Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South

NC State UniversityDr. Mary Peet



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I. Sustainable Production Techniques

Cover Crops and Living Mulches Soil Management Conservation Tillage

II. Integrated Pest Management

Insect Management Weed Management Diease Rotation Guide
Nematode Management Disease Management

III. Crop Profiles (Select a crop)

Muskmelon and Watermelon Pepper Eggplant Cucumber Squash, Gourd, and Pumpkin Cabbage, Brocoli, and other Cole Crops
Sweet Corn Okra Potato Beans Tomato Sweet Potato

IV. Appendices

Map of Soil Regions in the South National Organic Program
Calculating Degree Days Economics

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1996 Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. Extension Materials Award in the Commercial Fruit, Vegetable and Herb Production Category
1997 Southern Region Am. Soc. Hort Sci. Blue-Ribbon Extension Publication.


Acknowledgements: The text on which this information is based, 'Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South' was developed using funding from a LISA (later SARE/ACE) grant in 1991 to Dr. Mary Peet. (© 1995. All rights Reserved.) This book has been published by Focus Publishing, P.O. Box 369, Newburyport MA 01950. Contact Kerri Wetherbee, Voice: (800) 848-7236 or The Focus Bookstore to order a copy. The cost is $32.95 plus $3.85 (Priority Mail) or $6.00 (UPS Ground) shipping. Specific citations to over 250 references are given in the book version but not in the HTML version of this document.

Many individuals have been involved in developing this material, and their contributions are gratefully acknowledged. This list includes the research assistant on the SARE/ACE project, Sarah Slover, as well as faculty members, extension agents, farmers and farmer-support organizations throughout the southeast. These individuals offered suggestions or reviewed chapters, contributing ideas, photographs, and information. The resulting document is a group effort.

This project was funded, in part, by grants from North Carolina State University Faculty Outreach and Professional Development Grant and Instructional Computing Grants, as well as the IPM Program coordinated by Dr. Mike Linker, the Sustainable Agriculture Program, coordinated by Dr. J. Paul Muller, and the Department of Horticultural Science at North Carolina's State University Agricultural Experiment Station. Funding is welcome from other sources who will be recognized for their contributions also.

No endorsement of named or illustrated products is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar products that are not mentioned or illustrated.

We welcome your comments and suggestions. Contact: mary_peet@ncsu.edu


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