Handbook of Vegetable Science and Technology: Production, Compostion, Storage, and Processing

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CRC Press, Mar 19, 1998 - Technology & Engineering - 742 pages
"Furnishes exhaustive, single-source coverage of the production and postharvest technology of more than 70 major and minor vegetables grown in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions throughout the world. Provides comparative data for each vegetable presented. "
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Potato
11
Sweet Potato
71
Cassava
99
Carrot
119
Other Roots Tubers and Rhizomes
141
Tomato
171
Capsicum
203
Garlic
397
Other Alliums
415
Garden Pea
433
French Bean
457
Other Legumes
471
Lettuce
493
Asparagus
511
Celery and Other Salad Vegetables
523

Eggplant Brinjal
225
Cucumber and Melon
245
Pumpkins Squashes and Gourds
273
Cabbage
299
Cauliflower
323
Broccoli
337
Other Crucifers
359
Onion
373
Leafy Vegetables
533
Okra
589
Sweet Corn
609
Mushrooms
647
Minor Vegetables
683
Vegetables in Human Nutrition
695
Index
705
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Salunkhe, D. K.; Kadam, S. S.

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