Vegetables in the TropicsAbstract: A comprehensive accounting of principles and practical information on a wide variety of vegetable crops grown in the tropics is intended to enhance the appreciation of vegetable growers, extension officers, administrators, and food research workers concerning the potential for increasing vegetable crop production in the tropics. Common names, cultivars, origin, distribution, geographical areas of cultivation, botanical description, and other features are provided for 67 species of 20 different families of vegetables. Available information on environmental response, cultural requirements, growth period, harvesting, market preparation, storage, use, nutritional composition, and pests and diseases also is included for each of the species. Illustrations or photographs of these species are provided. Comprehensive data on cultivars, pests, and diseases are appended. (wz). |
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List of Illustrations | 2 |
Vegetables described in alphabetical order | 14 |
Allium cepa var cepa Onion | 23 |
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adult approximately AREAS OF CULTIVATION Bean Beetle BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION brown bulbs carbaryl CENTRE OF ORIGIN cm between plants cm in diameter cm in height cm in length Coleoptera COMMON NAMES Control corms crop cultivars CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS Propagation daylength days from sowing Deanon Diploid Diploid chromosome number DISEASES See Table eggs are laid ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE fertilizer Flowers forms fruits given in Table Gourd green grown GROWTH PERIOD herb high temperatures India Indonesia Irrigation kg/ha larvae Leaf Spot leaves Lepidoptera Malaysia mature Nigeria nitrogen Noctuidae normally Nutrient requirements NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION nutritional value occur optimum ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION PERIOD AND HARVESTING PESTS PESTS AND DISEASES petioles Philippines pods Potato Propagation and planting rainfall regions roots rows Seed production seedlings selected for specific shoots South America South-east Asia species Sri Lanka stamens Stems t/ha transplanted tropical areas tubers Virus West Africa wide yellow yields