Plant science : growth, development, and utilization of cultivated plants.
Material type: TextPublication details: Boston, [Mass.] ; London : Prentice Hall, c2011.Edition: 5th ed., [International ed.]. / Margaret J. McMahon, Anton M. Kofranek, Vincent E. RubatzkyDescription: xiv, 674 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmContent type:- 9780135014073:
- 0135014077
- 9780135068502
- 0135068509
- Hartmann's plant science.
- 630
- .P56 2011
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General Lending | Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending | 630 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 80808 | |
General Lending | Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending | 630 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 80809 |
CW078
Revised edition of: Hartmann's plant science / [edited by] Margaret J. McMahon, Anton M. Kofranek, Vincent E. Rubatzky. 2007.
CW027
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Environmental, cultural, and social factors that influence the cultivation and utilization of plants -- History, trends, issues, and challenges in plant science -- Terrestrial ecosystems and their relationship to cultivating plants -- Growing plants for human use -- Climate -- Soils -- Plant structure, chemistry, growth, development, genetics, biodiversity, and processes -- Structure of higher plants -- Plant growth and development -- Plant chemistry and metabolism -- Genetics and propagation -- Cultivated plants : naming, classifying, origin, improvement, and germplasm diversity and preservation -- Photosynthesis and respiration -- Water relations -- Mineral nutrition -- Plant production and utilization of plants -- Soil, water, and fertility management -- Integrated management of weeds, insects, diseases, and other pests -- General considerations for production, harvest, postharvest handling, and marketing -- Field crops grown for food, fiber, and fuel -- Forage crops and rangelands -- Vegetable production -- Temperate fruit and nut crops -- Tropical and subtropical crop and crop production systems -- Nursery production -- Floriculture -- Turfgrasses -- Landscape plants -- Constructed landscapes and landscape design considerations.
Plant Science: Growth, Development, and Utilization of Cultivated Plants, Fifth Edition, is an outstanding resource for anyone with an interest in how plants are grown and utilized for maintaining and adding enjoyment to human life. The text starts with the fundamentals of botany, plant physiology, and environmental factors affecting plant growth, while later sections integrate those topics into strategies of producing plants for human use as food, fiber, and recreation. The concept of sustainability and sustainable methods of growing plants runs throughout the text. Whether you are familiar or unfamiliar with plant science, this book will give you a firm understanding of concepts and terminology related to the growing of plants.
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