The Commercial Greenhouse, third edition, is a complete text for the modern commercial greenhouse grower, educator, and student. The text is a complete reference on greenhouse systems and technologies, and the science of growing crops. The Commercial Greenhouse, third edition systematically starts the reader off by outlining the fundamentals; providing an overview of greenhouse structures, and the biology of growing plants under cover including light temperature, gasses, soils, water, and nutrients. These essential chapters are followed by fifteen chapters that focus on specific guidelines and…mehr
The Commercial Greenhouse, third edition, is a complete text for the modern commercial greenhouse grower, educator, and student. The text is a complete reference on greenhouse systems and technologies, and the science of growing crops. The Commercial Greenhouse, third edition systematically starts the reader off by outlining the fundamentals; providing an overview of greenhouse structures, and the biology of growing plants under cover including light temperature, gasses, soils, water, and nutrients. These essential chapters are followed by fifteen chapters that focus on specific guidelines and greenhouse procedures for successful greenhouse production, insect and disease control, and marketing. The clear and concise presentation of fundamental concepts in The Commercial Greenhouse, third edition makes this text a must for every greenhouse professional's shelf.
B.S., M.S., & Ph.D at Pennsylvania State University
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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsSECTION 1. THE INDUSTRY-SCOPE AND DEVELOPMENTChapter 1: Geographical Location in the United StatesChapter 2: Foreign Competition with United States Flower CropsChapter 3: Opportunities and Occupations in the FloricultureSECTION 2. TYPES OF PLANT GROWING STRUCTURESChapter 4: GreenhousesChapter 5: Financing, Locating, and Sizing a Greenhouse FacilityChapter 6: Control of the Greenhouse EnvironmentSECTION 3. EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON PLANT GROWTHChapter 7: The PlantChapter 8: LightChapter 9: Temperature 121Chapter 10: GasesSECTION 4. GROWING MEDIAChapter 11: Soils: Properties and MakeupChapter 12: Artificial SoilsChapter 13: Sterilization Pasteurization of Growing MediaSECTION 5. NUTRITION AND WATERINGChapter 14: Essential Elements for Plant GrowthChapter 15: Fertilizers and Methods of ApplicationChapter 16: Water: Plant Requirements and Methods of ApplicationSECTION 6. PLANT PROPAGATIONChapter 17: Sexual Seed PropagationChapter 18: Asexual Vegetative PropagationChapter 19: Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrate Greenhouse PestsChapter 20: Greenhouse DiseasesChapter 21: Regulating Plant GrowthSECTION 7. CONTAINER GROWN CROPSChapter 22: Containers and the General Handling of Container Grown CropsChapter 23: Flowering Plants IChapter 24: Flowering Plants IIChapter 25: Flowering Plants IIIChapter 26: Flowers from Bulbous SpeciesChapter 27: Tropical Foliage PlantsChapter 28: Bedding PlantsSECTION 9.CUT FLOWER CROPSChapter 29: Major Cut Flowers: Antirrhinum, Dendranthema, DianthusChapter 30: Orchids and RosesChapter 31: Minor Cut Flower CropsSECTION 10. POSTHARVEST HANDLING AND MARKETING OF POTTED PLANTS AND CUT FLOWERSChapter 32: Harvesting and Storage MethodsChapter 33: The Role of the Wholesaler in the Marketing and Distribution of Floriculture CropsChapter 34: The Retail Florist, Mass Market, and Other OutletsAppendix I. A Partial List of Boom Irrigation Manufacturers and SuppliersAppendix II. 1993 List of Association of Natural Biocontrol Products Supplier MembersAppendix III. University Plant Disease Laboratories in the United States and CanadaAppendix IV. Formula for Preparing a Citric Acid Hydrating SolutionGlossaryIndex
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsSECTION 1. THE INDUSTRY-SCOPE AND DEVELOPMENTChapter 1: Geographical Location in the United StatesChapter 2: Foreign Competition with United States Flower CropsChapter 3: Opportunities and Occupations in the FloricultureSECTION 2. TYPES OF PLANT GROWING STRUCTURESChapter 4: GreenhousesChapter 5: Financing, Locating, and Sizing a Greenhouse FacilityChapter 6: Control of the Greenhouse EnvironmentSECTION 3. EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON PLANT GROWTHChapter 7: The PlantChapter 8: LightChapter 9: Temperature 121Chapter 10: GasesSECTION 4. GROWING MEDIAChapter 11: Soils: Properties and MakeupChapter 12: Artificial SoilsChapter 13: Sterilization Pasteurization of Growing MediaSECTION 5. NUTRITION AND WATERINGChapter 14: Essential Elements for Plant GrowthChapter 15: Fertilizers and Methods of ApplicationChapter 16: Water: Plant Requirements and Methods of ApplicationSECTION 6. PLANT PROPAGATIONChapter 17: Sexual Seed PropagationChapter 18: Asexual Vegetative PropagationChapter 19: Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrate Greenhouse PestsChapter 20: Greenhouse DiseasesChapter 21: Regulating Plant GrowthSECTION 7. CONTAINER GROWN CROPSChapter 22: Containers and the General Handling of Container Grown CropsChapter 23: Flowering Plants IChapter 24: Flowering Plants IIChapter 25: Flowering Plants IIIChapter 26: Flowers from Bulbous SpeciesChapter 27: Tropical Foliage PlantsChapter 28: Bedding PlantsSECTION 9.CUT FLOWER CROPSChapter 29: Major Cut Flowers: Antirrhinum, Dendranthema, DianthusChapter 30: Orchids and RosesChapter 31: Minor Cut Flower CropsSECTION 10. POSTHARVEST HANDLING AND MARKETING OF POTTED PLANTS AND CUT FLOWERSChapter 32: Harvesting and Storage MethodsChapter 33: The Role of the Wholesaler in the Marketing and Distribution of Floriculture CropsChapter 34: The Retail Florist, Mass Market, and Other OutletsAppendix I. A Partial List of Boom Irrigation Manufacturers and SuppliersAppendix II. 1993 List of Association of Natural Biocontrol Products Supplier MembersAppendix III. University Plant Disease Laboratories in the United States and CanadaAppendix IV. Formula for Preparing a Citric Acid Hydrating SolutionGlossaryIndex
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