The commercial greenhouse
By: James W Boodley, Steven B Newman.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 799
ISBN-13: 9781418030797
Subjects: Greenhouse management
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Section 1 : The industry : scope and development.; title: Geographical location in the United States; title: Foreign competition with U.S. flower crops; title: Opportunities and occupations in the floriculture production industry; title: Section 2 : Types of plant growing structures.; title: Greenhouses; title: Financing, locating, and sizing a greenhouse facility; title: Control of the greenhouse environment; title: Section 3 : Effects of environmental factors on plant growth.; title: The plant; title: Light; title: Temperature; title: Gases; title: Section 4 : Growing media.; title: Soils : properties and makeup; title: Artificial soils; title: Sterilization (Pasteurization) of growing media; title: Section 5 : Nutrition and watering.; title: Essential elements for plant growth; title: Fertilizers and methods of application; title: Water : plant requirements and methods of application; title: Section 6 : Plant propagation.; title: Sexual (seed) propagation; title: Asexual (vegetative) propagation; title: Section 7 : Pest management and chemical plant growth control.; title: Insects, mites, and other invertebrate greenhouse pests; title: Greenhouse diseases; title: Regulating plant growth; title: Section 8 : Container grown crops.; title: Containers and the general handling of container grown crops; title: Flowering plants I; title: Flowering plants II; title: Flowering plants III; title: Flowers from bulbous species; title: Tropical foliage plants; title: Bedding plants; title: Section 9 : Cut flower crops.; title: Major cut flowers : antirrhinum, dendranthema, dianthus; title: Orchids and roses; title: Minor cut flower crops; title: Section 10 : Postharvest handling and marketing of potted plants and cut flowers.; title: Harvesting and storage methods; title: The role of the wholesaler in the marketing and distribution of floriculture crops; title: The retail florist, mass market, and other outlets; title: Appendixes.; title: A partial list of boom irrigation manufacturers and suppliers; title: Association of Natural Biocontrol Products list of US ANBP supplier members; title: University plant disease laboratories in the United States and Canada; title: Formula for preparing a citric acid hydrating solution; title: Glossary