Temperate Vegetables

The text book on Temperate Vegetables covers twenty nine chapters which includes Importance of temperate vegetables in human nutrition, environment influence on temperate vegetables, temperate vegetables based cropping system. It provides lucid picture on fundamental principals related to cropping systems, Organic farming in temperate vegetable crops, Assessment of maturity indices or harvest indices of temperate vegetables and Export standards for temperate vegetable. It also includes the cultivation aspects of temperate vegetables viz., soil, plant nutrient requirement, manures and fertilizers, water and irrigation, interculture, harvesting, yield and storage of temperate vegetables. Improved varieties and physiological defects of specific crops has also been mentioned. The information incorporated in this book will be helpful to the emerging buds to understand the basics of temperate vegetable production system.

Contents: Preface. 1. Importance of temperate vegetables in human nutrition. 2. Impact of temperature on growth and development of temperate vegetables. 3. Impact of light on growth and development of temperate vegetables. 4. Cropping system in temperate vegetable crops. 5. Organic farming in temperate vegetable crops. 6. Assessment of maturity indices or harvest indices of temperate vegetables. 7. Export standards for temperate vegetables cole crops. 8. Cabbage. 9. Cauliflower. 10. Brussels sprout. 11. Sprouting broccoli. 12. Knol khol or kohlrabi. 13. Chinese cabbage. Root Crops: 14. Carrot. 15. Radish. 16. Beetroot. 17. Turnip. Bulb crops: 18. Garlic. 19. Peas. 20. French bean. 21. Lettuce. 22. Spinach. 23. Celery. 24. Globe artichoke. 25. Jerusalem artichoke. 26. Rhubarb. 27. Leek. 28. Asparagus. 29. Potato. Bibliography.