Plant and Soil Science
Subtitle: fundamentals and applications
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781428334809
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Introduction to plants.; title: The plant kingdom; title: Origins of cultivated plants; title: Structure of cultivated plants; title: Anatomy of plants; title: Part 2 : Fundamentals of soil science.; title: Soil materials and formation; title: Soil characteristics, classifications and use; title: Soil fertility and management; title: Soilless Plant Production; title: Irrigation; title: Soil and organic farming; title: Part 3 : Fundamentals of plant growth.; title: Temperature; title: Light; title: Photosynthesis; title: Respiration; title: Basics of plant growth; title: Vegetative growth; title: Plant propagation; title: Plant pests; title: Genetic engineering and biotechnology; title: Part 4 : Crops : applied plant and soil science.; title: Major agronomic crops; title: Cereal grains, forage grasses, and oil seeds; title: Food legumes and forage legumes; title: Vegetables; title: Small fruits; title: Fruit and nut production; title: Flowers and foliage; title: Sod production; title: Careers in plant and soil sciences; title: Glossary