Organic Vegetable Production (NRAES 165 - FRONT MATTER ONLY)

Author
Seaman, Abbey Jean
Abstract

Proceedings of a January 2003 workshop intended for growers interested in or practicing organic farming. Twenty papers discuss basic information on organic vegetable production as well as grower experiences. Soil and nutrient management, weed management, insect management (both pest and beneficial) and disease management are discussed. Case studies describe fertility management, compost, crop rotations, cover crops, mulching, and irrigation. Includes 25 illustrations, and 13 tables. DUE TO OUSTANDING COPYRIGHT ISSUES OR CLEARLY IDENTIFIED OUT-OF-DATE PRACTICES (E.G. SAFETY CONCERNS), ONLY THE FRONT MATTER (E.G. COVER, ToC, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ETC) ARE PROVIDED HERE AT THIS TIME. Print copies of this item can be found at libraries listed here: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56139231

Description
This 162 page publication (NRAES-165) was originally published by the Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES, previously known as the Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service), a multi-university program in the Northeast US disbanded in 2011. Plant and Life Sciences Publishing (PALS) was subsequently formed to manage the NRAES catalog. Ceasing operations in 2018, PALS was a program of the Department of Horticulture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University. PALS assisted university faculty in publishing, marketing and distributing books for small farmers, gardeners, land owners, workshops, college courses, and consumers.
Date Issued
2004
Publisher
Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES)
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Previously Published as
Seaman, Abbey Jean (2004). Organic vegetable production: proceedings from a three-day series of meetings, Jordan Hall Auditorium, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, January 14-16, 2003. Ithaca, N.Y.: Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service, Cooperative Extension.
Type
book