Physiological Disorders of Vegetable Crops

Vegetables from an important part of our diet. The quality of Vegetables that we consume is influenced by deficiency or excess of mineral elements, hormonal imbalance, improper pollination or fertilization, injuries due to adverse climate and growing conditions and some physiological factors. This book provides scientific knowledge on the role of both major and minor nutrients, adverse climatic and other related factors in the growth and development of physiological disorders of vegetable crops, making them unfit for human consumption An attempt has been made in this book to give as much information as possible regarding causes, symptoms and the role of elements and temperature associated in the development of the avoidable disorders. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Physiological Disorders of Tomato; Blossom-end rot, Blotchy ripening, Cat face, Growth Cracks, Puffiness, Sun Scald, Yellow top, Large core, Sun burn, Cloud spot, Pox, Blossom drop, Waxy blister, Gray wall, Green shoulder, Gold specks, Collar rot, Watery fruit, Apical necrosis, Toxic effects, Shedding of flower of fruit and other Blemishes; Chapter 3: Potato and Peppers; Hollow heart, Brown center, Internal rust spot, Vascular discolouration, Black heart, Tip burn, Black spot or Bruising of tubers, Greening of tubers, Growth cracking, Translucent and tubers, Jelly end not, Chilling injury, Freezing injury-Freezing solid, Turning sweet, Internal frost necrosis, High temperature injury, Ring and net necrosis, Ageing of seed tubers-Scorching, Legginess, Strings of tubers, Cracks and hollowness, Excess Ienticel, Production, Coloured patches, Button not; Chapter 4: Physiological Disorders of Cole Crops; Cauliflower-Whip tail, Buttoning, Riceyness, Browning, Blindness, Hollow stem, Pinking, Chlorosis, Frost injury, Leafiness, Premature head and flower formation and Grey dots, Cabbage-Tip burn, Black Petiole, Black peck, Bolting and Red heart, Broccoli-Internal tip burn, Heat injury, Brussels spro