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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446317703321

Autore

George Raymond A. T

Titolo

Vegetable seed production / / Raymond A. T. George

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : CABI North American Office, 2009

ISBN

1-282-38753-7

9786612387531

1-84593-522-5

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Disciplina

635/.0421

Soggetti

Vegetables - Seeds

Food crops - Seeds

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Organization; 2 Principles of Seed Production; 3 Agronomy; 4 Harvesting and Processing; 5 Storage; 6 Seed Handling, Quality Control and Distribution; 7 Chenopodiaceae; 8 Asteraceae (formerly Compositae); 9 Cruciferae; 10 Cucurbitaceae; 11 Leguminosae; 12 Solanaceae; 13 Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae); 14 Alliaceae; 15 Gramineae; 16 Amaranthaceae and Malvaceae; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; References; General Index; Index of Species

Sommario/riassunto

Presenting coverage of the horticultural production of vegetables grown from seed, this title includes coverage of the production of genetically modified crops, organic seed production, packaging, and honey bee population.