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082 0 0 _aREF635
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_bMAY
100 1 _aMaynard, Donald N.
245 1 0 _aKnott's handbook for vegetable growers /
_cDonald N. Maynard & George J. Hochmuth.
246 3 0 _aHandbook for vegetable growers
250 _a5th edition.
260 _aHoboken, N.J. :
_bJohn Wiley,
_cc2007.
300 _axv, 621 p. :
_bill. ;
_c22 cm.
500 _aContents; Part 1: Vegetables and the vegetable industry Botanical names of vegetables Edible flowers U.S. vegetable production Consumption of vegetables in the U.S. etc. Part 2: Plant growing and greenhouse vegetable production Plant growing containers Seeds and seeding Temperature and time requirements Plant growing mixes Soil sterilization etc. Part 3: Field planting Temperatures for vegetables Scheduling successive plantings Time required for seedling emergence Seed requirements Planting rates for large seeds etc. Part 4: Soils and fertilizers Nutrient best management practices Organic matter Soil-improving crops Manures Soil texture etc. Part 5: Water and irrigation Suggestions on supplying water to vegetables Rooting of vegetables Soil moisture Surface irrigation Overhead irrigation etc. Part 6: Vegetable pests and problems Air pollution Integrated pest management Soil solarization Pesticide application and equipment etc. Part 7: Weed management Weed management strategies Weed identification Noxious weeds Weed control in organic farming Cover crops and rotation in weed management etc. Part 8: Harvesting, handling, and storage Food safety General postharvest handling procedures Predicting harvest dates and yields Cooling vegetables Vegetable storage etc. Part 9: Vegetables seeds Seed labels Seed germination tests Seed germination standards Seed production Seed yields etc. Part 10: Appendix Sources of vegetable information Periodicals for vegetable growers U.S. units of measurements Conversion factors for U.S. units Metric units of measurements etc.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 _aTruck farming
_vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 _aVegetables
_vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 _aVegetable gardening
_vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
700 1 _aHochmuth, George J.
_q(George Joseph)
700 1 _aKnott, James Edward,
_d1897-1977.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006000893.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0826/2006000893-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0826/2006000893-d.html
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK-REF
_e5th edition
_hREF635
_i1
_kMAY
_mREF635 MAY