CHAPTER 17-VEGETABLES SOIL TEST QUALITY OF SOIL AFFECTED BY: RAINFALL PH TEMPERATURE SOIL FERTILITY DATE OF PLANTING HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS LACK OF ANY CAN CAUSE DEFICIENCIES IN PLANTS MAGNESIUM NEEDED BY CHLOROBLASTS FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS. DEFICIENCY RESULTS IN FOLIAGE ANF FRUIT DISORDERS MANGANESE IF TOO HIGH THE SOIL IS TOO ACIDID AND IS TOXIC TO THE PLANT DEFICINECIES OCCUR IN BASIC-SANDY SOILS.. ALSO NEEDED ARE: PHOSPORUS BORON MOLYBDENUM CALCIUM MANAGING PESTS: 1) PREVENTION 2) EARLY DETECTION 3) IDENTIFY PEST 4) PROPER SELECTION OF CONTROL METHODS 5) CORRECT APPLICATION OF CONTROL
CHAPTER 17-VEGETABLES PREVENTION 1) SITE SELECTION 2) CULTIVATION PRACTICES 1) HEALTHY PLANTS-THAT TOLERATE DAMAGE BETTER THAT OTHERS 2) CROP ROTATION– MOVING PLANTS THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE TO ANOTHER AREA MOVING CERTAUN INSECTS TO ANOTHER AREA RELATED VEGETABLE GROUPS SHOULD BE SEPARATED 1) COLE CROPS CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER,COLLARDS,BRUSSEL SPROUTS 2) GREENS LETTECE, ENDIVE, TURNIPS 3) ROOT CROPS BEETS, TURNIPS, CARROTS, POTATOES 3) BEAN, PEA 5) CORN 6) CUCUMBER CROPS CUCUMBERS,GOURDS,MELONS,PUMPKINS,SQUASH 7) ALLUMS, ONIONS,GARLIC,LEEK,CHIVES RESISTANT VARIETIES SOME VARIETIES ARE MORE RESISTANT THAN OTHERS SANITATION REMOVING PLANT DEBRIES REDUCES PEST POPULATION CORRECT APPLICATION OF INSECTICIDE DISEASES OF VEGETABLES: 1) NEMATODES TOMATOES WITH VFN AFTER THEIR NAME ARE RESISTANT SOLARIZATION-PLACIING PLASTIC ON SOIL FOR A SEASON MARIGOLDS KILL NEMATODES IF THEY ARE THE ONLY ROOTS
AVAILABLE TO THE NEMATODE IN THAT AREA-CROP ROTATION AFTER THEY ARE ERADFICATED
CHAPTER 17-VEGETABLES SOIL BORNE DDISEASES ROOT ROT
STEM ROT
CONTROL THROUGH: DEEP PLOWING CROP ROTATION SEED AND SOIL TREATMENT IN FURROW FUNGICIDE LEAF STEM AND FRUIT DISEASES CONTROLED BY CULTURAL METHODS AND RESISTANT VARIETIES TOMATOES WRAP STEM IN ALUMINUM FOIL TO PREVENT BLIGHT