Maize Growers' Handbook
Author : Wye College. Maize Unit
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 29,16 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Corn
ISBN :
Author : Wye College. Maize Unit
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 29,16 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Corn
ISBN :
Author : Maize Development Association
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 21,96 MB
Release : 1974
Category :
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Author : G. M. Milbourn
Publisher :
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 50,34 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Corn
ISBN :
Author : Chuck A. Ingels
Publisher : University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 38,90 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781879906358
This guide features cutting-edge methods for using cover crops to enhance vineyard performance. Based on extensive research, this guide details technical and theoretical information on how cover crops affect vineyards and promote ecological stability. With how-to instructions for activities such as field application, this practical reference is a must-have for vineyard owners, managers, consultants, and pest control advisers.
Author : Michael Freeling
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 13,88 MB
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1461226945
The Maize Handbook represents the collective efforts of the maize research community to enumerate the key steps of standard procedures and to disseminate these protocols for the common good. Although the material in this volume is drawn from experience with maize, many of the procedures, protocols, and descriptions are applicable to other higher plants, particularly to other grasses. The power and resolution of experiments with maize depend on the wide range of specialized genetic techniques and marked stocks; these materials are available today as the culmination of nearly 100 years of genetic research. A major goal of this volume is to introduce this genetical legacy and to highlight current stock construction programs that will soon benefit our work, e. g. high-density RFLP maps, deletion stocks, etc. Both stock construction and maintenance are relatively straightforward in maize as a result of the ease of crossing and the longevity of stored seeds. Crossing is facilitated by the separate staminate (tassel) and pistillate (ear) flowers, a feature almost unique to maize. On the other hand, many of the genetic methodologies utilized with maize, including the precision of record keeping, can be adapted to other plants. Facile communication and a spirit of co-operation have characterized the maize genetics community since its earliest days. Starting in the 1930s, institutions such as annual Maize Genetics Cooperation Newsletter, the Maize Genetics Stock Center, and the annual maize genetics meeting provide continuity to the field.
Author : Maize Growers Association
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 26,58 MB
Release : 1992
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Author : Jeff L. Bennetzen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 34,16 MB
Release : 2008-12-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387794182
Handbook of Maize: Its Biology centers on the past, present and future of maize as a model for plant science research and crop improvement. The book includes brief, focused chapters from the foremost maize experts and features a succinct collection of informative images representing the maize germplasm collection.
Author : Ben Hartman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 18,7 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1603586997
At Clay Bottom Farm, author Ben Hartman and staff practice kaizen, or continuous improvement, cutting out more waste--of time, labor, space, money, and more--every year and aligning their organic production more tightly with customer demand. Applied alongside other lean principles originally developed by the Japanese auto industry, the end result has been increased profits and less work. In this field-guide companion to his award-winning first book, The Lean Farm, Hartman shows market vegetable growers in even more detail how Clay Bottom Farm implements lean thinking in every area of their work, including using kanbans, or replacement signals, to maximize land use; germination chambers to reduce defect waste; and right-sized machinery to save money and labor and increase efficiency. From finding land and assessing infrastructure needs to selling perfect produce at the farmers market, The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables digs deeper into specific, tested methods for waste-free farming that not only help farmers become more successful but make the work more enjoyable. These methods include: Using Japanese paper pot transplanters Building your own germinating chambers Leaning up your greenhouse Making and applying simple composts Using lean techniques for pest and weed control Creating Heijunka, or load-leveling calendars for efficient planning Farming is not static, and improvement requires constant change. The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables offers strategies for farmers to stay flexible and profitable even in the face of changing weather and markets. Much more than a simple exercise in cost-cutting, lean farming is about growing better, not cheaper, food--the food your customers want.
Author : Frank Tozer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,76 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Organic gardening
ISBN : 9780977348992
The New Vegetable Growers Handbook is an updated version of Frank Tozer's acclaimed book The Vegetable Growers Handbook. Like the original, it covers every aspect of growing all of the common crops (and a number of uncommon ones). As a long-time home gardener, the author knows exactly what information you need to succeed and presents it in a clear, thorough, and even entertaining fashion. There are step-by-step instructions on soil preparation, variety selection, raising transplants, direct sowing, watering, protection, harvesting, storage, seed saving, and much more. He doesn't just tell you what to do and when to do it, he also tells you why, by explaining in detail how crops grow and why they sometimes don't. The original book received high marks from reader reviewers, with comments like "fantastic," "my gardening bible," and "this book provides more detailed and easy-to-read information on individual crops than any other gardening book I've seen." This new, revised edition has been expanded by 50 percent, with more information on more crops, with the aim of creating the most useful and practical book on vegetable gardening available anywhere.
Author : Kiersten A. Wise
Publisher :
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 13,91 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Corn
ISBN : 9780890544549