{"product_id":"vegetable-production-and-practices-9781845938024","title":"Vegetable Production and Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gregory E. Welbaum\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cabi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cabi\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Vegetables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccessful vegetable production in a modern competitive market requires an understanding of many more factors than the biology of crops and the production techniques involved. This major new textbook brings the science and practice of vegetable production right up to date by addressing modern culture techniques and the recent challenges of consumer demand facing producers today. It introduces vegetable production from the perspective of producing high quality produce that satisfies the needs of the modern consumer. Beginning with the basics of how vegetables are grown using high and low input methods, including organic and sustainable production techniques, the book goes on to introduce and discuss many topics covered less comprehensively in older texts, including Good Agricultural Practices to improve quality, reduce biological contamination and secure food safety; water management; cropping systems; plasticulture; protected culture and mineral nutrition. \u003ci\u003eVegetable Production and Practices\u003c\/i\u003e also introduces the use of molecular biology for genetic improvement of crops. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIssues specific to individual vegetable crops are addressed by family, including their diseases, harvesting, quality attributes and other issues of increasing importance to consumers, including the role of vegetables in human health. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfessor Gregory E. Welbaum has a long history of teaching successful courses in horticulture at Virginia Tech and other universities in the US and worldwide. \u003ci\u003eVegetable Production and Practices\u003c\/i\u003e has been specifically designed to accompany courses in vegetable crop production, so is ideally suited to inspire students in crop and horticultural sciences, as well as provide a useful reference for experienced practitioners.","brand":"Cabi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45050696663191,"sku":"9781845938024","price":5710.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781845938024.webp?v=1769227719","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/vegetable-production-and-practices-9781845938024","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}