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This publication describes ways to minimize nematode problems by employing several control measures such as a rotational scheme, resistant varieties and selected cultural practices.
This comprehensive factsheet for farmers describes recommended practices for producing pickling and slicing cucumbers.
This publication contains color photos and detailed descriptions used to help growers identify and control strawberry diseases.
This factsheet offers information to produce earlier peppers with higher yields and better quality.
Intensive Vegetable Production refers to a system of marketing and producing vegetable crops in which great attention is placed on detail and optimization of resources such as land, capital, labor, equipment, transportation to market and management time. The objective of such a system is maximum profit for the farm. The system you choose should take into account your location, availability of markets, production seasons and personal interest. This publication covers irrigation, plastic mulch, pest management, precision seeding, market preparation and many other facets of intensive vegetable production.
This publication gives guidelines that will help you obtain good yields of disease-free vegetables.
Harvested squash and pumpkins are still very much alive even though they are mature and have been removed from the vine. The objective of curing and storing is to prolong the storage life of the fruit by slowing the rate of respiration and protecting against storage rots.
This factsheets discusses the symptoms, causes and control of blossom-end rot in tomatoes, peppers, and watermelon.
This comprehensive publication covers all aspects of commercial pepper production in North Carolina, including soils, insect issues, fertilization, weed management and harvesting and handling.
