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- 1999 Vegetable Production Recommendations - University of Maryland - Detailed advice on growing a wide range of vegetable crops.
pest.umd.edu/ipm/AgIPM/OnLineInfo/commodityrecommendations.pdf
- A Guide To Common Vegetables - A guide to the vegetables that are commonly eaten in Singapore. It includes pictures and descriptions of mostly Chinese/Southeast Asian vegetables.
www.science.edu.sg/ssc/vegetables/introduction.jsp
- AVRDC - Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center - An international organisation based in southeast Asia specialising in tropical vegetable research. Helping to alleviate poverty and improve diets, through research, development and training.
netra.avrdc.org.tw
- Columbia Publishing - Trade magazines which include Potato Country, Onion World, Tomato Magazine, and Carrot Country are featured. Articles on production, processing, pests and diseases, marketing and equipment.
www.freshcut.com
- Commercial Vegetable Production - University of Florida - List of articles covering such topics as nutrution, fertilizers, hydroponics, diseases, polythene mulches, sap-testing and crop production guides.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MENU_CV:CV
- Commercial Vegetable Production - Virginia State University - Contains a series of articles on vegetable and fruit production written for growers in Virginia.
www.ext.vt.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Docs.woa/wa/getcat?cat=ir-fv-vegc
- Commercial Vegetable Production- Oregon State University - Commercial Vegetable Production Guides which contain information on producing vegetables crops in the Pacific Northwest. Research reports also available.
www.osu.orst.edu/Dept/NWREC/vegindex.html
- Cornell Vegetables - Homepage for Cornell University. This is the gateway to an extensive resource backup for the commercial vegetable grower.
www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/vegetables/index.html
- Cover Crops for Vegetable Growers - Kansas State University - Explains the concept of using cover crops, explaining how they can improve the structure and fertility of soils. Of interest to both organic and conventional growers. [PDF]
www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/MF2343.PDF
- Crop Fact Sheets - Colorado State University - Lots of information on herbicides, irrigation, diseases, fertilizers, manures and soils. Written for the arable farmer with some specific articles on vegetable crops.
www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/pubcrop.html
- Crops - Government of Newfoundland & Labrador - Information on avariety of crops including a section on vegetables.
www.gov.nf.ca/agric/crops/crops2.htm
- Georgia Commercial Vegetable Information - University of Georgia - Comprehensive site with information on budgets, market information, images, newsletters, weeds, extension publications and research information.
www.cpes.peachnet.edu/veg
- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center - University of Florida - Includes notes on the Center's Plant Pathology and Entomology research programs and variety trial information on tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, watermelon and gourds. Gourd photo gallery also included.
gcrec.ifas.ufl.edu/vegetables.htm
- Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines - Cornell University - Detailed notes on vegetable production with the emphasis on integrated crop management techniques. Click on "Index" to view main contents page.
www.nysaes.cornell.edu/recommends
- Is Vegetable Farming for You? - Kansas State University - Gives an overview of what's involved in getting into growing vegetables commercially. [PDF]
www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/MF1115.pdf
- Minor Vegetables - University of Florida - Description, culture and uses of a range of minor vegetables.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MENU_HS:MINV
- Philippine Vegetables, Fruits and Spices - Photos and descriptions of vegetables, fruits and spices used in Filipino cuisine.
www.tribo.org/vegetables/sampler.html
- Teagasc - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority - End-of-Project Reports for Horticulture and Forestry are listed, that includes research reports on vegetable crops. Some of these reports can be downloaded, others must be ordered through the library.
www.teagasc.ie/research/reports/index.htm#horticultureandforestry
- The Genetic Resources Unit of HRI - Short article on the work carried out by Horticulture Research International to develop a gene bank, by conserving old vegetable varieties and associated wild plants.
nasc.nott.ac.uk:8200/astley.html
- The History of Cabbage - University of Saskatchewan - Short account of the development of this vegetable.
www.ag.usask.ca/cofa/departments/hort/hortinfo/veg/cabbage.html
- Timely Tips on Horticulture - University of Georgia - Contains Fact Sheets on a wide range of vegetable topics for both the commercial producer and home gardener. Variety trials also included.
www.ces.uga.edu/Agriculture/horticulture/Factsheet.html#Vegetables
- Tobour Canada - The return of the Jerusalem artichoke, its cultivation and its commercialization.
webtonique.com/pages/tobour/ang/home/index_a.html
- Tomato Vine - Dedicated to the art of growing tomatoes and includes details on seed sources, growing tips, nutrition, pests and diseases. Also included is information on aspects of tomato breeding and genetic mutations.
www.kcinter.net/~tomato
- UCCE Tulare County, Vegetable Research Reports - Contains details on vegetable variety trials, specialty potatoes and post harvest information on green beans, cherry tomatoes and squash.
cetulare.ucdavis.edu/pubveg/pubveg.htm
- Vegetable & Research Information Center - University of California - Information on the cultivation, production and harvesting of vegetables in California for farmers and home gardeners. Biotechnology, composting, fertilizers, irrigation and postharvest techniques also included.
vric.ucdavis.edu
- Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center - Part of the Horticultural Department of Texas A&M University set up to develop vegetable and fruit research programs. Explains the aims behind the research and the programs taking place to educate people about the health benefits of eating fruit and vegetables.
vic.tamu.edu/index.html
- Vegetable Crop Management - University of Minnesota - Information on the commercial production of garlic, sweet corn, yellow storage onions and carrots.
www.extension.umn.edu/specializations/horticulture/Vegecrop.html
- Vegetable Horticulture Program - SWFREC - The Southwest Florida Research and Education Center provides Florida with research and extension information, specifically in the areas of vegetable transplant production and stand establishment. Crop budgets and cover crops also included.
www.imok.ufl.edu/veghort/index.htm
- Vegetable Initiative Research - University of Tennessee Experiment Station has launched a Vegetable Initiative whose goal is to assist and encourage vegetable producers in Tennessee.
bioengr.ag.utk.edu/Extension/ExtProg/Vegetable
- Vegetable Statistics - US Department of Agriculture - Data from the National Agricultural Satistics Service on fresh market vegetables, strawberries and melons including area harvested, yield and production, by season and by crop from the larger states.
usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/fruit/pvg-bb
- Vegetable Transplants - Kansas State University - Sets out the reasons for using transplants in commercial vegetable production and looks at compost, fertilization, starter solutions and transplant containers. [PDF]
www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/MF1103.pdf
- Vegetables - Department of Primary Industries, Queensland - Wide ranging information on vegetable production in Australia. Cultural details are given for a range of crops.
www.dpi.qld.gov.au/horticulture/624.html
- Vegetables - North Carolina State University - Vegetable production guides, pest management and information on harvesting and storage.
www.ces.ncsu.edu/copubs/ag/fnv/veg
- Vegetables - NSW Agriculture - This Australian site covers various aspects of vegetable production including soil management, budgets and fact sheets on a number of vegetables.
www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/2610
- Vegetables - Ontario, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs - All aspects of vegetable production are covered including factsheets, newsletters, crop updates, pest and disease control and statistics.
www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/crops/hort/vegetable.html
- Vegetables - The University of Arizona - Research-based, desert crop production information on all aspects of vegetable growing including management, pests and diseases, irrigation, and economics.
ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables
- West African Vegetable Home Page - Information on a wide range of West African vegetables. Website hosted by a farm family in West Virginia that specialises in growing ethnic vegetables organically.
www.home.earthlink.net/~redbudfarm
- World Carrot Museum - History, nutrition, cultivation, recipes, trivia and interesting facts of this important vegetable.
website.lineone.net/~stolarczyk
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