Books in the "Intermediate Tropical Agriculture" series cover a range of agricultural and related subjects and are intended to be relevant to all parts of the tropical world. The series is designed for students of agriculture on diploma and Certificate courses at intermediate colleges, first year agriculture students at university, agricultural extension workers. This title deals with the special methods of vegetable cultivation; the cultivations of the major vegetable families and groups together with a discussion of management techniques that can be used to maximize yields. It has a practical bias and is based on the personal experience of the authors in a wide variety of tropical countries.