Ball RedBook
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Ball RedBook

Crop Culture and Production

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eBook - ePub

Ball RedBook

Crop Culture and Production

About this book

The ultimate guide for professional plant growers. This essential resource provides techniques and advice for real-world greenhouse and nursery production.

Discover the basics of crop culture—media, nutrition, irrigation, water quality, light, temperature, and pest management. Get up-to-date and helpful growing techniques and cultural details required by professional growers.

Learn about:

  • Broad topics such as water, media, nutrition, and temperature.
  • Applied subjects such as insect and disease control and plant growth regulators.
  • Cultural details for flower, herb, and vegetable crops, including an in-depth section on hemp and cannabis production.
This isn't theory—it's what is working today in real-world greenhouses. If you are a professional plant grower, greenhouse operator, or nursery manager, this is for you. Buy now to produce better crops!

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Information

Publisher
Ball Publishing
Year
2021
Topic
Biological Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781733254151
Subtopic
Horticulture
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover 
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents 
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. PART 1
  10. Water, Media, and Nutrition
  11. 2. Substrates
  12. 3. Mineral Nutrition
  13. 4. Managing pH for Root Substrates
  14. 5. Water, Media, and Nutrition Testing
  15. 6. Temperature
  16. 7. Light
  17. 8. Plant Growth Regulators
  18. Pest Control
  19. 10. Recognizing and Managing Plant Diseases
  20. 11. Controlling Soilborne Pests
  21. 12. Resistance Management
  22. Propagation
  23. 14. Propagating Vegetative Crops
  24. 15. Indexing for Disease
  25. 16. Postharvest Care and Handling of Potted Plants
  26. Part 2
  27. Crop Culture A–Z
  28. Subject Index
  29. Plant Index

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