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Author : Mary Louise Flint,Andrew Sutherland,Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1627110054
Author : Mary Louise Flint
Publisher : UCANR Publications
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781601079749
This handbook adapts scientifically based integrated pest management techniques to the needs of the home gardener and small-scale farmer. Covers insects, mites, plant diseases, nematodes, and weeds of fruit and nut trees and vegetables using the IPM approach of making minimal use of broad-spectrum pesticides; the methods recommended here rely primarily on organically acceptable alternatives. 120 common pests are described in individual sections; crop-by-crop symptom identification tables guide you quickly to the information you need. More than 350 color photos and 118 drawings help you diagnose problems and find solutions. What’s new in the Third Edition? •Includes the most up-to-date information on managing vegetable, herb and fruit tree pests with organically acceptable tools. •Over 30 new insect, disease and weed pests. •Crop tables in the back expanded to include 6 new crops and herbs. •Over 120 new color photographs added for a total of more than 400 color illustrations throughout.
Author : John Capinera
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080533264
Garden pests plague everyone who has ever raised vegetables, from backyard gardener to professional horticulturists, farm managers, and agrobusiness professionals. The economic impacts of vegetable pests are enormous. To manage and minimize the adverse impacts of pests, it is important to identify exactly which pests are afflicting crops. The Handbook of Vegetable Pests is intended to assist anyone in need of an easy-to-use, and yet comprehensive, survey of all pests likely to be encountered in North America. This Handbook provides thorough identification guides, descriptions of pest life history, and pest management recommendations. The text is well illustrated with hundreds of easy-to-use line drawings, is cross-referenced to the professional and scientific literature, and includes color plates for ease of insect pest identification. Every gardener, horticulturalist, farm manager, and plant science professional should have this Handbook as a ready desk reference. Key Features * Identification guides list the major and minor pests of each crop family and provide distinguishing characteristics for each pest * Includes pest profiles that describe the appearance, life history, and management of various pests * Over 600 black and white line drawings and over 100 color images to further aid in identification * Detailed glossary provided to help with the definition of some of the less known terms
Author : Mary Louise Flint
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Agricultural pests
ISBN : 9780520218109
Authoritative text enables readers to identify pests quickly and to prevent, correct, or live with most common pest problems. 250 color photos, 100 drawings.
Author : Janet Hurst
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780760346600
In The Farm to Market Handbook, veteran dairy-goat farmer Janet Hurst teaches you how to create a marketing plan for your farm products and earn money from your farm.
Author : Canadian Phytopathological Society,Entomological Society of Canada (1951- )
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Vegetables
ISBN : WISC:89057640740
Author : Pam Dawling
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781550925128
Growing for 100 - the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower. Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or hobby gardener who wants to supplement their family's diet with a few homegrown fruits and vegetables. Targeted at serious growers in every climate zone, Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive manual for small-scale farmers raising organic crops sustainably on a few acres. Informed by the author's extensive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit to feed the approximately one hundred members of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia, this practical guide provides: Detailed profiles of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, and harvest and storage Information about new, efficient techniques, season extension, and disease resistant varieties Farm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to improve your skills, Sustainable Market Farming is an invaluable resource and a timely book for the maturing local agriculture movement.
Author : Rajinder Peshin,David Pimentel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400778023
The book deals with the present state and problems of integrated pest management (IPM) as relating to stakeholder acceptance of IPM and how IPM can become a sustainable practice. The book covers the implementation of integrated pest management in USA, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, China, India, Indonesia, Australia, Africa, and its impact in reducing pesticide use in agriculture. The book also deals with the impact of transgenic crops on pesticide use.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Floriculture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110063505
Author : James H. LaRue
Publisher : UCANR Publications
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0931876885
Author : Jerome Irving Rodale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : PSU:000068069780
Author : University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Communication Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCR:31210013832256
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1252 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105014005826
Author : Terrell P. Salmon,Robert E. Lickliter
Publisher : UCANR Publications
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781879906679
Operating under the premise that it is the activity, not the species, that defines the pest, this handy guide will help you determine if a control method is necessary – and then offers management and control options. The information presented is in keeping with the principles of integrated pest management and offers the widest range possible of both preventive and population reduction methods for common bird, mammal and reptile pests. From cliff swallows to rattlesnakes, bats to voles, deer to woodpeckers, this volume will help you identify, appraise, and monitor your wildlife pest situation.
Author : Pam Dawling
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781550926552
Design and build a hoophouse or polytunnel, and grow abundant produce year-round in any climate The Year-Round Hoophouse is the comprehensive guide to designing and building a hoophouse and making a success of growing abundant, delicious fresh produce all year, whatever your climate and land size. Chapters include: Hoophouse siting, size, style, frame construction, and tools Bed layout, soil, crop rotations, and extensive coverage of various crops for all seasons Organic solutions to pests and diseases Disaster preparation Tested resources for each chapter. The Year-Round Hoophouse is ideal for farmers who wish to move into protected growing, as well as beginning farmers in rural and urban spaces. It is an essential reference resource for professors and students of courses in sustainable agriculture, as well as interns and apprentices learning on the job. Growing in hoophouses – also known as high tunnels or polytunnels – reduces the impact of an increasingly unpredictable climate on crops, mitigates soil erosion, extends the growing season, keeps leafy greens alive through the winter, and enables growers to supply more regional food needs.
