Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers

by Hochmuth, George J.; Sideman, Rebecca G.

• ISBN13: 9781119811077
• ISBN10: 1119811074
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781119811176
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780471738282
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-09-26
• Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers

Authoritative and comprehensive go-to reference work for commercial vegetable growers around the world

For more than 65 years, Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers 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.

To 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.

Now in its 6th edition, the work has been significantly expanded and modernized to cover key modern advancements in the industry, such as:

• Computer-based crop monitoring technologies, robotic disease control and harvesting systems, and new protected-ag production systems (including vertical systems and indoor production)
• New production systems pertaining to protected organic agriculture, soil moisture sensing, environmental monitoring, soil health, and soil conservation
• New technologies, including satellite-based decision-making, robotics, and UAVs for increasing production efficiency
• The various advances that have been made in food safety regulations, plus coverage of new invasive pests

Part Farmer’s Almanac, part encyclopedia, and part dictionary, Knott’s Handbook for Vegetable Growers 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.

Author Biography

George J. Hochmuth, 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.
Rebecca G. Sideman is an Extension Professor in the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition & 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.

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Vegetables and the Vegetable Industry

Part 2: Vegetable Seeds

Part 3: Seedling and Transplant Production

Part 4: Greenhouse Crop Production

Part 5: Field Planting

Part 6: Soils and Fertilizers 

Part 7: Water and Irrigation 

Part 8: Vegetable Pests and Problems

Part 9: Weed Management

Part 10: New Crop Management Technologies (New chapter)

Part 11: Harvesting, Handling, and Storage

Part 12: Appendix

Preface

Part 1: Vegetables and the Vegetable Industry

Part 2: Vegetable Seeds

Part 3: Seedling and Transplant Production

Part 4: Greenhouse Crop Production

Part 5: Field Planting

Part 6: Soils and Fertilizers 

Part 7: Water and Irrigation 

Part 8: Vegetable Pests and Problems

Part 9: Weed Management

Part 10: New Crop Management Technologies (New chapter)

Part 11: Harvesting, Handling, and Storage

Part 12: Appendix