Download or read book Tomato Plant Culture written by J. Benton Jones Jr. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-08-03 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While tomatoes continue to be one of the most widely grown plants, the production and distribution of tomato fruits have been changing worldwide. Smaller, flavorful tomatoes are becoming more popular than beefsteak tomatoes, greenhouse-grown tomatoes have entered the marketplace, and home gardeners are using the Internet to obtain information for g
Download or read book Commercial Tomato Culture written by James W. Craig and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tomatoland written by Barry Estabrook and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2012 IACP Award Winner in the Food Matters category Supermarket produce sections bulging with a year-round supply of perfectly round, bright red-orange tomatoes have become all but a national birthright. But in Tomatoland, which is based on his James Beard Award-winning article, "The Price of Tomatoes," investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook reveals the huge human and environmental cost of the $5 billion fresh tomato industry. Fields are sprayed with more than one hundred different herbicides and pesticides. Tomatoes are picked hard and green and artificially gassed until their skins acquire a marketable hue. Modern plant breeding has tripled yields, but has also produced fruits with dramatically reduced amounts of calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin C, and tomatoes that have fourteen times more sodium than the tomatoes our parents enjoyed. The relentless drive for low costs has fostered a thriving modern-day slave trade in the United States. How have we come to this point? Estabrook traces the supermarket tomato from its birthplace in the deserts of Peru to the impoverished town of Immokalee, Florida, a.k.a. the tomato capital of the United States. He visits the laboratories of seedsmen trying to develop varieties that can withstand the rigors of agribusiness and still taste like a garden tomato, and then moves on to commercial growers who operate on tens of thousands of acres, and eventually to a hillside field in Pennsylvania, where he meets an obsessed farmer who produces delectable tomatoes for the nation's top restaurants. Throughout Tomatoland, Estabrook presents a who's who cast of characters in the tomato industry: the avuncular octogenarian whose conglomerate grows one out of every eight tomatoes eaten in the United States; the ex-Marine who heads the group that dictates the size, color, and shape of every tomato shipped out of Florida; the U.S. attorney who has doggedly prosecuted human traffickers for the past decade; and the Guatemalan peasant who came north to earn money for his parents' medical bills and found himself enslaved for two years. Tomatoland reads like a suspenseful whodunit as well as an expose of today's agribusiness systems and the price we pay as a society when we take taste and thought out of our food purchases.
Download or read book Commercial Tomato Culture written by James W. Craig and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Commercial Production of Tomatoes written by William Solomon Porte and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tomato Crop written by J. Atherton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tomato is commercially important throughout the world both for the fresh fruit market and the processed food industries. It is grown in a wide range of climates in the field, under protection in plastic greenhouses and in heated glasshouses. Genetic, physiological and pathological investigations frequently adopt the tomato plant as a convenient subject. Hitherto, much of the information on tomatoes has been fragmented: tomatoes grown in the field and under protection have been considered separately and the more fundamental findings from research have often failed to reach those involved directly or indirectly in commercial crop production. Similarly, the research scientist is often unaware of the problems of commercial crop production and the possible relevance of his work to the crop. This book is an attempt to rectify that situation. By giving a thorough scientific review of all factors influencing tomato production systems, it is hoped that this book will prove useful to students, researchers and commercial producers alike. It gives the basis for the develop ment of improved cultivars, the formulation of strategies for managing pest, disease and disorder problems and the production of high yields of good quality fruit as well as suggesting important areas for scientific initiatives. The extensive bibliographies provide a comprehensive database for tomato researchers. Such a vast subject could not be covered with authority by anyone author.
Download or read book Commercial Tomato Production in East Texas written by Texas Agricultural Extension Service and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tomato Plant Culture In the Field Greenhouse and Home Garden written by J. Benton Jones, Jr. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tomato is the second most widely grown vegetable crop in the world and the number one vegetable grown in home gardens in the U.S. Rich in Vitamins A and C, tomato fruit contains the antioxidant lycopene. A recent long-term medical study indicates that individuals who regularly consume fresh tomatoes or processed tomato products are less likely to develop certain forms of cancer than those who do not. Tomato Plant Culture: In the Field, Greenhouse, and Home Garden provides comprehensive factual information about tomato plant culture and fruit production, beneficial to plant scientists and commercial field and greenhouse growers as well as the home gardener. Data compiled focuses on the more recent literature, including information about the cultural characteristics of the plant; fruit production and related quality factors; and environmental and nutritional requirements for both field- and greenhouse-grown plants.
