Directory of Vegetables Resources

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This category mainly contains sites with information on vegetables that will be of interest to the commercial grower, keen gardener and to those who take an interest in the science of vegetables.

Subcategories

• Asparagus
• Beans
• Brassicas
• Cassava
• Consultants
• Cucurbits
• Eggplants
• Onion
• Organic
• Pea
• Peppers
• Pests and Diseases
• Potato
• Protected Cultivation
• Root Crops
• Salads
• Soils and Nutrition
• Sweetpotato
• Taro
• Tomato

Resources in This Category

• AVRDC: The World Vegetable Center

  http://www.avrdc.org/
  International organization that aims to increase production and consumption of vegetables in tropical developing countries. Focus is on seed distribution, new technologies, crops and training.

• Beet Production

  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-4.html
  Factsheet on the cultivation of this crop with special reference to North Carolina.

• Commercial Vegetable Production

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Commercial_Vegetable_Production
  Information on cultural practices, economics, irrigation, nutrition and fertilizers, pest management, post-harvest procedures and marketing.

• Commodity Growing Guides: Leeks

  http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/vegetables/commodity/leeks
  Factsheet from the NSW Department of Primary Industries including climate, soil, fertiliser, planting, weed control, irrigation and harvesting.

• Commodity Growing Guides: Sweet Corn

  http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/vegetables/commodity/sweet-corn
  Illustrated factsheet from the NSW Department of Primary Industries including information on the fresh and processing industry, cultivars, general cultivation, integrated pest management and harvesting.

• Cornell Vegetables

  http://www.vegetables.cornell.edu/
  Homepage for Cornell University. This is the gateway to an extensive resource backup for the commercial vegetable grower.

• Fertilization of Vegetables on Organic Soils in Florida

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CV008
  Results of various studies on the response to the use of fertililizers in sweet corn, celery, romaine, escarole, endive and radish.

• Growers IPM Guide for Florida Tomato and Pepper Production

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN732
  Discussion of the general principles involved in managing these crops.

• Jerusalem Artichoke

  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/jerusart.html
  Factsheet on this crop, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.

• Microclimate Modification with Plasticulture

  http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/faq8266
  Information on extending the growing season for vegetable crops by using plastic mulches, mini-tunnels and floating row covers, with the benefits and disadvantages of each.

• Plant Petiole Sap-testing For Vegetable Crops

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CV004
  Information on this process designed to optimise fertilizer use, especially for drip-irrigated vegetables.

• Redbud Farm

  http://www.redbudfarm.com/
  A family business in Berkeley County, WV, growing specialty organic vegetables. It received its organic certification in 2002 and provides an internship program and on-farm research

• Spinach Production in California

  http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/7212.pdf
  Information on growing this crop, its harvesting, handling and marketing.

• Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center

  http://vfic.tamu.edu/
  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.

• Vegetable Crops - University of Florida

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Vegetables
  Information on commercial vegetable production, vegetable gardening and aspects of the vegetable industry.

• Vegetable Program - University of Saskatchewan

  http://www.usask.ca/agriculture/plantsci/vegetable/index.htm
  Provide commercial and hobby producers of Saskatchewan with up to date, locally relevant, production, handling, and marketing information.

• Vegetable Research & Information Center - University of California

  http://vric.ucdavis.edu/
  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.

• Vegetable Statistics - US Department of Agriculture

  http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1177
  Data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service on fresh market vegetables, strawberries and melons including area harvested, yield and production, by season and by crop from the larger states.

• Vegetables - New South Wales Agriculture

  http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/vegetables
  Features pest and diseases, soil management, irrigation and growing guides.

• Vegetables - Ontario, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

  http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/vegetable.html
  All aspects of vegetable production are covered including factsheets, newsletters, crop updates, pest and disease control and statistics.

• Vegetables - The University of Arizona

  http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/vegetables.html
  Research-based, desert crop production information on all aspects of vegetable growing including management, pests and diseases, irrigation and economics.

• Vegetables: Farmer's Bookshelf

  http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/fb/vege.htm
  Fact sheets from the University of Hawaii at Manoa on growing various crops, including tropical crops, in Hawaii.

• Weed Management

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/CV/CV11300.pdf
  Information on cultivation practices for different vegetable crops, mechanical control and the use of herbicides.

• World Carrot Museum

  http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/
  History, nutrition, cultivation, recipes, trivia and interesting facts of this important vegetable.

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