Plant Science: Growth, Development, and Utilization of Cultivated Plants (5th Edition) - Softcover

McMahon, Margaret J.; Kofranek Deceased, Anton M.; Rubatzky, Vincent E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0135014077 ISBN 13: 9780135014073

Publisher: Pearson, 2010

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0135014077
• ISBN 13: 9780135014073
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 688