The Guide is divided into three sections. The first section provides cultural information and management practices for a number of important vegetable crop groups. For each family, key pests and disease problems are described. Cultural methods and management practices that will help control each problem are listed, as well as materials that may be recommended for use.
Publisher:
Cornell University
Field heat should be removed from fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers as quickly as possible after harvest. Each commodity should be maintained at its lowest safe temperature. Cooling and storage requirements for specific commodities are presented below, in NC Cooperative Extension Service Publication AG-414-1, and USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 66.
Proper postharvest cooling can:
Publisher:
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
Vegetable seeds can be saved to sow new crops in the future, but not all seeds are suitable for saving. Varieties suitable for seed saving include local varieties that have been grown in one region for a very long time, self-pollinating crops (for example, beans and peas), and open-pollinated varieties of some cross-pollinating crops (for example, pepper, cucumber and carrot).
Authors:
Sutevee Sukprakarn
Authors:
Sunanta Juntakool
Publisher:
AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center
This publication is a guide to lawful use of sprayable chemicals intended for control of plant diseases affecting vegetables grown in Florida. For each crop, products are listed by FRAC code in alphabetical order to help differentiate products based on their active ingredient(s) and their specific mode of action(s).
Publisher:
University of Florida, IFAS
Issued 4 times per year, the Vegetables and Pulses Outlook, which is presented in a newsletter format, provides current intelligence and forecasts the effects of changing conditions in the U.S. vegetable and melon sector (including potatoes, pulses, and mushrooms). Topics include production, consumption, shipments, prices received, trade, and more.
Authors:
Suzanne Thornsbury
Publisher:
Economic Research Service, USDA
