Introduction to Horticulture
Edition: 4th ed.
Series: AgriScience & technology series
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: January 30, 2003
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780130364135
Copyright date: 2004
Subjects: Science/Mathematics; Technology; Agriculture - General
Table of contents: title: Part one : Overview of horticulture.; title: Exploring the horticulture industry; title: Achieving success in horticulture; title: Horticulture and the environment; title: Part two : Science in horticulture.; title: Plant classification, function, and structure; title: Plant propagation; title: Media, nutrients, and fertilizers; title: Plant growth regulators; title: Pest management; title: Part three : Greenhouse management and production.; title: Horticultural business management; title: Greenhouse structures; title: Growing crops in the greenhouse; title: Part four : Nursery management and production.; title: Nursery facilities; title: Producing nursery crops; title: Part five : Using floriculture products.; title: Floral design; title: Interiorscaping; title: Part six : Landscaping.; title: Designing landscapes; title: Establishing landscapes; title: Landscape maintenance; title: Part seven : The turfgrasses.; title: Warm and cool season grasses; title: Turfgrass establishment and care; title: Part eight : Food horticultural crops.; title: Olericulture : vegetable production; title: Pomology : fruit and nut production; title: Part nine : Technology in horticulture.; title: Hand and power tools; title: Grounds maintenance equipment; title: Electrical controls; title: Irrigation systems; title: Appendixes.; title: International system of measurement; title: Order of insects; title: Common plants used in the landscape by classification; title: Common vegetable crops by classification; title: Composition of edible portion of fresh raw vegetables; title: Vitamin content of edible portion of fresh raw vegetables; title: Common fruit and nut crops grown in the U.S. and Canada; title: World wide web sites for horticulture; title: Equipment cost analysis comparison guide; title: Glossary