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Paul V. Nelson
ISBN: 9780130105776
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Pearson Education (US)
Edition: 6th Revised edition
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Suitable for courses in Greenhouse Management, this guide to the operation of commercial flower and vegetable greenhouses presents coverage in the order in which decision-making concerns occur for a person entering the greenhouse business. It provides instructions in layman's terms for several aspects of the business.
For courses in Greenhouse Management. Based on the author's life-long practical experiences both in the industry and in research, this best-selling, state-of-the-art guide to the operation of commercial flower and vegetable greenhouses presents coverage in the order in which decision-making concerns occur for a person entering the greenhouse business. Exceptionally comprehensive --yet accessible--it provides detailed, step-by-step instructions in layman's terms for ALL aspects of the business--from the physical facilities, to the day-to-day operations, to business management and marketing.
| ISBN | 0130105775 | | Pages | 692 | | ISBN13 | 9780130105776
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Weight (grammes) | 1102 | | Imprint | Prentice Hall | | Published in | Upper Saddle River | | Format | Hardback | | Previous ISBN | 9780133746877 | | Publication date | 19 Sep 2002 | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Library of Congress | SB415.N44 | | Width (mm) | 178 | | DEWEY | 635.9823 | | Spine width (mm) | 32 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | Preface | | | | | | Acknowledgments | | | | Ch. 1 | | Floriculture - A Global Industry | | 1 | | Ch. 2 | | Greenhouse Construction | | 41 | | Ch. 3 | | Greenhouse Heating | | 93 | | Ch. 4 | | Greenhouse Cooling | | 153 | | Ch. 5 | | Environmental Control Systems | | 185 | | Ch. 6 | | Root Substrate | | 197 | | Ch. 7 | | Root Substrate Pasteurization | | 237 | | Ch. 8 | | Watering | | 257 | | Ch. 9 | | Fertilization | | 303 | | Ch. 10 | | Alternative Cropping Systems | | 369 | | Ch. 11 | | Carbon Dioxide Fertilization | | 387 | | Ch. 12 | | Light and Temperature | | 399 | | Ch. 13 | | Chemical Growth Regulation | | 433 | | Ch. 14 | | Insect Control | | 463 | | Ch. 15 | | Disease Control | | 537 | | Ch. 16 | | Postproduction Quality | | 577 | | Ch. 17 | | Marketing | | 601 | | Ch. 18 | | Business Management | | 629 | | | | Glossary | | 657 | | | | Index | | 671 |
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