Table of Contents

Part 1 Principles of vegetable production. Scope of the vegetable industry. Classification of vegetables. Seed production. Soils - fertilizer vegetables. Environmental modifiers influencing vegetable production. Mechanizing vegetable production. Foodharvest vegetables. The market place. Part 2 The science and technology of vegetable crops. Solanceous crops. Legumes-pulse crops. Bulbs and roots. Cole crops. Sweet-corn. Mushroom. Leafy and petiole crops. Cucurbits. Perennials. Herbs or pot-herbs. Okra. Tropicals.