Horticultural handbook / the Horticulture Section of the Kenya Department of Agriculture

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Kenya : FAO, 1966.Description: v, 190 p. : ill. ; 25cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 635 HOR
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CONTENTS

Part I
CONTENTS

Introduction
About this book
How to use this book
The nutritional importance of horticultural crops in Kenya
Fruits and vegetables as cash crops

Part II
General principles
Marketing
Prices and returns per acre
East African weights and measures
Fruits and vegetable zones in Kenya
soils
Manure and fertilizers
Important fruits and vegetables
Planning-including the rotation of crops
Disorders of plants
General insect pests
Chemical sprays and dusts
Equipment and chemicals needed
Spraying tables

Part III
How to grow the important crops
Avocado es
Bananas
Brinjals
Carrots
Cabbage
Chillies
Cucumbers
French beans
Passion fruits
Onions

Includes bibliographical references and index

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