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Introduction to Organic Crop Production1

D.D. Treadwell2

This publication was a chapter in the 2007 Vegetable Production Guide for Florida. The most current (2009) version of this publication may be found at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/CV/CV11800.pdf .

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This document is HS720, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Date first printed: June 1995. Revised in 2007 and November 2009. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

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D.D. Treadwell, assistant professor, Horticultural Sciences Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611. The Vegetable Production Guide for Florida is edited by S.M. Olson, professor, NFREC-Quincy, and E.H. Simonne, associate professor, Horticultural Sciences Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.

The use of trade names in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information. It is not a guarantee or warranty of the products named, and does not signify that they are approved to the exclusion of others of suitable composition. Use pesticides safely. Read and follow directions on the manufacturer's label.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Interim Dean.