Principles of Tropical Horticulture
David Midmore
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Description for Principles of Tropical Horticulture
Paperback. Takes the reader through a background of environmental influences and plant physiology to an understanding of production and postharvest systems, environmental adaptation techniques, and marketing strategies. This title is suitable for upper lever undergraduate and postgraduate students in horticulture and agriculture. Series: Modular Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Principles of Tropical Horticulture leads the reader through a background of environmental influences and plant physiology to an understanding of production and post-harvest systems, environmental adaptation techniques and marketing strategies. Focusing on the principles behind production practices and their scientific basis, rather than detailed biological traits of each crop, this text outlines successes and failures in practices to date and sets out how the quantity and quality of horticultural produce can improve in the future. Case studies are frequently used and chapters cover the production of vegetables, fruit and ornamental crops, including temperate zone crops adapted to grow in the ... Read more
Principles of Tropical Horticulture leads the reader through a background of environmental influences and plant physiology to an understanding of production and post-harvest systems, environmental adaptation techniques and marketing strategies. Focusing on the principles behind production practices and their scientific basis, rather than detailed biological traits of each crop, this text outlines successes and failures in practices to date and sets out how the quantity and quality of horticultural produce can improve in the future. Case studies are frequently used and chapters cover the production of vegetables, fruit and ornamental crops, including temperate zone crops adapted to grow in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Modular Texts
Condition
New
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845935153
SKU
V9781845935153
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-14
About David Midmore
David J Midmore, University of Reading, UK
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