Michael L. Agnew, Nancy H. Agnew, Nick E. Christians

Mathematics for the Green Industry

Essential Calculations for Horticulture and Landscape Professionals
By Michael L. and Nancy H. Agnew, Nick Christians, Ann Marie VanDerZanden

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive guide to the use of math in the Green Industry

Designed for both students and practitioners in the Green Industry, this book offers full coverage of the calculations necessary to effectively, safely, and economically manage a Green Industry operation.

Following clear explanations of all relevant mathematical principles, the authors cover calculations inherent in all aspects of the Green Industry, from determining area and volume, to the application of fertilizers, pesticides, and growth regulators, to preparing design and installation cost estimates.

Coverage includes computations for:
_ Landscape installation and maintenance
_ Greenhouse, nursery, and interior landscape operation
_ Parks and recreation maintenance
_ Turf management, including lawn care, sports turf, and sod production
_ Proper application of fertilizers, pesticides, and plant-growth regulators
_ Proper calibration of application equipment

Additional features include multiple computations for readers to work through, appendices with units of measure and equivalents, and a table with conversion factors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 188mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 685g
• ISBN-13: 9780470136720
• ISBN-10: 0470136723
• Artikelnr.: 23550341

Autorenporträt

Michael L. Agnew, PhD, is Senior Field Technical Manager for Syngenta Professional Products, Greensboro, North Carolina. He is coauthor of Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance, Fourth Edition (Wiley). Nancy H. Agnew, PhD, is Student Programs Instructor at Longwood Gardens, Inc., Kennett Square, Penn-sylvania. She teaches a course in horticulture mathematics. NICK E. CHRISTIANS, PhD, is University Professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. His previous books include Mathematics of Turf-grass Maintenance, Fourth Edition, and Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Third Edition (Wiley). Ann Marie Vanderzanden, PhD, is Associate Professor of Horti-culture at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. She is coauthor of Landscape Design: Theory and Application.

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION ONE - MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES Chapter 1: Basic Math Skills Chapter
2: Units of Measure Chapter 3: Area of Geometric Figures Chapter 4: Volume
of Geometric Figures SECTION TWO - GREEN INDUSTRY MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS
Chapter 5: Determining the Area of Landscape Features Chapter 6:
Understanding Fertilizers and Fertilizer Calculations Chapter 7:
Understanding Pesticide and PGR Calculations Chapter 8: Calibrating
Fertilizer and Pesticide Application Equipment Chapter 9: Mathematical
Applications for the Turf Industry Chapter 10: Mathematical Applications
for the Landscape Industry Chapter 11: Mathematical Applications for the
Greenhouse and Nursery Industries SECTION THREE - APPENDICES