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Commercial Greenhouse Tomato Production in Alberta provides growers with the detailed information they need to ensure successful crops. The two focal points of the book are commercial tomato plant propagation and pest/disease management. The propagation section covers seeding, transplanting, various types of greenhouse setups and systems, plant training and pruning, flowering, pollination, and harvesting. You'll learn the basics of successful greenhouse tomato production. The second part of the book tells you how to manage pests and diseases. This section provides the key components of effective pest and disease control programs. 47 pages
Agdex 257/15-2
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Copies of this book may be purchased by:
- Calling 1-800-292-5697 (toll-free in Canada) or (780) 427-0391
- Completing an order form and sending it to our Publications Office.
- Buying on-line.
Contents
Introduction
- Tomatoes: A Brief History
- Commercial Greenhouse Cultivars
- Commercial Cropping Cycle
- Fertilizer Feed
Tomato Plant Propagation
- Seeding
- First Transplanting
- Plant Density
- Setting up the Greenhouse
- Hanging Trough System
- Transplanting
- Plant Balance
- Plant Training and Pruning
- Twinning to Increase Crop Density
- Flowering
- Pollination
- Fruit Set and Development
- Harvest
Pest and Disease Management
- Sanitation – Greenhouse Cleanup
- Crop Monitoring
- Cultural Control
- Resistant Cultivars
- Biological Control
- Chemical Control
- Common Physiological Disorders
- Fungal Diseases
- Bacterial Diseases
- Virus Diseases
- Greenhouse Tomato Pests and Biological Control
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Ada Serafinchon.
This information published to the web on May 5, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on December 9, 2003.
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