great fruit and vegetable guide

... (mid)2mid-fallHow to use this guide 8Why grow your own 10Planning your plot 12Watering and feeding 16Weeding and mulching 18Pests and diseases 20 FRUIT 22 TREE FRUITS 26Apples 28Pears ... squashes 532 Pumpkins and Winter squashes 544Supplier list 556Acknowledgments 560More than 1,000 expertly chosen varieties FRUIT GREAT VEGETABLE GUIDE &44TREE FRUITSSeek advice from ... calamondin, and mandarin 94Nuts: walnuts, almonds, sweet chestnuts, pecans, cobnuts, and hazelnuts 100SOFT FRUITS 106Grape vines 108Strawberries 116Raspberries 126Blackberries and...

... to fruit crops has been described, for example, in Dandekar(1992) and is discussed in more detail in Chapter 2 of this book, and reviews of fruit crop transformation are reported by Singh and ... many fruit crops, reinforcing their natural red colour e.g., plum, grape,strawberry, and some Citrus sp. (e.g., orange, grapefruit).3.6.5 Ripening and the control of flavour, texture and shelf-lifeBy ... (Barbier and Dulieu 1980)•the time and intensity of the mutagenic agents used (Burk and Matzinger1976)Reduction of somaclonal variation is achieved by using appropriate culturemedia and by...

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... second area of fruit and vegetable cultivation and their subsequent use in food processing.Chapter 2 describes the basic tools and methods of genetic manipulation, fromthe selection and isolation ... improvequality and productivity in fruit and vegetable cultivation. Chapter 3 looks at thegenetic modification of agronomic traits in fruit crops such as herbicideresistance, resistance to plant pests and ... rangeof other vegetables and fruit from melon and cucumber to cabbage, broccoli,cauliflower and lettuce. Finally, Part III looks at the all-important issues ofconsumer attitudes and risk assessment,...

... 1.0 5.5 Total 74 4 8 86Recommendationsforvegetables12monthsbetween fruit and vegetable programsMetroCash and Carry and QuynhLuongcommuneBackgroundTheQuynhLuongcommunehasbeenparticipatingintheprojectCARDVIE06‐021sinceitsinceptionin2006 and untilnow,haveasocialseasonproductionofcabbage,providing28tonsamonthbetweenMay and 2007, and about50tonsofwatermelonsbetweensixmonths‐July2008.Keyfeaturesofthearrangementisthedepthsupportedavailabletoparticipants and mutualinterestinestablishingeffectiverelationshipsbetweenlong‐termMetroCash and Carry, and growerorganizationsasQuynhLuongcommune.TheideatobuildtherelationshipmutuallybeneficialtoprovideanewinitiativeforbothMetro and farmers,butitisthebasisoftheeffectivenessoffreshproducesupplysystemsthroughoutthedevelopingworld.RelationshipissupportedbytheInstituteofAgriculturalScienceofNorthCentralVietNam(ASINCV) and throughprojectsVIE06CARD‐021,oftheUniversityofSydney,horticulturalresearch and applicationsspecialistsPtyLtdconsultantssuchasMr.JohnBaker,marketingspecialistMr.Thai,managementoffreshproduce,supportedstronglyaboutbuildinglong‐termlinkageswithfarmersgroupssuchasQuynhLuongcommune.Recommendationsforcropstoprovide12monthsfromQuynhLuongCommuneCrop ... 15 ASINCV vegetable staff updated on cabbage agronomy techniques December Field training in postharvest handling and monitoring techniques at QL and HD (Vinh City) – Dr Jobling and ASINCV ... Luong and Hung Dong and used as by farmers to assist in variety selection. TOT 33+21 High quality cabbage supplied to Hanoi and local markets 10th – 17th December John Baker and Gordon...

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