Books covers the research studies that have made contributions to vegetable growing practices. Soils, fertilizers, irrigation, pest and weed control, and similar subjects are discussed at those places in the text where they have direct application to the treatment of the specific vegetable crop.
Features in this edition include discussions of the following: improved cultural practices in general for both mineral soils and peat (muck) soils; the theory, using onion and carrot as examples, of why and how different seed production practices may subsequently influence the quality of the vegetable crop; the increasing importance of hybrids; pelleted (coated) seed; up to date weed, disease, and insect control measures; heat unity for processing crop; storage (both common and cold); sprout inhibitors; irrigation; waxing: producing onion, tomato, and cabbage transplants, and marketing methods and containers.
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