Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428909362
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Floriculture Corps 2001 Summary
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428909362
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
Book Description
Introduction to Floriculture
Author: Roy A. LarsonPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 1483269981
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Introduction to Floriculture provides an introduction to commercial floriculture, containing information on major and minor greenhouse and field crops, and includes potted plants and cut flowers. The book is organized into two parts. Part I on cut flowers discusses the history and propagation of chrysanthemums, carnations, roses, snapdragons, orchids, gladiolus, and minor cut crops. Part II on potted plants includes bulbous plants, azaleas, pot mums, African violets, poinsettias, and Easter lilies. This book was written for students who have been exposed to a sufficient number of biology courses to acquaint them with many of the terms and plant processes discussed in the text. It would be beneficial if they have also taken a course in greenhouse management or are taking one concurrently with their floriculture course. The book can be used by commercial growers who constantly seek more information to enable them to realize maximum gain from the investments of labor, time, and capitol they have placed in this challenging field.
Business Publication Advertising Source
Author: Urban and Agricultural Communities
Author: Council for Agricultural Science and TechnologyPublisher: Council for Agricultural Science & Technology (Cast)
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Hartmann's Plant Science
Author: Margaret McMahonPublisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Written by some of the most respected innovators in the field, this comprehensive text takes an in-depth look at the environmental, cultural and social factors that influence how plants are grown and used worldwide. The newest edition cites the most recent statistics, production methods and issues concerning the production and utilization of plants. It offers several web-based resources including a free companion website with practice questions andonline crop fact sheets that give information at a local level. Along with information on climate and environment, it also explores plants’ tremendous economic impact in both developed and developing nations. Introduces the basics of plant science including the ecosystem; climate; managing soil, water and fertility; and pest management. Examines plant structure, chemistry, growth and development; genetics and biodiversity and their relationship to crop growing and utilization systems. Covers multiple crop types and growth settings including nursery, landscape and greenhouse. Also discusses how crops are preserved, transported and marketed.For anyone interested in how plants are cultivated and utilized.
Resources in Education
Author: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 27
Author: Eric LichtfousePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319751905
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This book deals with a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. It is a discipline that addresses current issues: climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. This series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then proposes alternative solutions.
Water Code
Author: TexasPrinciples of Agricultural Economics
Author: Andrew BarkleyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136779000
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This book showcases the power of economic principles to explain and predict issues and current events in the food, agricultural, agribusiness, international trade, natural resources and other sectors. The result is an agricultural economics textbook that provides students and instructors with a clear, up-to-date, and straightforward approach to learning how a market-based economy functions, and how to use simple economic principles for improved decision making. While the primary focus of the book is on microeconomic aspects, agricultural economics has expanded over recent decades to include issues of macroeconomics, international trade, agribusiness, environmental economics, natural resources, and international development. Hence, these topics are also provided with significant coverage.