Paul Nelson

Greenhouse Operation and Management

Pearson New International Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For courses in Greenhouse Management. Based on the author's life-long practical experiences both in the industry and in research, Greenhouse Operation and Management, Seventh Edition, offers students a state-of-the-art guide to the operation of commercial flower and vegetable greenhouses. The text 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson Education Limited
• 7 ed
• Seitenzahl: 616
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 275mm x 218mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 1484g
• ISBN-13: 9781292027685
• ISBN-10: 1292027681
• Artikelnr.: 54399473

Inhaltsangabe

1. Floriculture–A Global Industry.
 2. Greenhouse Construction.
 3. Greenhouse Heating.
 4. Greenhouse Cooling.
 5. Environmental Control Systems.
 6. Root Substrate.
 7. Root Substrate Pasteurization.
 8. Watering.
 9. Fertilization.
10. Carbon Dioxide Fertilization.
11. Light and Temperature.
12. Regulation of Plant Growth.
13. Insect and Mite Management in Greenhouses
14. Disease Management.
15. Maintaining Postproduction Quality.
16. Marketing.
17. Business Management.
Glossary.
Index.