Crop profile for asparagus in Canada, 2012 / prepared by: Pesticide Risk Reduction Program, Pest Management Centre.: A118-10/32-2014E-PDF

"Asparagus is the fastest growing fresh market vegetable commodity with respect to consumption on a per capita basis throughout all of North America. It is best known (and suited) as a fresh vegetable in the marketplace. However, this crop is also canned, frozen and pickled. The pickling of asparagus is mostly a cottage industry with limited markets. There is some white asparagus produced for the specialty markets by using a process of eliminating light so as to create a spear devoid of chlorophyll. There is increasing interest in organically grown asparagus, although weed pressure can be a serious problem in organic production"--Industry overview, p. 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Pest Management Centre.
Pesticide Risk Reduction Program (Canada)
Title Crop profile for asparagus in Canada, 2012 / prepared by: Pesticide Risk Reduction Program, Pest Management Centre.
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Later edition Crop profile for asparagus in Canada, 2015
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Title from cover.
Issued also in French under title: Profil de la culture de l'asperge au Canada, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Ottawa : Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, c2014.
Description 43 p. : maps
ISBN 978-1-100-22716-0
Catalogue number
  • A118-10/32-2014E-PDF
Departmental catalogue number AAFC No.: 12207E
Edition 1st ed.
Subject terms Crops
Vegetables
Pesticides
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