Introduction to floriculture /

Every major floriculture crop is discussed in detail in Introduction to Floriculture, Second Edition. The information presented can be used as guidelines for the production of these crops. Divided into two sections on miscellaneous cut flowers and other flowering potted plants, this newly revised ed...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Larson, Roy A., Armitage, A. M. (Allan M.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1992.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Every major floriculture crop is discussed in detail in Introduction to Floriculture, Second Edition. The information presented can be used as guidelines for the production of these crops. Divided into two sections on miscellaneous cut flowers and other flowering potted plants, this newly revised edition updates and expands on the existing information from the first edition and contains two completely new chapters on specialty cut flowers and geraniums. This book will be an invaluable source of information for the student as well as the commercial grower. Key Features * Surveys every major commercial floriculture crop in detail * Covers history, taxonomy, economics, propagation, general culture, disease and insect problems, physiological disorders, and marketing in each chapter * Highlights culture procedures that: * Result in the production of high-quality floriculture crops * Reduce the need for pesticide applications * Decrease greenhouse water runoff problems * Increase the longevity of the various crops for the consumer * Presents the latest information that can be used as guidelines for the commercial production of crops * Discusses response of specific crops to management practices such as temperature and daylength manipulation, use of growth regulators, and hypobaric storage * Written by 25 recognized floriculture crop experts.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 636 pages) : illustrations, map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0124376517
9780124376519
0124077919
9780124077911