1. Photos courtesy UCD vegetable RIC Vegetables Ron Voss, Mark Bell, Muhammad Marrush

2. Course structure 1. What are warm season and cool season vegetables? 2. What are the major vegetable crops grown in your region? 3. What factors determine planting and harvest dates? 4. What factors are important in selecting and preparing a site for vegetable production?

3. Course structure 5. What are water quality, quantity and timing requirements? 6. What are nutrient and other soil requirements ? 7. What are the critical crop management periods? 8. What are the major pest management issues?

4. Course structure 9. What are the most important harvest and postharvest management issues and practices? 10. What are the management interactions among all of these production and postharvest practices?

5. What are warm season and cool season vegetables?

6.  Temperature?

7. What are warm season and cool season vegetables?  Temperature?  Root growth?

8. What are warm season and cool season vegetables?  Temperature?  Root growth?  Edible plant part?

9. What are warm season and cool season vegetables?  Temperature?  Root growth?  Edible plant part?  Storage conditions?

10. What are warm season and cool season vegetables?  Temperature?  Root growth?  Edible plant part?  Storage conditions?  Frost tolerance?

11. Major vegetables in your region? What are the major vegetable crops grown in your region? Warm or Cool Season? Both?

12. Major vegetables in your region? What are the major vegetable crops grown in your region? Warm or Cool Season? Both? Which are most profitable? Why?

13. Review Major points so far

14. Site Selection, Field Preparation?

15.  Important factors / issues?

16. Site Selection, Field Preparation?  Important factors / issues?  Seedbed configuration?

17. Site Selection, Field Preparation?  Important factors / issues?  Seedbed configuration?  Weed management?

18. Site Selection, Field Preparation?  Important factors / issues?  Seedbed configuration?  Weed management?  Other?

19. Planting dates, cropping length & harvest dates?

20.  Crop?

21. Planting dates, cropping length & harvest dates?  Crop?  Variety?

22. Planting dates, cropping length & harvest dates?  Crop?  Variety?  Climate?

23. Planting dates, cropping length & harvest dates?  Crop?  Variety?  Climate?  Market?

24. Propagation and Planting Methods

25.  Important factors / issues?

26. Propagation and Planting Methods  Important factors / issues?  Seed or transplant?

27. Propagation and Planting Methods  Important factors / issues?  Seed or transplant?  Planting depth and spacing?

28. Propagation and Planting Methods  Important factors / issues?  Seed or transplant?  Planting depth and spacing?  Open Pollinated or Hybrid Varieties?

29. Propagation and Planting Methods  Important factors / issues?  Seed or transplant?  Planting depth and spacing?  Open Pollinated or Hybrid Varieties?  Other?

30. Soil, Water & Nutrient Requirements?

31.  Soil texture, soil pH, salinity?

32. Soil, Water & Nutrient Requirements?  Soil texture, soil pH, salinity?  Water timing and amounts?

33. Soil, Water & Nutrient Requirements?  Soil texture, soil pH, salinity?  Water timing and amounts?  Soil and plant nutrient management

34. Soil, Water & Nutrient Requirements?  Soil texture, soil pH, salinity?  Water timing and amounts?  Soil and plant nutrient management?  Other Factors?

35. Review Major points so far

36. Critical Crop Management Periods  Crop Establishment  Crop Growth  Pre-harvest  Other?

37. Critical Crop Management Periods  Crop Establishment

38. Critical Crop Management Periods  Crop Establishment  Crop Growth

39. Critical Crop Management Periods  Crop Establishment  Crop Growth  Pre-harvest

40. Critical Crop Management Periods  Crop Establishment  Crop Growth  Pre-harvest  Other?

41. Major Pest Management Issues  Cultural Practices  Pesticides  Environmental Issues  Other?

42. Major Pest Management Issues  Cultural Practices

43. Major Pest Management Issues  Cultural Practices  Pesticides

44. Major Pest Management Issues  Cultural Practices  Pesticides  Environmental Issues

45. Major Pest Management Issues  Cultural Practices  Pesticides  Environmental Issues  Other?

46. Harvest and Postharvest Management Issues  Water, nutrient and pest mgt  Bruise prevention  Storage environment  Other?

47. Harvest and Postharvest Management Issues  Water, nutrient and pest mgt

48. Harvest and Postharvest Management Issues  Water, nutrient and pest mgt  Bruise prevention

49. Harvest and Postharvest Management Issues  Water, nutrient and pest mgt  Bruise prevention  Storage environment

50. Harvest and Postharvest Management Issues  Water, nutrient and pest mgt  Bruise prevention  Storage environment  Other?

51. Review Major points so far

52. Interactions  Opportunities to improve yield, quality and profit  Crop grown  Crop management practices  Pest management practices  Harvest and postharvest practices

53. Review of Course structure

54. Photos courtesy UCD vegetable RIC Vegetables Ron Voss, Mark Bell, Muhammad Marrush