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    The organic seed grower : a farmer's guide to vegetable seed production / John Navazio.

    • Title:The organic seed grower : a farmer's guide to vegetable seed production / John Navazio.
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    • Author/Creator:Navazio, John.
    • Published/Created:White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., ©2012.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Vegetables--Seeds.
      Vegetables--Propagation.
      Vegetables--Organic farming.
      Organic farming.
      Seed technology.
    • Description:xi, 388 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-376) and index.
    • ISBN:9781933392776 (hardcover)
      1933392770 (hardcover)
      9781603584524 (ebook)
      1603584528 (ebook)
    • Contents:Pt. 1. Historical and botanical information
      A short history of agricultural seed
      Reproductive biology of crop plants
      Understanding biennial seed crops
      Pt. 2. The families of vegetables
      Alliaceae
      Amaranthaceae
      Apiaceae
      Asteraceae
      Brassicaceae
      Cucurbitaceae
      Fabaceae
      Poaceae (sweet corn)
      Solanaceae
      Pt. 3. Seed grower fundamentals
      Isolation distances for maintaining varietal integrity
      Maintaining adequate population size
      Seed crop climates
      Seedborne diseases
      Stockseed basic.
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