Vegetable Seed Production - Couverture rigide

George, Raymond A. T.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0851993362 ISBN 13 : 9780851993362

Editeur : CABI Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

Successful seed supplies are essential for maintaining adequate vegetable production and availability. Vegetables are vital food security for many subsistence farmers and their dependants in developing countries. In developed countries, vegetable production industries are placing increased emphasis on a supply of high quality seeds. This second edition provides a full update since the previous edition (Longmans, 1985): - Includes examples of vegetable seed projects in developed and developing countries - Provides detailed descriptions of vegetable seed production arranged in taxonomic families - Lists organizations concerned with vegetable seed quality, research and development - Is essential reading for university students, technicians and practitioners of vegetable seed production in both developed and developing countries.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Raymond A T George has spent a lifetime in agronomy specialising in seed production. Following four years at Cambridge University Botanic Garden he moved to the NVRS, Wellesbourne as an Experimental Officer in the Plant Breeding Section for seven years. He then worked as an Advisory Officer for four years prior a lecturing and research appointment in crop production at the University of Bath where he supervised a team of research postgraduates studying seed production. He was seconded to The UN FAO in 1976 and worked on seed projects in Asia. Following his return to Bath University he was appointed Senior Lecturer in Crop Production and also continued to make consultancy missions for FAO, mainly concerned with seed production in Africa, Asia, South Pacific and the Indian Sub-Continent. Following retirement from Bath he continued consultancy and editorial work for FAO's Seed Service until 2010. He continues to write on seed production and associated topics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CABI Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0851993362
• ISBN 13: 9780851993362
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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