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Product Identifiers

PublisherPrentice Hall PTR

ISBN-100130331252

ISBN-139780130331250

eBay Product ID (ePID)127306951

Product Key Features

Number of Pages787 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHorticulture : Principles and Practices

Publication Year2001

SubjectAgriculture / General, Life Sciences / Horticulture

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science

AuthorGeorge Acquaah

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight66.9 Oz

Item Length11.1 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2001-026706

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal635

Table Of ContentI. THE UNDERLYING SCIENCE. 1. What Is Horticulture? 2. Classifying and Naming Horticultural Products. 3. Plant Anatomy. 4. Plant Growth Environment. 5. Plant Physiology. 6. Plant Genetics and Improvement. 7. Post Harvest Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Products. II. PROTECTING HORTICULTURAL PLANTS. 8. Biological Enemies of Horticultural Plants. 9. Principles and Methods of Disease and Pest Control. III. PROPAGATING HORTICULTURAL PLANTS. 10. Sexual Propagation. 11. Asexual Propagation. IV. GROWING PLANTS INDOORS. 12. Growing Houseplants. 13. Terrarium Culture. 14. Bonsai: The Art of Miniature Plant Culture. 15. Controlled-Environment Horticulture. 16. Growing Succulents. V. GROWING PLANTS OUTDOORS: ORNAMENTALS. 17. Principles of Landscaping. 18. Nursery Production and Installation of the Landscape. 19. Turf Production and Use. 20. Pruning. 21. Maintenance of the Landscape and Garden. 22. Cut and Dried Flowers: Production and Arranging. VI. GROWING PLANTS OUTDOORS: VEGETABLES, FRUITS, AND NUTS. 23. Growing Vegetables. 24. Herb Gardening. 25. Organic Farming. 26. Management of Selected Fruit Trees and Small Fruits. Appendices. Glossary. Index.

SynopsisThis text is designed for introduction to horticulture, plant science, and principles of crop production courses at undergraduate level. Written from the point of view of the horticulturalist, it considers horticulture as a science, an art, and a business opportunity., For Introduction to Horticulture, Introduction to Plant Science, and Principles of Crop Production courses at the undergraduate level. Written from the point of view of the horticulturalist, this comprehensive introduction to horticulture as a science, art, and business explores the four general areas of horticulture ornamental horticulture, fruit culture, vegetable culture, and landscape architecture and covers all the essential principles and practices of horticulture pertaining to indoor and outdoor production. The emphasis throughout is on the underlying science including current technology and how it is applied in practical horticulture.

LC Classification NumberSB318.A3 2002