Increasing Vegetable Production with Plastics
Author: George W. Woodbury
Publisher:
Published: 1966
Total Pages: 8
ISBN-13:
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Vegetable Production and Practices
Author: Gregory E Welbaum
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2015-01-30
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 1780645341
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSuccessful vegetable production in a modern competitive market requires an understanding of many more factors than the biology of crops and the production techniques involved. This major new textbook brings the science and practice of vegetable production right up to date by addressing modern culture techniques and the recent challenges of consumer demand facing producers today. It introduces vegetable production from the perspective of producing high quality produce that satisfies the needs of the modern consumer. Beginning with the basics of how vegetables are grown using high and low input methods, including organic and sustainable production techniques, the book goes on to introduce and discuss many topics covered less comprehensively in older texts, including Good Agricultural Practices to improve quality, reduce biological contamination and secure food safety; water management; cropping systems; plasticulture; protected culture and mineral nutrition. Vegetable Production and Practices also introduces the use of molecular biology for genetic improvement of crops. Issues specific to individual vegetable crops are addressed by family, including their diseases, harvesting, quality attributes and other issues of increasing importance to consumers, including the role of vegetables in human health. Professor Gregory E. Welbaum has a long history of teaching successful courses in horticulture at Virginia Tech and other universities in the US and worldwide. Vegetable Production Practices has been specifically designed to accompany courses in vegetable crop production, so is ideally suited to inspire students in crop and horticultural sciences, as well as provide a useful reference for experienced practitioners.
Increasing Market-Oriented Vegetable Production
Author: C. George Kuo
Publisher: AVRDC-WorldVegetableCenter
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9290581506
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Guide to the Manufacture, Performance, and Potential of Plastics in Agriculture
Author: Michael Orzolek
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2017-03-16
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 0081021763
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe use of plastics in agriculture – to increase crop output, improve food quality and improve sustainability – has grown substantially in both quantity and the range of applications. Many of the early researchers that conducted field research in the use of plastics in agriculture have either retired or are deceased. These early pioneers in plasticulture research, the basis of plant production using plastics, were very creative and persistent in discovering uses of plastics in agricultural applications. A Guide to the Manufacture, Performance, and Potential of Plastics in Agriculture contains both references not only to their accomplishments but also their publications. The book discusses plasticulture-the basis of plant production using plastics – including topics such as plastic mulch, row covers, drip irrigation, and high/low tunnels. It covers the process of producing polyethylene and polypropylene plastics that are used in plant and animal production agriculture, and the many uses of plastics in all aspects of agriculture, including plastic greenhouses, rigid mold plastics, disposal of plastics, and plastics in animal production. This book introduces a range of academics and industrial practitioners to the impact of plastics in agriculture, both historically and in a range of current applications. It also provides new perspectives on future developments to enable further research and application. It is an invaluable reference on the use of polyethylene, polypropylene films, and such products in all aspects of agricultural production. Discusses plasticulture, the basis of plant production using plastics, including topics such as plastic mulch, row covers, drip irrigation, and high/low tunnels Contains 10 chapters that cover the process of producing polyethylene and polypropylene plastics that are used in agriculture Covers the many uses of plastics in all aspects of agriculture, including plastic greenhouses, rigid mold plastics, disposal of plastics, and plastics in animal production
Plasticulture in California Vegetable Production
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Publisher: UCANR Publications
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 9
ISBN-13: 1601071965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFarmers up and down California are using plastic mulches, row covers, and tunnels to improve vegetable production or extend the growing season. This publication describes the variety of materials available, their uses, and their potential benefits.
Production of Vegetables, Strawberries, and Cut Flowers Using Plasticulture
Author: John W. Bartok
Publisher: Natural Resource Agriculture and Engineering Service (Nraes)
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 164
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHi-Tech Farming for Enhancing Horticulture Productivity
Author: P. Parvatha Reddy
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2024-02-06
Total Pages: 754
ISBN-13: 1003862144
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book highlights the underlying principles and outlines some of the key hi-tech practices and technology interventions required to achieve enhanced productivity. It discusses horticulture technology interventions like varietal improvement including genetically modified crops; good agricultural practices like optimum planting density, micro-irrigation, fertigation, integrated nutrient management, plant bioregulators, precision horticulture, protected cultivation, nanotechnology, and integrated farming systems; integrated management of insects, mites, disease pathogens, nematodes, and weeds; and post-harvest management practices like handling, storage and processing to reduce crop losses. The importance of attaining food and nutritional security through hi-tech horticulture and profitable marketing of horticultural produce is also discussed. This book will be of immense value to the scientific community involved in teaching, research and extension activities related to hi-tech horticulture strategies for enhancing productivity in enhancing farmers’ income, food, nutrition and livelihood security. The material can be used for teaching postgraduate courses. The book can also serve as a very useful reference to policymakers and practicing farmers.
A Guide to the Manufacture, Performance, and Potential of Plastics in Agriculture
Author: Michael Orzolek
Publisher: Plastics Design Library
Published: 2017-06-01
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780081021705
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Guide to the Manufacture, Performance, and Potential of Plastics in Agriculture explores the use of polyethylene, polypropylene films, and similar products in all aspects of agricultural production. The International Association for Plastics in Agriculture and the American Society for Plasticulture are two organizations that have represented researchers and extension specialists conducting agricultural plastic research. With climate change entrenched around the globe, plasticulture use in plant and animal production will neutralize many of the stress events encountered on a daily basis around the world. Many of the early researchers that conducted field research in the use of plastics in agriculture have either retired or are deceased. These early pioneers in plasticulture research-the basis of plant production using plastics-were very creative and persistent in discovering uses of plastics in agricultural applications. Discusses plasticulture, the basis of plant production using plastics, including topics such as plastic mulch, row covers, drip irrigation, and high/low tunnels Contains 10 chapters that cover the process of producing polyethylene and polypropylene plastics that are used in agriculture Covers the many uses of plastics in all aspects of agriculture, including plastic greenhouses, rigid mold plastics, disposal of plastics, and plastics in animal production
Vegetable Growing in Hills
Author: Prem Singh Arya
Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Published: 1997-11
Total Pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9788175330566
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book includes a description on vegetables raised through direct seeding; importance of seeds in vegetable production; vegetable seed production in the hills; manures and fertilizers; irrigation; drainage; mulching; weed flora and their control; vegetable cropping; off-season vegetable production; vegetable protection from insect-pests and diseases, and frost.
Weed Control in Vegetable Production
Author: R. Cavalloro
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 1988-06-01
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9789061918455
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProceedings of a meeting of the EC Experts' Group, Stuttgart, FRG, Oct. 1986. Lacks a subject index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
