Vegetable Crop Science

Description

This book has been prepared to provide every production aspect of important vegetables along with information regarding origin and distribution, composition and uses, botany, varieties, climatic and soil requirement, cultivation practices, harvesting, post-harvest management, insect-pests and diseases along with their control measures. Its users would find this book very practical for raising vegetable crops profitably Content: Part 1: New Zealand Spinach. Asparagus. Chive. Leek. Shallot. Welsh Onion. Amaranth. Sea beet. Elephant Foot Yam. Tannia. Taro. Giant taro. Giant swamp taro. Yam. Globe artichoke. Jerusalem artichoke. Lettuce. Salsify. Basella. Chenopod. Spinach. Swiss Chard. Beetroot. Broccoli. Chinese Cabbage. Brussels Sprouts. Kale. Mustard Greens. Rutabaga. Gherkin. Cassabanana. Long Melon. Kachri. Snap Melon. Oriental Pickling Melon. Ivy gourd. Pointed gourd. Spine gourd. Sweet gourd. Snake gourd. Chekurmanis. Tapioca. Baby corn. Agathi. Broad bean. Jack bean. Lima bean. Pigeon pea. Sword bean. Winged bean. Endive. Rhubarb. Purslane. Pepino. Tree tomato. Celery. Parsley. Parsnip. Part 2: Chinese Chive. Cardoon. Chicory. Dandelion. Ulluco. Cactus. Queensland Arrowroot. Water spinach. Arugula. Chinese cabbage. Romansco broccoli. Collard. Garden cress. Upland cress. Watercress. Winter cress. Horseradish. Sea kale. Maca. Malabar gourd. Meetha Karela. Winter squash. Chayote. Zucchini. Chinese Water Chestnut. East Indian arrowroot. False yam. Chinese artichoke. Chinese potato. Adzuki bean. African yam bean. Rice bean. Scarlet Runner Bean. Snap bean. Tepary bean. Vegetable soy bean. Velvet bean. Yam bean. Yard long bean. Roselle. Japanese arrowroot. Miner's lettuce. Lotus root. Oca. Sorrel. Ceylon spinach. Arracacha. Celeriac. Chervil. Florence fennel. Zedoary. Drumstick. Bay leaf. Bread fruit. Plantain