CABI Book Chapter
Vegetable seed production.
Description
This third edition includes summaries at salient points within the first six chapters, dealing with the principles and practice of vegetable seed production. A suggested further reading list is provided at the conclusion of each of the 16 chapters. The general updating of this third edition has included more detail on 'organic' seed and its production, and also considerations on genetically modifi...
Chapter 13 (Page no: 226)
Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae).
This chapter describes the origin, morphological types, cultivars, soil pH and nutrient requirements, irrigation, flowering, pollination, isolation distance, roguing stages, harvesting, seed yield, 1000-grain weight, hybrid seed production, and seed-borne pathogens of
Daucus carota subsp.
sativus (carrot),
Pastinaca sativa (parsnip),
Petroselinum crispum (parsley),
Apium graveolens var.
dulce syn.
Apium dulce (celery), and
Apium graveolens var.
rapaceum (celeriac, root celery, turnip rooted celery).
Other chapters from this book
| Chapter: 1 (Page no: 1)
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Organization.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 2 (Page no: 37)
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Principles of seed production.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 3 (Page no: 50)
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Agronomy.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 4 (Page no: 75)
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Harvesting and processing.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 5 (Page no: 91)
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Storage.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 6 (Page no: 104)
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Seed handling, quality control and distribution.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 7 (Page no: 116)
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Chenopodiaceae.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 8 (Page no: 129)
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Asteraceae (formerly Compositae).
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 9 (Page no: 140)
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Cruciferae.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 10 (Page no: 162)
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Cucurbitaceae.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 11 (Page no: 181)
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Leguminosae.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 12 (Page no: 202)
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Solanaceae.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 14 (Page no: 251)
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Alliaceae.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 15 (Page no: 264)
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Gramineae.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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| Chapter: 16 (Page no: 270)
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Amaranthaceae and Malvaceae.
Author(s):
George, R. A. T.
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