Mathematics for the Green Industry Essential Calculations for Horticulture and Landscape Professionals

by Agnew, Michael L.; Agnew, Nancy H.; Christians, Nick E.; VanDerZanden, Ann Marie

• ISBN13: 9780470136720
• ISBN10: 0470136723
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-28
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Get this comprehensive guide to the use of math in the Green Industry.Designed for both students and practitioners in the Green Industry, this book offers full coverage of the calculations necessary to effectively, safely, and economically manage a Green Industry operation. The authors provide clear explanations of all relevant mathematical principles and cover calculations inherent in all aspects of the Green Industry, from determining area and volume, to the application of fertilizers, pesticides, and growth regulators, to preparing design and installation cost estimates. Coverage includes computations for:Landscape installation and maintenance. Greenhouse, nursery, and interior landscape operation. Parks and recreation maintenance. Turf management, including lawn care, sports turf, and sod production. Proper application of fertilizers, pesticides, and plant-growth regulators. Proper calibration of application equipment.Additional features include multiple computations you can work through, appendices with units of measure and equivalents, and a table with conversion factors.

Author Biography

Michael L. Agnew, PhD, is Senior Field Technical Manager for Syngenta Professional Products, Greensboro, North Carolina. He is coauthor of Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance, Fourth Edition (Wiley).

Nancy H. Agnew, PhD, is Student Programs Instructor at Longwood Gardens, Inc., Kennett Square, Penn-sylvania. She teaches a course in horticulture mathematics.

NICK E. CHRISTIANS, PhD, is University Professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. His previous books include Mathematics of Turf-grass Maintenance, Fourth Edition, and Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Third Edition (Wiley).

Ann Marie Vanderzanden, PhD, is Associate Professor of Horti-culture at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. She is coauthor of Landscape Design: Theory and Application.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
About the Authors	p. vii
Mathematical Principles	p. 1
Basic Math Skills	p. 1
Measurement and Calculations with Measured Values	p. 31
Geometry	p. 47
Green Industry Applications	p. 79
Calculating the Area of Landscape Features	p. 79
Fertilizer Calculations	p. 95
Pesticide and Plant Growth Regulator Calculations	p. 127
Calibration of Application Equipment	p. 151
Mathematical Applications for the Turfgrass Industry	p. 169
Mathematical Applications for the Landscape Industry	p. 191
Mathematical Applications for the Greenhouse, Nursery, and Interior Landscape Industries	p. 223
Metric System Prefixes	p. 285
Tables of Equivalents	p. 287
Table of Conversion Factors	p. 297
Squaring-Up Gardens and Garden Structures	p. 307
Solutions to Practice Problems	p. 309
Index	p. 395
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