The organic seed grower : a farmer's guide to vegetable seed production / John Navazio.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Navazio, John
Language:English
Published: White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:
Vegetables > Seeds.
Vegetables > Propagation.
Vegetables > Organic farming.
Organic farming.
Seed technology.
Physical Description:xi, 388 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Historical and botanical information
  • A short history of agricultural seed
  • Reproductive biology of crop plants
  • Understanding biennial seed crops
  • Pt. 2. The families of vegetables
  • Alliaceae
  • Amaranthaceae
  • Apiaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Brassicaceae
  • Cucurbitaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Poaceae (sweet corn)
  • Solanaceae
  • Pt. 3. Seed grower fundamentals
  • Isolation distances for maintaining varietal integrity
  • Maintaining adequate population size
  • Seed crop climates
  • Seedborne diseases
  • Stockseed basic.