Horticulture : Principles and Practices

by Acquaah, George

• ISBN13: 9780135182758
• ISBN10: 0135182751
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Table of Contents

Preface	xxv	(4)
Introduction What Is Horticulture?	xxix
Part 1 The Underlying Science	1	(206)
Chapter 1 Classifying and Naming Horticultural Plants	3	(24)
Chapter 2 Plant Anatomy	27	(35)
Chapter 3 Plant Growth Environment	62	(60)
Chapter 4 Plant Physiology	122	(36)
Chapter 5 Plant Genetics and Improvement	158	(49)
Part 2 Protecting Horticultural Plants	207	(74)
Chapter 6 Biological Enemies of Horticultural Plants	209	(25)
Chapter 7 Principles and Methods of Disease and Pest Control	234	(47)
Part 3 Propagating Horticultural Plants	281	(58)
Chapter 8 Sexual Propagation	283	(22)
Chapter 9 Asexual Propagation	305	(34)
Part 4 Growing Plants Indoors	339	(100)
Chapter 10 Growing Houseplants	341	(39)
Chapter 11 Controlled-Environment Facilities and Their Operation	380	(59)
Part 5 Growing Plants Outdoors	439	(148)
Chapter 12 Principles of Landscaping	441	(23)
Chapter 13 Nursery Production and Installation of the Landscape	464	(44)
Chapter 14 Lawn Establishment and Maintenance	508	(21)
Chapter 15 Pruning	529	(39)
Chapter 16 Maintenance of the Landscape and Garden	568	(19)
Part 6 Growing Garden Crops	587	(40)
Chapter 17 Growing Vegetables	589	(32)
Chapter 18 Herb Gardening	621	(6)
Part 7 Miscellaneous Topics	627	(118)
Chapter 19 Management of Selected Fruit Trees and Small Fruits	629	(30)
Chapter 20 Postharvest Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Plants	659	(13)
Chapter 21 Organic Farming	672	(17)
Chapter 22 Cut and Dried Flowers: Production and Arranging	689	(13)
Chapter 23 Computers in Horticulture	702	(10)
Chapter 24 Growing Succulents	712	(12)
Chapter 25 Terrarium Culture	724	(8)
Chapter 26 Bonsai: The Art of Miniature Plant Culture	732	(13)
Appendix A	745	(2)
Appendix B	747	(1)
Appendix C	748	(1)
Appendix D	749	(4)
Glossary	753	(8)
Index	761