Knotts Handbook For Vegetable Growers

Author : Donald N. Maynard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118686101
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers written by Donald N. Maynard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading one-stop reference for commercial vegetable growers for more than 50 years Rooted in tradition, branching out to the future. For more than half a century, Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers has provided generations of commercial growers with the most timely, accessible, and useful information available on the subject. The Fifth Edition of this highly regarded horticultural mainstay provides readers with the reliable growing and marketing information they've come to expect, while including new and updated material throughout to maintain its relevance in our ever-changing world. Filled with valuable information, largely in the form of tables and charts--from hard statistics on vegetable production and consumption to essential information for today's international markets, such as vegetable botanical names and vegetable names in nine languages--Knott's Handbook is part Farmer's Almanac, part encyclopedia, and part dictionary. It also provides detailed, practical specifics on planting rates, schedules, and spacing; soils and fertilizers; methods for managing crop pests; greenhouse vegetable and crop production; insect pest identification; harvesting and storage; and vegetable marketing. Now available in a new flexible cover designed for ease of use on the desk or in the field, this valuable workhorse features new information on: * World vegetable production * Best management practices * Organic crop production * Food safety * Pesticide safety * Postharvest problems * Minimally processed vegetables * Plus, hundreds of Web site links related to vegetable information

Author : George J. Hochmuth
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119811074
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers written by George J. Hochmuth and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-09-26 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers Authoritative and comprehensive go-to reference work for commercial vegetable growers around the world For more than 65 years, Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers has provided generations of commercial growers with the most timely, accessible, and useful information available on the subject, containing key guidance on transplant production, planting rates and spacing, irrigation, fertilization, methods for controlling diseases, and insect pest identification, plus important information on topics such as composting, post-harvest storage and processing, genetically-engineered crops, organic growing, federal regulations and best management practices, environmentally friendly pest management, and food safety. To allow for convenient and efficient access to the enormous amount of data contained within, most of the information is presented in the form of tables and charts. The work goes above and beyond to provide everything a reader needs to know on the subject, even including a multilanguage vegetable dictionary. Now in its 6th edition, the work has been significantly expanded and modernized to cover key modern advancements in the industry, such as: Computer-based crop monitoring technologies, robotic disease control and harvesting systems, and new protected-ag production systems (including vertical systems and indoor production) New production systems pertaining to protected organic agriculture, soil moisture sensing, environmental monitoring, soil health, and soil conservation New technologies, including satellite-based decision-making, robotics, and UAVs for increasing production efficiency The various advances that have been made in food safety regulations, plus coverage of new invasive pests Part Farmer’s Almanac, part encyclopedia, and part dictionary, Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers serves as an invaluable asset for growers, students, and other industry professionals seeking an all-in-one reference for all of the questions they have on both holistic and specific facets of the commercial vegetable industry.

Author : Donald N. Maynard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knott's Handbook of Vegetable Growers written by Donald N. Maynard and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Edward Knott
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook for Vegetable Growers written by James Edward Knott and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James E. Knott
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook for vegetable growers written by James E. Knott and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : A Lorenz Oscar
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Hand Book for Vegetable Growers written by A Lorenz Oscar and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank Tozer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vegetable Growers Handbook written by Frank Tozer and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W.E. Splittstoesser
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0442239718
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vegetable Growing Handbook written by W.E. Splittstoesser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1990-03-31 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual is designed for home gardeners and small commercial vegetable growers. The author provides information on the scientific concepts upon which vegetable growing is based and on practical methods for growing vegetables. Features include a chapter on the nutritional value of vegetables and sections on hydroponics, the economics of gardening, the Delaney clause, food additives, natural toxicants and organic vegetables. The author covers soil propagation and composition, identification of pests and the use of pesticides, plant growth, planting schedules, vegetable classification and the preservation of vegetables.

Author : Claudia Myers
Publisher : UCANR Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781879906389
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook written by Claudia Myers and published by UCANR Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handy for commercial producers as well as backyard gardeners, this classic guide for growers and sellers of niche market produce provides detailed information about growing specialty crops that are growing in popularity among consumers. Includes 63 crop sheets-from arugula to radicchio, basil to thyme, prickly pear to tomatillos, variety and heirloom tomatoes. Includes market information, resources, and a glossary of Asian vegetable names.

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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The new vegetable grower's Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: