Practical Horticulture
Paperback Engels 2010 7e druk 9780135038666Samenvatting
Practical Horticulture, Seventh Edition, is a classic, scientifically oriented book for basic horticulture. It presents readers with the fundamentals of horticultural science and its applications in both the commercial and home sectors. Easy-to-read, the books’s ample illustrations, chapter objectives, and chapter-ending review questions, help readers learn the concepts. Some exciting new features to this edition include: Updated with timely coverage of hot environmental topics. The latest information on horticultural science for indoor and outdoor plants. A new chapter on careers in horticulture has been added.
This is a great resource for anyone interested in horticulture!
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1 The “Green Industry” and Careers in Horticulture
- CHAPTER 2 Botanical Nomenclature, Anatomy, and Physiology
- CHAPTER 3 Plant Growth and Development
- CHAPTER 4 Climate and Plant Growth
- CHAPTER 5 Plant Propagation
- PART II Growing Plants Outdoors
- CHAPTER 6 Outdoor Soils and Fertility
- CHAPTER 7 Diagnosing and Treating Outdoor Plant Disorders
- CHAPTER 8 Vegetable Gardening
- CHAPTER 9 Growing Tree Fruits and Nuts
- CHAPTER 10 Bush and Other Small Fruits
- CHAPTER 11 Flower and Herb Gardening
- CHAPTER 12 Home Landscape Planning
- CHAPTER 13 Landscape Installation and Maintenance
- CHAPTER 14 Lawns and Lawn-Substitute Plants
- PART III Growing Plants Indoors
- CHAPTER 15 Indoor Plant Maintenance
- CHAPTER 16 Media, Fertilizers, and Watering
- CHAPTER 17 Light and Indoor Plant Growth
- CHAPTER 18 Controlling Indoor Plant Pests and Diseases
- CHAPTER 19 Decorating with Growing Plants and Fresh Flowers
- CHAPTER 20 Greenhouses and Related Climate-Controlling Structures
- Appendix A: Professional Organizations for Horticulturists
- Appendix B: Professional and Trade Journals in Horticulture
- Appendix C: State Extension Services
- Glossary
- Index
Rubrieken
- advisering
- algemeen management
- coaching en trainen
- communicatie en media
- economie
- financieel management
- inkoop en logistiek
- internet en social media
- it-management / ict
- juridisch
- leiderschap
- marketing
- mens en maatschappij
- non-profit
- ondernemen
- organisatiekunde
- personal finance
- personeelsmanagement
- persoonlijke effectiviteit
- projectmanagement
- psychologie
- reclame en verkoop
- strategisch management
- verandermanagement
- werk en loopbaan
