Physiological Disorders of Vegetable Crops

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Physiological disorders of tomato. 3. Potato and peppers. 4. Physiological disorders of cole crops. 5. Physiological disorders of other vegetable crops. 6. Abiotic disorders of vegetable crops. 7. Disorders in vegetables attributed to Controlled Atmosphere (CA). Bibliography. Index.

“Vegetables form an important part of our diet. The quality of vegetables that we consume is influenced by deficiency or excess of mineral elements, hormonal imbalance, improper pollination or fertilization, injuries due to adverse climatic and growing conditions and some physiological factors.

This book provides scientific knowledge on the role of both major and minor nutrients, adverse climatic and other related factors in the growth and development of physiological disorders of vegetable crops, making them unfit for human consumption.

An attempt has been made in this book to give as much information as possible regarding causes, symptoms and the role of elements and temperature associated in the developments of the avoidable disorders.” (jacket)