Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Importance of vegetables. 2. Solanaceous vegetables. 3. Cole crops. 4. Root crops. 5. Bulb crops. 6. Peas and beans. 7. Okra. 8. Cucurbitaceous vegetables. 9. Potato. 10. Sweet potato. 11. Leafy and salad vegetables. 12. Herbal vegetables and spices. 13. Perennial vegetables. Bibliography. Subject index.