Muskmelon Culture
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, For sale by Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1961
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: Agriculture Handbook No 216 . Issued October 1961.  "This publication replaces Farmers' Bulletin 1468, Muskmelons, by J. H. Beattie and S. P. Doolittle."
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Climate and soil; title: Crop rotation; title: Varieties and strains; title: Choosing a variety; title: Generally adapted varieties; title: Varieties adapted only to a hot, dry climate; title: Seed supplies; title: Preparing and fertilizing the soil; title: Methods of planting; title: Field seeding methods; title: Hotbed and greenhouse planting; title: Use of plant covers; title: Care of growing plants; title: Chemical control of weeds; title: Thinning plants; title: Cultivation; title: Pruning vines and thinning fruit; title: Pollination; title: Irrigation; title: Insect enemies and their control; title: Beet leaf hopper; title: Leaf miners; title: Melon aphid; title: Cucumber beetles; title: Spider mites; title: Pickleworm and melonworm; title: Diseases and their control; title: Damping-off; title: Downy mildew; title: Anthracncse; title: Alternaria leaf blight; title: Powdery mildew; title: Fusarium wilt; title: Bacterial wilt; title: Mosaic; title: Curly top; title: Crown blight; title: Root knot; title: Spraying and dusting; title: Harvesting and handling; title: Grading and packing; title: Local marketing