Greenhouse operation and management / Paul V. Nelson.
By: Nelson, Paul V [author.]
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BookPublisher: Harlow, Essex : Pearson Education, 2014Edition: Seventh edition.Description: 566 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781292027685; 1292027681.Subject(s): Greenhouse management | FloricultureDDC classification: 635.9823 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 635.9823 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00134948 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 635.9823 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 30/01/2024 | 00134951 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Bibliography: p. 559-560. - Includes index.
Floriculture: a global industry / Paul V. Nelson -- Greenhouse construction / Paul V. Nelson -- Greenhouse heating / Paul V. Nelson -- Greenhouse cooling / Paul V. Nelson -- Environmental control systems / Paul V. Nelson -- Root substrate / Paul V. Nelson -- Root substrate pasteurization / Paul V. Nelson -- Watering / Paul V. Nelson -- Fertilization / Paul V. Nelson -- Color plates / Paul V. Nelson -- Carbon dioxide fertilization / Paul V. Nelson -- Light and temperature / Paul V. Nelson -- Regulation of plant growth / Paul V. Nelson -- Insecty and mite management in greenhouses / Paul V. Nelson -- Disease management / Paul V. Nelson -- Maintaining postproduction quality / Paul V. Nelson -- Business management / Paul V. Nelson -- Marketing / Paul V. Nelson.
CIT Module AGRI 6019 - Core reading.