Table of Content
The Industry - Scope and Development, Geographical Location in the United States, Foreign Competition with United States Flower Crops, Opportunities and Occupations in the Floriculture Production Industry, Types of Plant Growing Structures, Greenhouses, Financing, Locating and Sizing a Greenhouses Facility, Control of the Greenhouses Environment, Effects of Environmental Factors on Plant Growth, The Plant, Light, Temperature, 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, 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, Cut Flower Crops, Major Cut Flowers: Antirrhinum, Pendranthema, 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, Appendices, Glossary, Index
