Introduction to horticultural science

by Arteca, Richard N.

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Title Statements

Full title :Introduction to horticultural science / Richard N. Arteca.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cengage Learning
Place of Publication:Stamford, CT
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015

The Physical Object

Description:xxviii, 609 pages : : color illustrations, color maps ; : 29 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781111312794, 1111312796
oclc:ocn858359705
LC Classification:SB318
Dewey Decimal:635

The green plant, what an organism! -- Origin of agriculture and the domestication of plants -- The horticulture industry : an important part of agriculture and available careers -- The relationship between horticulture and the environment -- Classification of plants and plant anatomy -- Plant propagation -- Media, nutrients, and fertilizers -- Plants and their environment -- Plant growth regulators -- Postharvest physiology -- Pest management -- Plant biotechnology and genetically modified organisms : an overview -- Site selection for horticultural operations -- Greenhouse structures -- Growing crops in the greenhouse -- Nursery crops-development, facilities, and production -- Floral design -- Interiorscaping -- Designing landscapes -- Installing landscapes -- Landscape maintenance -- Warm and cool season turfgrass selection, establishment, care, and maintenance -- Olericulture -- Pomology : fruit and nut production -- Organic agriculture -- Hydroponics.