Author: L. S. Robertson

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Published: 1978

Total Pages: 282

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The Michigan dry edible bean industry - history. Production trends: world, U.S. and Michigan. Beans - a food resource. Environmental requirements and stresses. Systems of cropping. Tillage systems. Plant nutrient requirements. Water management. Row width, plant spacing and planting depth. Seed quality. Varieties. Weed control. Insects and their control. Diseases and their control. Harvesting dry beans. Handling and storage. Economics of navy bean marketing. Guidelines to top yields.