Introduction to florticulture

607 pages. heavy book check postage with usEvery major floriculture crop is discussed in detail in Introduction to Floricul ture, Second Edition. The information presented can be used as guidelines for th e production of these crops. Divided into two sections on miscellaneous cut flow ers and other flowering potted plants, this newly revised edition updates and ex pands on the existing information from the first edition and contains two comple tely new chapters on specialty cut flowers and geraniums. This book will be an i nvaluable source of information for the student as well as the commercial grower .Key Features* Surveys every major commercial floriculture crop in detai l* Covers history, taxonomy, economics, propagation, general culture, diseas e and insect problems, physiological disorders, and marketing in each chapter* Highlights culture procedures that:* Result in the production of high-qua lity floriculture crops* Reduce the need for pesticide applications* Dec rease greenhouse water runoff problems* Increase the longevity of the variou s crops for the consumer* Presents the latest information that can be used a s guidelines for the commercial production of crops* Discusses response of s pecific crops to management practices such as temperature and daylength manipula tion, use of growth regulators, and hypobaric storage* Written by 25 recogni zed floriculture crop experts.…