Nursery Management: Administration and Culture
by Davidson, Harold; Mecklenburg, Roy; Peterson, CurtisEdition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-01-01
Publisher(s): 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 | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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