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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Vegetable-Growing Principles
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World Vegetables
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Vegetables Consisting of Starchy Roots, Tubers, and Fruits
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About this book
This logically-organized text, filled with numerous illustrations, photographs, and tables, begins with an easy-to-read introduction to such topics as: the current role of vegetables as a world food crop, the origin and classification of vegetables, vegetables in human nutrition, and plant toxicants and folklore concerning vegetables. Background material on the basic principles for growing crops and production under adverse conditions are also featured in this section. Much of the material covered in the book focuses on the major and minor vegetables, their origin, taxonomy, botany, physiology, production and post harvest handling, and composition and use. In addition, current world production statistics are provided for many vegetable crops as well as listings of important diseases, insects, and other pests for many family groups.
New features of this edition include: *Three new chapters covering mushrooms, aquatic vegetables, and herbs and spices *several appendix tables listing vegetables according to family, genus, species, nutritive value, and recommended storage conditions for many vegetables The introductory chapter offers an excellent background of the role of vegetables for the beginning and advanced students, both in the U.S. and worldwide. The chapters following provide extension professionals, professors, agricultural agencies, commercial growers, and processing and seed industry personnel with a better understanding of individual vegetable species.
Reviews
Hort Science, 4 (1997)
` ..comprehensively describes the taxonomy, botany, physiology, production, harvest, and post-harvest handling of most of the vegetable crops grown throughout the world...an impressive book which covers an enormous range of crops in a readable style.'
Agricultural Science
`This very informative book is nicely produced and well illustrated. ...The authors are to be congratulated on producing such an interesting and informative treatise. This is a must for anyone involved in the science and production of horticultural crops.'
Plant Growth Regulation, 30 (2000)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: World Vegetables
Book Subtitle: Principles, Production, and Nutritive Values
Authors: Vincent E. Rubatzky, Mas Yamaguchi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6015-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-11221-8Due: 31 December 1995
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7756-6Published: 25 July 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-6015-9Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXIV, 843
Topics: Forestry, Food Science