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Organic Seed Grower: A Farmer's Guide to Vegetable Seed Production

by John Navazio
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Published
Jan 2021
Language
English
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10 × 1.25 × 8 in
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"A fantastic guide for organic seed breeders and producers. [Navazio] has taken organic seed production to a higher level." --Suzanne Ashworth, author of Seed to Seed

The Organic Seed Grower is a comprehensive manual for the serious vegetable grower who is interested in growing high-quality seeds using organic farming practices. It is written for both home seed savers and diversified small-scale farmers who want to learn the necessary steps involved in successfully producing a seed crop organically.

Detailed profiles for each of the major vegetables provide users with practical, in-depth knowledge about growing, harvesting, and processing seed for a wide range of common and specialty vegetable crops, from Asian greens to zucchini.

In addition, readers will find extensive and critical information on topics including:

- Seed-borne diseases
- The reproductive biology of crop plants
- Annual vs. biennial seed crops
- Isolation distances needed to ensure varietal purity
- Maintaining adequate population size for genetic integrity
- Seed crop climates
- Seed cleaning basics
- Seed storage for farmers
- and more . . .

This book can serve as a bridge to lead skilled gardeners, who are already saving their own seed, into the idea of growing seed commercially. And for diversified vegetable farmers who are growing a seed crop for sale for the first time, it will provide details on many of the tricks of the trade that are used by professional seed growers. This manual will help the budding seed farmer to become more knowledgeable, efficient, and effective in producing a commercially viable seed crop.

Written by well-known plant breeder and organic seed expert John Navazio, The Organic Seed Grower is the most useful guide to best practices in this exciting and important field.

Garden Writers Association Award, Silver

American Horticultural Society Book Award

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PublisherChelsea Green Publishing
PublishedJan 29, 2021
ISBN-101645020940
ISBN-139781645020943
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions10 × 1.25 × 8 in
Weight2 lb

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