Hochmuth G. Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers 6ed 2023

Textbook in PDF format

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. 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.
Vegetables and the Vegetable Industry
Vegetable Seeds
Seedling and Transplant Production
Greenhouse Crop Production
Field Planting
Soils and Fertilizers
Water and Irrigation
Vegetable Pests and Problems
Weed Management
Computer-Based Crop Management Technologies
Harvesting, Handling, and Storage