Tomato High-Yield Cultivation Method - (Second Revised Edition)

Author: Xu Hejin
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is compiled by experts from the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The second revised edition adds information on the growth stages of tomato, soilless cultivation technology in inorganic ecosystems, and long-season cultivation technology for facility-grown tomatoes; replaces excellent varieties for fresh consumption and canning with new ones, including cherry tomato varieties; updates the use of pesticides for various diseases and insect pests, and adds new emerging diseases and insect pests along with their control techniques. The content includes: the botanical characteristics, growth and development process, and environmental requirements of tomato; excellent tomato varieties; open-field cultivation technology for tomato; protected cultivation technology for tomato; pest and disease control technology for tomato; breeding of excellent tomato varieties and hybrid seed production technology; and seed supply units for excellent tomato varieties. This book is suitable for and grassroots agricultural extension personnel to learn, and can also be used as a reference for teachers and students in agricultural colleges and universities.