Cucurbits, 2nd Edition
Cucurbits, 2nd Edition

Author: Todd C. Wehner

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2020-05-04

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1786392917

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Completely updated with new content and full-colour figures throughout, the second edition of this successful book continues to provide complete coverage relating to the production of cucurbits, including cucumbers, gourds, muskmelons, pumpkins, squashes and watermelons. These crops are grown worldwide and represent one of the largest and most important groups of horticultural food plants. This second edition of Cucurbits provides up-to-date, succinct and authoritative knowledge on this variety of crops and reflects on significant advances in the areas of production, breeding and evolution.

A Colour Atlas of Cucurbit Diseases
A Colour Atlas of Cucurbit Diseases

Author: Dominique Blancard

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13:

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Illustré de nombreux dessins et de 472 photographies, cet ouvrage traite en détail des maladies rencontrées en Europe et dans le bassin méditerranéen sur le concombre, les courges, le melon et la pastèque. "Il est également fait mention des principales maladies sévissant dans les autres parties du monde". [SDM].

Commercial Greenhouse Cucumber Production
Commercial Greenhouse Cucumber Production

Author: Jeremy Badgery-Parker

Publisher: NSW Agriculture

Published: 2015-02-26

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1742561403

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A comprehensive guide to the basics of growing greenhouse cucumbers, this manual aims to assist Australian greenhouse growers in the development of good agricultural practices. This manual contains science-based information in a simple to use format that is relevant to a basic greenhouse horticultural enterprise to controlled environment horticulture. CONTENTS About this manual List of tables Introduction to greenhouse cucumber production Growing cucumbers Optimising production Greenhouse design and technology Hydroponic systems and technology Feeding the crop Plant nutrition Cucumber disorders and their management Cucumber diseases and their management Cucumber pests and their management Pesticides, sprays and their use in cucumbers Marketing and handling of cucumbers Waste management Health and safety in the greenhouse Some resources and further reading

Heteroptera of Economic Importance
Heteroptera of Economic Importance

Author: Carl W. Schaefer

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2000-07-28

Total Pages: 852

ISBN-13: 1420041851

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Heteropterans regularly cause a wide variety and large number of problems for humans - at times on a catastrophic scale. The 37,000 described species of this suborder including many pests, disease transmitters, and nuisances exist worldwide, inflicting damage on crops, forests, orchards, and human life. Inspired by the widespread economic impact of