Container nursery production and business management manual
By: Julie P. Newman, technical editor
Contributors: University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Edition: First edition.
Series: Publication -- 3540; Publication (University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources) -- 3540.
Publisher: University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Oakland, California
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781601078421
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture); Horticultural products industry
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview and history of the nursery production industry / Julie P. Newman and Rose Hayden-Smith; title: Nursery site selection and development / Ursula K. Schuch; title: Plant growing structures / J. Heinrich Lieth, Ursula K. Schuch, and Julie P. Newman; title: Mechanization and automation / Lorence R. Oki and J. Heinrich Lieth; title: Soils and container media / Richard Y. Evans; title: Nutrition and fertilization / Richard Y. Evans; title: Irrigation management practices / Lawrence J. Schwankl, Richard Y. Evans, and Ben Faber; title: Controlling runoff and recycling water, nutrients, and waste / Julie P. Newman, John N. Kabashima, Donald Merhaut, Darren L. Haver, Jay Gan and Lorence R. Oki; title: Plant propagation / David W. Burger; title: Controlling plant growth / Ursula K. Schuch, J. Heinrich Lieth, and Julie P. Newman; title: Diagnosing plant problems / Steven T. Koike and Steven A. Tjosvold; title: Integrated pest management / Julie P. Newman, Cheryl A. Wilen, Karen L. Robb, James A. Bethke, and John N. Kabashima; title: Plant diseases / Deborah M. Mathews, J. Ole Becker, and Steven A. Tjosvold; title: Insects, mites, and other invertebrate pests / James A. Bethke, John N. Kabashima, Julie P. Newman, Karen L. Robb and Cheryl A. Wilen; title: Integrated weed management / Cheryl A. Wilen and Clyde L. Elmore; title: Vertebrate pest management / Roger A. Baldwin; title: The impact of invasive pests on the nursery industry / John N. Kabashima, James A. Bethke, and Steven A. Tjosvold; title: Business management basics / Bridget K. Behe, Alan W. Hodges, Julie P. Newman, Trent Teegerstrom, Phil Kenkel, and Ursula K. Schuch; title: Marketing considerations / Bridget K. Behe; title: Increasing labor productivity / Gregorio Billikopf.