Principles of Horticulture, Second Edition covers the various topics concerning plant cultivation for agricultural use. The book is comprised of 17 chapters that tackle the various areas of concerns in horticulture. The coverage of the text includes the nurturing aspects of horticulture, including growth and development, genetics and breeding, and nutrition. The book also covers the various threats and problems encountered by horticulturists, such as pests, weeds, and harmful microorganisms. The text will be of great use to researchers and practitioners of plant-related fields, such as botany, agriculture, and particularly horticulture.
Principles of Horticulture is an excellent introduction to a wide range of aspects of commercial and leisure horticulture. Written in a highly accessible and readable style, this book has already...
Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.
Keiss, H.P., Dirsch, V.M., Hartung, T., Haffner, T., Trueman, L., Auger, J., Kahane, R. and Vollmar, ... In: Gross, K.C., Wang, C.Y. and Saltveit, M. (eds) The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks.
Focusing on the principles behind production practices and their scientific basis, rather than detailed biological traits of each crop, this text outlines successes and failures in practices to date and sets out how the quantity and quality ...
Written by a team of highly motivated and experienced horticultural tutors, the text supports the newly restructured RHS Level 2 qualifications with related Level 3 topics in boxes and signposting to Level 4 topics, together with other ...
a number of field positions with PHS's Philadelphia Green and organized and subsequently managed its education department . ... Ms. Stevenson has a BA from Smith College and an MA in human services from John Carroll University .
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Principles of Horticulture (2nd Ed.)
It explores all the important aspects of horticulture in the present day scenario. The extensive content of this book provides the readers with a thorough understanding of the subject.
The book has been designed with the main consideration to serve a dual purpose of being a text and reference. Keeping this thing in mind the entire book has been divided into three major parts.