many topics covered less comprehensively in older texts, including Good Agricultural Practices to improve quality, reduce biological contamination and secure food safety; water management; cropping systems; plasticulture; protected culture and mineral nutrition. Vegetable Production and Practices also introduces the use of molecular biology for genetic improvement of crops. Issues specific to individual vegetable crops are addressed by family, including their diseases, harvesting, quality attributes and other issues of increasing importance to consumers, including the role of vegetables in human health. Professor Gregory E. Welbaum has a long history of teaching successful courses in horticulture at Virginia Tech and other universities in the US and worldwide. Vegetable Production Practices has been specifically designed to accompany courses in vegetable crop production, so is ideally suited to inspire students in crop and horticultural sciences, as well as provide a useful reference for experienced practitioners.

Author : Pam Dawling
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1550925121
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Market Farming written by Pam Dawling and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing for 100 - the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower. Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or hobby gardener who wants to supplement their family's diet with a few homegrown fruits and vegetables. Targeted at serious growers in every climate zone, Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive manual for small-scale farmers raising organic crops sustainably on a few acres. Informed by the author's extensive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit to feed the approximately one hundred members of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia, this practical guide provides: Detailed profiles of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, and harvest and storage Information about new, efficient techniques, season extension, and disease resistant varieties Farm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to improve your skills, Sustainable Market Farming is an invaluable resource and a timely book for the maturing local agriculture movement.

Author : Nigel Carlson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greenhouse Gardening written by Nigel Carlson and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is generally concerned with the application of greenhouse technologies (cultivation, processing, and space heating). The greenhouse can provide a monitoring system for high-value crops such as medicinal plants, bulbs, etc. A greenhouse configuration relies on the latitude of the location and the crop necessity. The primary consideration for greenhouse selection can be the solar fraction worth, which has been discussed at length in the book Different heating and cooling plans may be made inside the greenhouse, based on crop requirements. Drying is a technique generally used in food preservation. In a greenhouse, drying crop/fruit / medicinal plants is also a beneficial technique to minimize post-harvest loss due to excessive moisture content. The report further emphasizes the use of a greenhouse in both natural and induced mode for drying. A greenhouse is an overwhelming task, and getting started can be a bit of an astonishing thing. They require a lot of research a lot of times, but if you are willing to put effort into it, it's pretty fantastic. For planting, it takes some time and energy, and you will want to keep it going once you get a performance. Fortunately, this book has taught you a lot about what you need to know to make greenhouse gardening a success. So basically, we are going to go through the listed topics for better understanding; The history of Greenhouse, Greenhouse farming, and its types. How to construct, manage, and site selection for a Greenhouse. The primary purpose of a greenhouse. Global warming's Greenhouse effect, climate control for a Greenhouse, and energy use. The quality of planting materials and good agricultural practices for Greenhouse vegetable crops. Growing fruits and vegetables in a greenhouse. Lastly, Harvest and post-harvest management. You will be able to grow anything you want in your greenhouse by the end of this, and you'll be happy with it. Greenhouses are so lovely to look after, and you're going to be surprised at the various things you can develop in it, and some ideas for maintenance that can make your greenhouse look better than before. Begin taking care of your greenhouse instantly, and you will be able to expand your dreams' greenhouse garden and be able to develop the one that suits you certainly.

Author : Dana G. Dalrymple
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Controlled Environment Agriculture written by Dana G. Dalrymple and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eliot Coleman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 160358210X
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Winter Harvest Handbook written by Eliot Coleman and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brimming with ingenuity, hope, and eminently practical advice, The Winter Harvest Handbook is an indispensable contribution."—Michael Pollan "Useful, practical, sensible, and enlightening information for the home gardener."—Martha Stewart With The Winter Harvest Handbook, everyone can have access to organic farming pioneer Elliot Coleman’s hard-won experience. Gardeners and farmers can use the innovative, highly successful methods Coleman describes in this comprehensive handbook to raise crops throughout the coldest of winters. Building on the techniques that hundreds of thousands of farmers and gardeners adopted from Coleman's The New Organic Grower and Four-Season Harvest, this book focuses on growing produce of unparalleled freshness and quality in customized unheated or, in some cases, minimally heated, movable plastic greenhouses. Inside, you'll find Coleman's clear, concise, and meticulous details [including many accompanying illustrations] on: Greenhouse construction and maintenance Planting schedules Crop management Harvesting practices Marketing methods Coleman’s painstaking research and experimentation with more than 30 different crops will be valuable to small farmers, homesteaders, and experienced home gardeners who seek to expand their production seasons. A passionate advocate for the revival of small-scale sustainable farming, Coleman provides a practical model for supplying fresh, locally grown produce during the winter season, even in climates where conventional wisdom says it "just can’t be done." "The incomparable Eliot Coleman is back."—The New York Times "A Renaissance man for a new generation."—Dan Barber

Author : Shashank Shekhar Solankey
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031208404
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Research on Vegetable Production Under a Changing Climate Vol. 2 written by Shashank Shekhar Solankey and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume on the topic will be extremely useful for the researchers and postgraduate students working on vegetable crops with a special focus on climate change. Today, the entire world is suffering from global warming and its consequent, climate change. This has emerged as the most prominent global environmental issue and there is an urgent need to mitigate its impact on agriculture. Over the past 20 years South Asia has had a robust economic growth, yet it is home to more than one fourth of the world’s hunger and 40% of the world’s malnourished children and women. Persistent climatic variability, which results in frequent drought and flood, is among the major reasons for this phenomenon. Vegetables are in general more succulent (have 90% water) and more sensitive to climatic vagaries and sudden changes in temperature, as well as irregular precipitation at any phase of crop growing, can affect the normal growth, flowering, pollination, fruit setting, fruit development and fruit ripening which eventually decreases the yield. The irregular precipitation also causes the soil salinity and is a major challenge in many vegetable growing areas. To mitigate the harmful impact of climatic change there is an urgent need to develop adequate adaptation strategies for adverse effect of climate change and preference should be given to the development of heat, cold, drought, flood and salinity stress tolerant genotypes along with climate proofing through conventional and non-conventional breeding techniques, as well as exploiting the beneficial effects of CO2 enhancement on crop growth and yield. Available evidence shows that there is high probability of increase in the frequency and intensity of climate related natural hazards due to climate change and hence increase the potential threat due to climate change related natural disasters in the world. At present protected cultivation and grafted seedlings are also popularizing among vegetable growers because of the huge scope as well as, molecular breeding, emerging insect-pests & diseases and postharvest quality of vegetables under this climate change scenario. Moreover, underexploited vegetables, perennial vegetable and tuber crops have a more tolerant ability to climate vagaries compare to major vegetables which are also discussed in this book.

Author : Francesco Tei
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319536265
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Research on Fertilization Management of Vegetable Crops written by Francesco Tei and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a review of the recent literature on the key scientific and technical subjects of fertilization management in vegetable crops. In the last decades, research on fertilization management in vegetables was aimed at producing economical yields with reduced fertilizer inputs by the development and implementation of cropping systems, nutrient management approaches and crop varieties. Examples of the interventions in cropping systems included adequate crop rotations, inter-cropping, double cropping, and other strategies for a better soil organic matter management; nutrient management approaches included modelling, Decision Support Systems, crop nutritional status testing and precision agriculture technologies; amelioration of crop varieties has been directed toward higher nutrient/fertilizer use efficiency.