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008			101217t20112012maua b 001 0 eng
010			_a2010053104
020			_a9780132439367
020			_a0132439360
020			_a9780135071151
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035			_a(OCoLC)148692475 _z(OCoLC)746463543 _z(OCoLC)759162404 _z(OCoLC)803942117 _z(OCoLC)979150407 _z(OCoLC)986700888 _z(OCoLC)987647813 _z(OCoLC)1004452952
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050	0	0	_aSB415 _b.N44 2011
082	0	0	_a635.9/823068 _222
100	1		_aNelson, Paul V.
245	1	0	_aGreenhouse operation and management / _cPaul V. Nelson.
250			_aSeventh edition.
264		1	_aBoston : _bPrentice Hall, _c[2011]
264		4	_c©2012.
300			_axv, 607 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c28 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aFloriculture - a global industry : Origin of the greenhouse industry ; United States production ; World production ; Floral marketing ; Production opportunities in developed market countries ; Careers in the greenhouse industry -- Greenhouse construction ; Location ; Floor plan ; Glass greenhouses ; Film plastic greenhouses ; Rigid-panel greenhouses ; Benches and beds ; Cost of greenhouse construction ; New design innovations -- Greenhouse heating : Types of heat loss ; Heating systems ; Greenhouse temperature sensing ; Emergency heaters and generators ; Fuel ; Calculation of heat requirements ; Heat conservation -- Greenhouse cooling : Summer cooling systems ; Winter cooling systems ; Cooling hobby greenhouses ; Integration of heating and cooling systems -- Environmental control Systems : Types of controls -- Root substrate : Functions of root substrate ; Adaptation of field soil to containers ; Desirable properties of a root substrate ; Components of root substrate ; Soil-based substrate ; Soilless substrate ; Economics of substrate ; Preparation and handling of substrate -- Root Substrate pasteurization : Steam pasteurization ; Chemical pasteurization ; Reinoculation -- Watering : Effects of watering on plants ; Rules of watering ; Water quality ; Watering systems ; Greenhouse water lines ; Further considerations -- Fertilization : Fertilization programs ; Nutritional monitoring and diagnosis ; Corrective procedures -- Carbon dioxide fertilization : Role of carbon ; Carbon deficiency ; Carbon dioxide injection ; Economics of carbon dioxide injection -- Light and temperature : Light ; Temperature -- Regulation of plant growth : Nonchemical growth control ; Chemical growth control of height ; Other growth regulators used in greenhouse crop production ; Application of growth regulators ; Other benefits with the application of plant growth regulators -- Insect and mite management in greenhouses : Insect and mite pests of greenhouses ; Feeding behaviors of insect and mite pests ; Biological control ; Pesticides -- Disease management : Introduction to plant diseases ; Disease detection and diagnosis ; Disease management ; Disease control materials -- Maintaining postproduction quality : General issues ; Preharvest factors ; Harvest ; Storage and shipping ; Retail environment ; Containerized plants ; Cut flowers, foliages, stems and fruits ; Unrooted cuttings ; Commercial testing -- Marketing : Packaging ; Grades and standards ; The market system ; Eco-labels ; Promotion, advertising, and branding ; Marketing strategies -- Business management : Business plan ; Executive summary ; Business description ; Strategic plan : business and industry profiles ; Production and operations plan ; Market analysis : marketing plan ; Management and personnel plans ; Financial plan.
520			_a"[This book] is a state-of-the-art guide to the operation of commercial flower and vegetable greenhouses and presents coverage in the order in which decision-making concerns occur for a person entering the greenhouse business ... It provides detailed, step-by-step instructions in layman's terms for ALL aspects of the business - from the physical facilities, to the day-to-day operations, to business management and marketing."--Jacket.
650		0	_aGreenhouse management.
650		0	_aFloriculture.
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