The Commercial Greenhouse
by Boodley, James; Newman, StevenEdition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-06-04
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary
The Commercial Greenhouse, third edition, is a complete text for the modern commercial greenhouse grower, educator, and student. The text is a complete reference on greenhouse systems and technologies and the science of growing crops. The clear and concise presentation of fundamental concepts in The Commercial Greenhouse, third edition makes this text a must for every greenhouse professional's shelf.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| The Industry-Scope And Development | |
| Geographical Location in the United States | |
| Foreign Competition with United States Flower Crops | |
| Opportunities and Occupations in the Floriculture | |
| Types Of Plant Growing Structures | |
| Greenhouses | |
| Financing, Locating, and Sizing a Greenhouse Facility | |
| Control of the Greenhouse Environment | |
| Effects Of Environmental Factors On Plant Growth | |
| The Plant | |
| Light | |
| Temperature 121 | |
| Gases | |
| Growing Media | |
| Soils: Properties and Makeup | |
| Artificial Soils | |
| Sterilization Pasteurization of Growing Media | |
| Nutrition And Watering | |
| Essential Elements for Plant Growth | |
| Fertilizers and Methods of Application | |
| Water: Plant Requirements and Methods of Application | |
| Plant Propagation | |
| Sexual Seed Propagation | |
| Asexual Vegetative Propagation | |
| Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrate Greenhouse Pests | |
| Greenhouse Diseases | |
| Regulating Plant Growth | |
| Container Grown Crops | |
| Containers and the General Handling of Container Grown Crops | |
| Flowering Plants I | |
| Flowering Plants II | |
| Flowering Plants III | |
| Flowers from Bulbous Species | |
| Tropical Foliage Plants | |
| Bedding Plants SECTION 9.CUT FLOWER CROPS | |
| Major Cut Flowers: Antirrhinum, Dendranthema, Dianthus | |
| Orchids and Roses | |
| Minor Cut Flower Crops | |
| Postharvest Handling And Marketing Of Potted Plants And Cut Flowers | |
| Harvesting and Storage Methods | |
| The Role of the Wholesaler in the Marketing and Distribution of Floriculture Crops | |
| The Retail Florist, Mass Market, and Other Outlets | |
| A Partial List of Boom Irrigation Manufacturers and Suppliers | |
| 1993 List of Association of Natural Biocontrol Products Supplier Members | |
| University Plant Disease Laboratories in the United States and Canada | |
| Formula for Preparing a Citric Acid Hydrating Solution | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
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