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GtrsRGr8 · 02-05-2016, 04:37 PM

It amazes me how so many times schools and other non-profit organizations are able to induce publishers to allow their books to be posted for free download on their websites. These are often books that the publishers regularly sell, sometimes at pretty steep prices. Case in point: this ebook from publisher John Wiley & Sons. The least expensive new copy appears to be $62.49 (a Kindle mobi) at Amazon. The University of Missouri Extension, however, offers it free, as a pdf, on their website.

This book is oriented toward farmers (commercial growers). Maybe there aren't many of them in Mobilereader land, but I'm sure that serious gardeners could glean a lot of helpful information from it, too.

Title: Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers.
Format: Pdf.
Author(s): Donald N. Maynard; George J. Hochmuth.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Pages: xv + 621.
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews (Amazon): 4.1 (17); 4.08 (13) at GoodReads.
Price: $0.00.
Lowest Price at Amazon if available there: $49.49 (Used Paperback, "Good"). The Kindle mobi is $62.49.
Book Description (Amazon):
The leading one-stop reference for commercial vegetable growers for more than 50 years

Rooted in tradition, branching out to the future. For more than half a century, Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers has provided generations of commercial growers with the most timely, accessible, and useful information available on the subject. The Fifth Edition of this highly regarded horticultural mainstay provides readers with the reliable growing and marketing information they've come to expect, while including new and updated material throughout to maintain its relevance in our ever-changing world.

Filled with valuable information, largely in the form of tables and charts--from hard statistics on vegetable production and consumption to essential information for today's international markets, such as vegetable botanical names and vegetable names in nine languages--Knott's Handbook is part Farmer's Almanac, part encyclopedia, and part dictionary. It also provides detailed, practical specifics on planting rates, schedules, and spacing; soils and fertilizers; methods for managing crop pests; greenhouse vegetable and crop production; insect pest identification; harvesting and storage; and vegetable marketing.

Now available in a new flexible cover designed for ease of use on the desk or in the field, this valuable workhorse features new information on:
* World vegetable production
* Best management practices
* Organic crop production
* Food safety
* Pesticide safety
* Postharvest problems
* Minimally processed vegetables
* Plus, hundreds of Web site links related to vegetable information
Comments: This is the fifth edition (2007), which is the most recent one.
URL: http://extension.missouri.edu/sare/d...ndbook2012.pdf

02-05-2016, 04:37 PM	#122
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	FREE Pdf of the Big, Highly Rated Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers. It amazes me how so many times schools and other non-profit organizations are able to induce publishers to allow their books to be posted for free download on their websites. These are often books that the publishers regularly sell, sometimes at pretty steep prices. Case in point: this ebook from publisher John Wiley & Sons. The least expensive new copy appears to be $62.49 (a Kindle mobi) at Amazon. The University of Missouri Extension, however, offers it *free, as a pdf, on their website. This book is oriented toward farmers (commercial growers). Maybe there aren't many of them in Mobilereader land, but I'm sure that serious gardeners could glean a lot of helpful information from it, too. Title:* *Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers. Format:* Pdf. Author(s): Donald N. Maynard; George J. Hochmuth. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pages: xv + 621. Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews (Amazon): 4.1 (17); 4.08 (13) at GoodReads. Price: *$0.00. Lowest Price at Amazon if available there:* $49.49 (Used Paperback, "Good"). The Kindle mobi is $62.49. Book Description (Amazon): The leading one-stop reference for commercial vegetable growers for more than 50 years Rooted in tradition, branching out to the future. For more than half a century, Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers has provided generations of commercial growers with the most timely, accessible, and useful information available on the subject. The Fifth Edition of this highly regarded horticultural mainstay provides readers with the reliable growing and marketing information they've come to expect, while including new and updated material throughout to maintain its relevance in our ever-changing world. Filled with valuable information, largely in the form of tables and charts--from hard statistics on vegetable production and consumption to essential information for today's international markets, such as vegetable botanical names and vegetable names in nine languages--Knott's Handbook is part Farmer's Almanac, part encyclopedia, and part dictionary. It also provides detailed, practical specifics on planting rates, schedules, and spacing; soils and fertilizers; methods for managing crop pests; greenhouse vegetable and crop production; insect pest identification; harvesting and storage; and vegetable marketing. Now available in a new flexible cover designed for ease of use on the desk or in the field, this valuable workhorse features new information on: * World vegetable production * Best management practices * Organic crop production * Food safety * Pesticide safety * Postharvest problems * Minimally processed vegetables * Plus, hundreds of Web site links related to vegetable information Comments: This is the fifth edition (2007), which is the most recent one. URL: http://extension.missouri.edu/sare/d...ndbook2012.pdf Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 02-05-2016 at 04:44 PM.