Dry Bean Production and Pest Management, $19.50
by H. Schwartz and M. Brick, Colorado State University,
CR. Harveson, University of Nebraska, G. Franc, University of Wyoming; and
the Central High Plains Dry Bean and Beet Group; Bulletin 562A, 2004, 8 x
11 spiral bound, 184 pages
Book Review.
Dry Beans are produced in 17 states, as well as five provinces in Canada, resulting
in nearly 38 million cwt from approximately 2.25 million acres in 2002. This
publication is a comprehensive guide to dry bean production and pest management
including economics and marketing, classification and performance, seed certification,
climate effects, crop rotation, planting, nutrient management, irrigation, tillage,
harvest and post harvest; and weed, insect and disease management. With more
than 200 color photos, a field key, diagnostic checklist, glossary, and additional
references, this publication is the industry's guide to growing beans in the
Colorado and the Central Plains.
Order here.
