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9780136175728

Nursery Management: Administration and Culture

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  • ISBN13:

    9780136175728

  • ISBN10:

    0136175724

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-01-01
  • Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

Focusing on administration and culture, this new edition introduces and examines the various types of nursery businesses and how they are operated and managed. This practical book will be a valuable reference for your professional library, covering information on how to solve fertilizer and irrigation problems and many more.

Table of Contents

General
Brief History of the Nursery Industry
The Nursery Industry
Administration
Management Applied to Nurseries
Selection of a Nursery Site
Organization and Development of the Nursery Site
Laws, Regulations, and Codes
Financial Management
Wholesale Marketing of Nursery Crops
Nursery Inventory Management
Shipping Nursery Stock
Culture
Nursery Crop Production
Soil and Nutrition Management for Field-Grown Plants
Media and Nutrition Management for Container-Grown Plants
Irrigation of Nursery Crops
Modifying Plant Growth and Development in the Nursery
Managing Weeds, Insects, and Diseases
Nursery Storage Facilities
The Production and Use of Compost
Appendices
Guide to Plant Locators
Partial List of Books and Bulletins Pertaining to Areas of Nursery Management
Addresses of Nursery-Related Organizations
Trade Journals Related to the Nursery Industry
Approximate Metric Conversions
Rate per 1000 sq ft Nomograph
Rate Per Acre Nomograph
Fertilizer Proportioner Nomograph, 100ppm
Determining the Weight of B&B Plants
Proximate Weight of B&B Plants
Area of Circles in Square Feet
Values for Selected Rates of i
Relationships Between T, RH, VP, and VPD
Index
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