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Guide to Production Information for Commercial Vegetable Growers
COMMERCIAL HORTICULTURE • DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
PURDUE UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE • WEST LAFAYETTE, IN
James E. Simon, Richard X. Latin, and Paul Mentzer

The following annotated list of reference guides identifies sources of practical vegetable production information for the commercial grower. It should be of value to both the experienced and the new producer.
For Indiana and the Midwest

Horticultural Crops Pesticide Studies Results.
S.C. Weller and J.B. Masiunas. 1985. (Published annually). Purdue Univ. CES. 60 pp. County Extension office, or Publications Mailing Room, 301 South Second Street, Lafayette, IN 47905-1092.
This annual publication presents a detailed description, including results, of the previous year’s statewide weed control and herbicide studies in vegetable crops.

Indiana Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers. R.X. Latin, J.E. Simon, and D. Matthew (eds). ID-56. Purdue Univ. 70 pp. County Extension office, or Publications Mailing Room, 301 South Second Street, Lafayette, IN 47905-1092.
This publication provides Indiana commercial vegetable growers with a summary of currently recommended varieties, seeding rates, fertilizer rates, and weed, insect, and disease control measures. Instructions are given for safe use of agricultural chemicals. New editions are published every two years, with a supplemental edition published in alternate years to include changes in production practices and weed, insect, and disease controls.

Tomato Production and Mechanization in Indiana. 1980. Purdue Univ. CES. ID-95. 33 pp. County Extension office, or Publications Mailing Room, 301 South Second Street, Lafayette, IN 47905-1092.
This publication provides state recommendations for processing tomato production for mechanical harvest, including fertilizer rates,
seeding, and cultivation. This publication also deals with weed, insect, and disease control for processing tomatoes, harvest preparation, and the economics of production.

Vegetable Crops Hotline. J.E. Simon, R.X. Latin, and D. Matthew (eds). (Approximately 15 issues per year). Department of Horticulture, Purdue Univ. Now available at each county Extension office on FACTS, Purdue University County Extension Service Computer Network or by subscription. Can be obtained by writing to: Extension Office, Department of Horticulture, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN 47907.
This newsletter provides the commercial vegetable grower with timely information about soil pH and insect, weed, and disease problems (including control recommendations) throughout the entire growing season. Information about upcoming meetings, twilight tours, and the annual state convention, as well as short articles describing applied research conducted by Purdue specialists, is also included.

General Production
The Basics of Trickle Irrigation. 1982. L.L. Hill and J.M. Gerber. Univ. of III. Urbana-Champaign. CES. VC-23-82. 3 pp. Ag Publication Office, 47 Mumford Hall, 1301 W. Gregory Drive, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801.
This publication explains general trickle irrigation practices and procedures. It includes sources of equipment and references for further information.

Commercial Potato Production in North America. 1980. R.E. Thornton and J.B. Sieczka (eds).