Maynard, Donald N. <br/><br/>
Knott's handbook for vegetable growers / 
 Handbook for vegetable growers 
Donald N. Maynard & George J. Hochmuth. 
 - 5th edition.  
 - Hoboken, N.J. :  John Wiley,  c2007. 
 - xv, 621 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents;<br/><br/>Part 1: Vegetables and the vegetable industry <br/>Botanical names of vegetables <br/>Edible flowers <br/>U.S. vegetable production <br/>Consumption of vegetables in the U.S. <br/>etc.<br/><br/>Part 2: Plant growing and greenhouse vegetable production <br/>Plant growing containers <br/>Seeds and seeding <br/>Temperature and time requirements <br/>Plant growing mixes <br/>Soil sterilization <br/>etc.<br/><br/>Part 3: Field planting <br/>Temperatures for vegetables <br/>Scheduling successive plantings <br/>Time required for seedling emergence <br/>Seed requirements <br/>Planting rates for large seeds <br/>etc.<br/><br/>Part 4: Soils and fertilizers <br/>Nutrient best management practices <br/>Organic matter <br/>Soil-improving crops <br/>Manures <br/>Soil texture <br/>etc.<br/><br/>Part 5: Water and irrigation <br/>Suggestions on supplying water to vegetables <br/>Rooting of vegetables <br/>Soil moisture <br/>Surface irrigation <br/>Overhead irrigation <br/>etc.<br/><br/>Part 6: Vegetable pests and problems <br/>Air pollution <br/>Integrated pest management <br/>Soil solarization <br/>Pesticide application and equipment <br/>etc.<br/><br/>Part 7: Weed management <br/>Weed management strategies <br/>Weed identification <br/>Noxious weeds<br/>Weed control in organic farming <br/>Cover crops and rotation in weed management <br/>etc.<br/><br/>Part 8: Harvesting, handling, and storage <br/>Food safety <br/>General postharvest handling procedures <br/>Predicting harvest dates and yields <br/>Cooling vegetables <br/>Vegetable storage <br/>etc.<br/><br/>Part 9: Vegetables seeds <br/>Seed labels <br/>Seed germination tests <br/>Seed germination standards <br/>Seed production <br/>Seed yields <br/>etc.<br/><br/>Part 10: Appendix <br/>Sources of vegetable information <br/>Periodicals for vegetable growers <br/>U.S. units of measurements <br/>Conversion factors for U.S. units <br/>Metric units of measurements <br/>etc.<br/><br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780471738282 047173828X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006000893 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA664495  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013517044  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Truck farming--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Vegetables--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Vegetable gardening--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>REF635  / MAY