Gebundenes Buch

Handbook of Cucurbits

Growth, Cultural Practices, and Physiology

Herausgeber: Pessarakli, Mohammad

Beschreibung

The plant family Cucurbitaceae, also known as "cucurbits," consists of various squashes, melons, gourds, cucumbers, and pumpkins. This handbook contains information on cultural practices, nutrition, and physiological processes of cucurbits under both normal and stressful conditions. It presents the history and importance of cucurbit crop production as well as exhaustive information on growth responses of cucurbits to various environmental conditions and nutrients. Several chapters cover the growth responses of cucurbits to numerous abiotic stresses and the beneficial effects of stress.

Autor

Dr. Mohammad Pessarakli, PhD, is a well-known, internationally-recognized scientist and scholar. He is a professor in the School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. He received his BS (1977) in environmental resources in agriculture and MS (1978) in soil management and crop production from Arizona State University, Tempe, and earned his PhD (1981) in soil and water science from the University of Arizona, Tucson. Dr. Pessarakli is a certified professional agronomist and a certified professional soil scientist (CPAg/SS), as designated by the American Registry of the Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crop Science, and Soil Science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 596
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 178mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1247g
• ISBN-13: 9781482234589
• ISBN-10: 1482234580
• Artikelnr.: 43857738