{"product_id":"knotts-handbook-for-vegetable-growers-isbn-9781119811077","title":"Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers","description":"\u003cb\u003eKnott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthoritative and comprehensive go-to reference work for commercial vegetable growers around the world \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than 65 years, \u003ci\u003eKnott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers\u003c\/i\u003e has provided generations of commercial growers with the most timely, accessible, and useful information available on the subject, containing key guidance on transplant production, planting rates and spacing, irrigation, fertilization, methods for controlling diseases, and insect pest identification, plus important information on topics such as composting, post-harvest storage and processing, genetically-engineered crops, organic growing, federal regulations and best management practices, environmentally friendly pest management, and food safety. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo allow for convenient and efficient access to the enormous amount of data contained within, most of the information is presented in the form of tables and charts. The work goes above and beyond to provide everything a reader needs to know on the subject, even including a multilanguage vegetable dictionary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its 6th edition, the work has been significantly expanded and modernized to cover key modern advancements in the industry, such as:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComputer-based crop monitoring technologies, robotic disease control and harvesting systems, and new protected-ag production systems (including vertical systems and indoor production) \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew production systems pertaining to protected organic agriculture, soil moisture sensing, environmental monitoring, soil health, and soil conservation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew technologies, including satellite-based decision-making, robotics, and UAVs for increasing production efficiency\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe various advances that have been made in food safety regulations, plus coverage of new invasive pests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Farmer’s Almanac, part encyclopedia, and part dictionary, \u003ci\u003eKnott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers\u003c\/i\u003e serves as an invaluable asset for growers, students, and other industry professionals seeking an all-in-one reference for all of the questions they have on both holistic and specific facets of the commercial vegetable industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Sixth Edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1—Vegetables and the Vegetable Industry 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Botanical Names of Vegetables and Common Names of Vegetables in Nine Languages 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 Edible Flowers 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 U.S. Vegetable Production 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Consumption of Vegetables in The United States 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 World Vegetable Production 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Nutritional Composition of Vegetables 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2—Vegetable Seeds 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Seed Labels 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 Seed Germination Tests 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 Seed Germination Standards 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Seed Production 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 Organic Seed Production 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Seed Yields 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e07 Seed Storage 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e08 Seed Priming 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e09 Seedborne Pathogens and Hot Water Seed Treatment 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Vegetable Varieties 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Genetically-Engineered Vegetable Varieties 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Vegetable Seed Sources 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3—Seedling and Transplant Production 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Transplant Production 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 Plant Growing Containers 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 Seeds and Seeding 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Temperature and Time Requirements 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 Plant Growing Mixes 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Soil Sterilization 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e07 Fertilizing and Irrigating Transplants 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e08 Plant Growing Problems 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e09 Conditioning Transplants 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Shipping and Transportation of Transplants 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Grafted Transplants 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Organic Transplant Production 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Additional Transplant Production Resources 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4—Greenhouse and Protected Agriculture Production 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Structures 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 Cultural Management 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 Co2 Enrichment 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Soilless Culture 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 Nutrient Solutions 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Tissue Composition 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5—Field Planting 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Temperatures for Vegetables 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 Scheduling Successive Plantings 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 Time Required for Seedling Emergence 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Seed Requirements 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 Planting Rates for Large Seeds 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Spacing Of Vegetables 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e07 Precision Seeding 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e08 Conservation Tillage and No-Till Systems 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e09 Vegetative Propagation 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Polyethylene and Degradable Mulches 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Row Covers 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Windbreaks 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Environmental Monitoring: Soil, Water, and Air 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6—Soils and Fertilizers 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Nutrient Best Management Practices (Bmps) 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 Organic Matter 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 Soil Health and Soil-Improving Crops 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Manures and Other Organic Soil Ammendents 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 Organic Production Systems 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Composting 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e07 Soil Texture 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e08 Soil Reaction 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e09 Salinity 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Fertilizers 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Fertigation 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Fertilizer Conversion Factors 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Nutrient Absorption 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Plant Analysis 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Soil Tests 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Nutrient Deficiencies 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Micronutrients 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Fertilizer Spreaders 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 7—Water and Irrigation 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Suggestions for Supplying Water to Vegetables 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 Rooting of Vegetables 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 Soil Moisture and is Monitoring 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Surface Irrigation 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 Overhead Irrigation 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Drip or Trickle Irrigation 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e07 Irrigation Water Quality 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 8—Vegetable Pests and Problems 365\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Integrated Pest Management 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 Pest Management in Organic Production Systems 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 Soil Solarization 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Pesticide-Use Precautions 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 Pesticide Application And Equipment 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Vegetable Seed Treatments 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e07 Nematodes 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e08 Diseases 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e09 Insects 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Abiotic Disorders 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Air Pollution 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Wildlife Control 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 9—Weed Management 453\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Weed Management Strategies 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 Weed Identification 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 Noxious Weeds 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Weed Control an Organic Farming 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 Cover Crops and Rotation in Weed Management 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Herbicides 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e07 Weed Control Recommendations 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 10— Computer-Based Crop Management Technologies 467\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 11— Harvesting, Handling, and Storage 475\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Food Safety 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 General Postharvest Handling Procedures 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 Predicting Harvest Dates and Yields 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Cooling Vegetables 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 Vegetable Storage 502\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Chilling and Ethylene Injury 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e07 Postharvest Diseases 529\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e08 Vegetable Quality 535\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e09 U.S. Standards for Grade of Vegetables 538\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Minimally Processed Vegetables 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Packaging of Fresh Vegetables 554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Vegetable Marketing 560\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 12—Appendix 565\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e01 Sources of Information on Vegetable Production 566\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e02 Some Periodicals for Vegetable Growers 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e03 U.S. Units of Measurement 569\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e04 Conversion Factors for U.S. Units 570\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e05 Metric Units of Measurement 573\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e06 Conversion Factors for Si and Non-Si Units 574\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e07 Conversions for Rates of Application 579\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e08 Water and Soil Solution Conversion Factors 580\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e09 Heat and Energy Equivalents and Definitions 584\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Useful Websites for Units and Conversions 585\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 587\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge J. Hochmuth,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor Emeritus at the Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, and Fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Science. Throughout his career, his areas of specialization included fertilization of commercial vegetables, row crops, and specialty crops.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca G. Sideman\u003c\/b\u003e is an Extension Professor in the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition \u0026amp; Food Systems, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA. Her research interests include horticultural crop production, season extension, sustainable agriculture, and plant breeding and genetics.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthoritative and comprehensive go-to reference work for commercial vegetable growers around the world \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than 65 years, \u003ci\u003eKnott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers\u003c\/i\u003e has provided generations of commercial growers with the most timely, accessible, and useful information available on the subject, containing key guidance on transplant production, planting rates and spacing, irrigation, fertilization, methods for controlling diseases, and insect pest identification, plus important information on topics such as composting, post-harvest storage and processing, genetically-engineered crops, organic growing, federal regulations and best management practices, environmentally friendly pest management, and food safety. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo allow for convenient and efficient access to the enormous amount of data contained within, most of the information is presented in the form of tables and charts. 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