List price   € 69     This title is available in ActaHort CD-rom format only - not available in print format Conveners   P.J. Batt, N. Jayamangkala  Editor   P.J. Batt  Publication date   31 January 2009  ISBN   978-90-66057-21-0  ISSN   0567-7572  Number of articles   25  Volumes   1  Place   Chiang Mai, Thailand  Online articles: THE VEGETABLE SECTOR IN TROPICAL ASIA: IMPORTANCE, ISSUES AND A WAY AHEAD (G.I. Johnson, K. Weinberger, M.H. Wu) CONTRIBUTIONS AND PROSPECTS OF PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH FOR IMPROVING VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN TROPICAL ASIA (E.T. Rasco Jr.) OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS FOR IMPROVED VEGETABLE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN TROPICAL ASIA (A.P. Everaarts, H. de Putter) POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETING OF VEGETABLES IN THE ROYAL PROJECT FOUNDATION (D. Boonyakiat) IMPACT OF IMPROVED VEGETABLE FARMING TECHNOLOGY ON FARMERS' LIVELIHOODS IN ASIA: AN OVERVIEW OF RESULTS OF CASE STUDIES IN FIVE COUNTRIES (D. Eaton, R. Wiersinga) IMPACT OF IMPROVED VEGETABLE FARMING TECHNOLOGY ON FARMERS' LIVELIHOODS: SELECTED VEGETABLE CROPS IN THAILAND (R.C. Bastakoti) IMPACT OF IMPROVED VEGETABLE FARMING TECHNOLOGY ON FARMERS' LIVELIHOODS IN INDONESIA (R.S. Basuki, W. Adiyoga, N. Gunadi) IMPACT OF IMPROVED VEGETABLE FARMING TECHNOLOGY ON FARMERS' LIVELIHOODS IN THE PHILIPPINES (M.K.T. Dagupen, N.A. Pasalo) IMPACT OF IMPROVED VEGETABLE FARMING TECHNOLOGY ON FARMERS' LIVELIHOODS IN INDIA (K.N. Selvaraj) A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP APPROACH TO BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS: THE CASE OF FRESH TROPICAL VEGETABLES IN THE PHILIPPINES (R.R. Acosta) MARKET LINKAGES: CHARACTERIZING BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS IN VIETNAMESE VEGETABLE SUPPLY CHAINS (J.-J. Cadilhon, A.P. Fearne, P.T.G. Tam, P. Moustier, N.D. Poole) INFLUENCE OF VERMICOMPOST ON THE GROWTH OF TOMATO TRANSPLANTS (H. Arouiee, B. Dehdashtizade, M. Azizi, G.H. Davarinejad) VEGETABLE CULTIVATION ON AIL (BUND): A SUCCESSFUL FARMER-LED TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (D. Basu, S. Banerjee, R. Goswami) EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NITROGEN AND CROP GEOMETRY ON THE GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF BABY CORN (ZEA MAYS L.) CV. 'GOLDEN BABY' (S. Das, G. Ghosh, MD. Kaleem, V. Bahadur) DO MODERN POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES AFFECT THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF SEMI-TEMPERATE VEGETABLE PRODUCERS IN NORTHERN PHILIPPINES? AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION (R.P. Estigoy) THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON SMALLHOLDER POTATO FARMERS IN THE RED RIVER DELTA, VIETNAM, FROM THE USE OF SUPERIOR QUALITY SEED (D.T. Hue, P.J. Batt, I. McPharlin, P. Dawson) SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MODERN VEGETABLE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN THE ROYAL PROJECT, THAILAND (N. Jayamangkala) CHANGING TRENDS IN VEGETABLE CULTIVATION IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA (T.K. Maity, D. Basu) SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLUSTER FARMING FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES (M.O. Montiflor, P.J. Batt, R. Murray-Prior) MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTORS AND MALE STERILITY IN THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF CHILLIES (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) (M. Nikornpun, K. Sukwiwat, C. Chaimokol, A. Payakhapaab, D. Boonyakiat) FARMERS-TO-CONSUMERS: AN EXAMPLE OF SUSTAINABLE SOILLESS HORTICULTURE IN URBAN AND PERI-URBAN AREAS (F. Orsini, N. Michelon, F. Scocozza, G. Gianquinto) GENETIC VARIABILITY, HERITABILITY AND GENETIC ADVANCE FOR SOME FRUIT CHARACTERS AND YIELD IN BOTTLE GOURD (LAGENARIA SICERARIA MOLINA. STANDL.) GENOTYPES (M.K. Pandit, B. Mahato, A. Sarkar) SUSTAINABLE TOMATO PRODUCTION SYSTEM USING PERENNIAL GRASS ROTATION AND DISEASE RESISTANT VARIETIES (J.R. Rich, F.M. Rhoads, S.M. Olson) SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE AUTONOMOUS FARMER AGRICULTURAL AND VILLAGE TRAINING CENTRE ON IMPROVING INCOME AND QUALITY OF STRING BEANS IN CIBODAS VILLAGE, LEMBANG (R. Rivana, Y. Deliana) SPINE GOURD (MOMORDICA DIOICA): AN UNDERUTILIZED VEGETABLE WITH HIGH NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICINAL VALUES (D. Singh, V. Bahadur, D.B. Singh, G. Ghosh)