Author : James Todd Calpas,Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Greenhouse management
ISBN : MINN:31951D02400779G
Commercial Greenhouse Tomato Production in Alberta by James Todd Calpas,Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development Pdf
This guide is intended to provide basic production information for commercial greenhouse tomato growers. It presents information on the following: the tomato species; commercial cultivar selection; the cropping cycle; fertilizer feed; plant propagation, including seeding, transplanting, setting up the greenhouse, plant training & pruning, pollination, fruit set & development, and harvesting; and pest & disease management, including biological, chemical, & cultural control. Specific pest & disease control information is provided for common physiological disorders, fungal diseases, bacterial diseases, virus diseases, and biological control of insects & mites.