Onions and other vegetable alliums / James L. Brewster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brewster, James L.

Series:

Crop production science in horticulture ; 15.

Crop production science in horticulture series ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Onions.

Allium.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : CABI North American Office, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Relates the production and utilization of onions and other vegetable allium crops to the many aspects of plant science underpinning their production and storage technologies. This book covers species and crop types, plant structure, genetics and breeding, physiology of growth and development as well as pests and diseases.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 THE CLASSIFICATION, ORIGINS, DISTRIBUTION AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF THE MAJOR VEGETABLE CROPS; 2 THE STRUCTURE OF EDIBLE ALLIUMS; 3 THE GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING OF ALLIUM CROPS; 4 PHYSIOLOGY OF CROP GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD; 5 INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER ORGANISMS: WEEDS, PESTS, DISEASES AND SYMBIONTS; Colour Plate; 6 AGRONOMY AND CROP PRODUCTION; 7 CROP STORAGE AND DORMANCY; 8 BIOCHEMISTRY, HEALTH BENEFITS AND FOOD SCIENCE OF ALLIUMS; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-25744-7

9786612257445

1-84593-622-1

OCLC:

436870542