New Asparagus Bulletin
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Asparagus Production, Management and Marketing
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Table of Contents
- History
- Areas of Production
- Climate, Sites Selection and Soils
- Varieties and Plant Characteristics
- Table 1. Product From Fifty Plants, Male and Female
- New Jersey Male Hybrids
- Table 2. Yield of Asparagus Varieties Across the U.S.
- California Hybrids
- Open-Pollinated Varieties
- Planting
- Old Planting Techniques and New Growing Methods
- Growing Crowns for Establishing Production Fields
- White Asparagus Production Using Opaque Covers
- Mineral Nutrient Composition of Green and White Asparagus Spears
- Preparation for harvest
- Harvesting
- Maintaining the Asparagus Planting
- Yields
- Handling, Grading, and Storage
- Weed Control
- Insects and Diseases
- Costs
- Direct Marketing
- Pick Your Own Marketing
- Wholesale Marketing
- Outlook for the Future
- Table 3. Estimating Spear Growth of Asparagus
- Table 4. Estimated Costs and Returns of Asparagus Production (1996)
- Literature Cited