Vegetable Seed Production (Cabi) - Hardcover

George, Raymond A. T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845935217 ISBN 13: 9781845935214

Publisher: CABI Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Providing broad expert coverage of the horticultural production of vegetables grown from seed, this new edition also expolres the production of genetically modified crops, organic seed production, honey bee population and packaging. Further updates from the last edition include full revisions throughout the text, summary boxes for quick reference, further reading sections and fully updated references, making this an essential read for horticulturalists, researchers, seed scientists, vegetable producers, students, technicians and practitioners in vegetable seed production.

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Review:

"A considerable asset of this book is the large reference section, which has been supplemented by a 'Further Reading' list at the end of each chapter. The book remains a unique and valuable contribution to this important topic."-- (01/01/2010)

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845935217
• ISBN 13: 9781845935214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 328