Practical Horticulture
A Guide to Growing Indoor and Outdoor Plants
2nd Edition
Published on 29. December 1992
Book
Hardback
500 pages
978-0-13-678806-5 (ISBN)
Description
Describes changes in practice and innovations in the field of horticulture. Subjects new to this second edition include the role of horticulture in preventing global warming, the effects of indoor plants on indoor air quality, xeriscaping and newly discovered houseplant diseases.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
appendix, glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 215 mm
Weight
1100 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-678806-5 (9780136788065)
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Laura Rice | Robert Rice
Practical Horticulture
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06/1999
4th Edition
Addison Wesley
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Content
Part 1 Fundamentals of horticulture: climate and plant growth; plan nomenclature and classification; plant life cycles; plant propagation; outdoor soils and fertility; vegetable gardening; growing tree fruits and nuts; bush and other small fruits; flower and herb gardening; home landscape planning and installation; landscape maintenance; lawn establishment and care; diagnosing and treating outdoor plant disorders. Part 2 Growing plants indoors: indoor plant maintenance; potting media and fertilizers; light and indoor plant growth; indoor watering and humidity; controlling houseplant pests and disease; interior plantscaping; greenhouses and related climate-controlling structures.