Download or read book Tomato Plant Culture written by J. Benton Jones, Jr. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-08-03 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While tomatoes continue to be one of the most widely grown plants, the production and distribution of tomato fruits have been changing worldwide. Smaller, flavorful tomatoes are becoming more popular than beefsteak tomatoes, greenhouse-grown tomatoes have entered the marketplace, and home gardeners are using the Internet to obtain information for growing tomatoes. Encompassing these changes, Tomato Plant Culture: In the Field, Greenhouse, and Home Garden, Second Edition clearly presents the characteristics, nutritional information, environmental requirements, and production aspects of tomato plants and fruits. Authored by one of the foremost experts in hydroponics, the book outlines the history of the tomato plant and fruit and delves into the author's personal experiences with tomato plant cultivation. It discusses the characteristics and composition of the plant as well as seedling and seed production. The author elucidates the physical features of the fruit and the mineral nutrition of the plant. He also examines the physical and chemical characteristics of soils most desirable for plant growth, makes fertilizer recommendations, and explores the factors involved in greenhouse tomato production. In addition, the book looks at ways to identify and control plant diseases and insect pests. With scientific data, trivia, and troubleshooting advice, this technical yet accessible book enables scientists, commercial growers, and home gardeners to cultivate a successful crop of tomatoes.
Download or read book The Tomato written by Paul Work and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tomato is a great food and crop plant. Choose the soil and feed the plant. The best in seed in none too good. Strong plants for early maturity and heavy crop. Good culture favors good returns. To train them up or let them spread. The eternal battle with insects and diseases. Skillful selling growns the enterprise. Operation in the red or in the black.
Download or read book Commercial Tomato Production written by O. B. Combs and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tomato Culture written by William Warner Tracy and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How to Grow Juicy Tasty Tomatoes written by Annette Welsford and published by Commonsense Marketing PL. This book was released on 2006 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a renowned expert in plant disease and nutrition, this popular guide has been featured on TV and reviewed in 15 publications on 3 continents. With sales to professional growers and home gardeners in 82 countries, How to Grow Juicy Tasty Tomatoes has been enthusiastically praised as the most comprehensive guide to growing tomatoes ever produced. This tomato-growing handbook is jam-packed full of useful advice, history and plant facts including:¿Comprehensive recommendations for soil preparation, staking, pruning and watering¿260 pictorial and descriptive aids for diagnosing and controlling nutritional, disease and pest issues¿Growing advice for traditional and organic methods in the garden, pots or a greenhouse¿Advice for harvesting, storage and seed saving¿A glossary of Tomato Terms¿Bonus Tomato Diary, Disease Ready Reckoner and Conversion Charts for measurements¿The Tomato Varieties Database - a CD containing photos, cultivation and usage notes, and seed sources for over 1300 varietiesThe book derives its user friendly, yet informational tone from the combined talents of authors Welsford and Grimmer. Grimmer is a renowned Plant Pathologist who provides plant nutrition and disease control advice to professional growers and horticulturists. She contributes the wide breadth of scientific knowledge and data. Welsford ensures that Grimmer¿s science based advice is easily digestible for the average home grower. A tomato grower may very well be buried in fruit after following advice in the book, and indeed many purchasers from around the world have sent emails testifying to this.
Download or read book Commercial Production of Greenhouse Tomatoes written by Allan K. Stoner and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Commercial Production of Tomatoes written by U. S. Agriculture and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-08 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special reprint edition of "Commercial Production of Tomatoes" was written by William S. Porte, of the Entomology Research Division, a branch of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, and first published in 1963. A short and informative little book that covers topics including Tomato Production Areas of the United States, Choosing Varieties, Principal Fresh-Market Areas, Methods of Obtaining Good Plants, Plant Growing in Various Regions, Good Seed Sources Essential, Diseases and more. IMPORTANT NOTE - Please read BEFORE buying! THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL COPY. This book is a reprint edition and is a perfect facsimile of the original book. It is not set in a modern typeface and has not been digitally rendered. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed.
Download or read book Commercial Greenhouse Tomato Production in Alberta written by James Todd Calpas and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is intended to provide basic production information for commercial greenhouse tomato growers. It presents information on the following: the tomato species; commercial cultivar selection; the cropping cycle; fertilizer feed; plant propagation, including seeding, transplanting, setting up the greenhouse, plant training & pruning, pollination, fruit set & development, and harvesting; and pest & disease management, including biological, chemical, & cultural control. Specific pest & disease control information is provided for common physiological disorders, fungal diseases, bacterial diseases, virus diseases, and biological control of insects & mites.
Download or read book Tomato Culture in Idaho written by William Hale Wicks and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: