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Grower Talks on Crop Culture

PP.332, Sm Quarto, B &amp; W Photos, Figures, Color Plates

Ball Pest and Disease Manual

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Powell, Charles C. And Lindquist Richard K.

Gardening & Landscape Design

Geraniums IV: The Grower's Manual

A guide for professionals in the nursery and retail plant industries or for dedicated plant lovers, to taking care of plants until they are planted in the ground. After delineating the responsibilities of the grower, the shipper, the retailer, and the consumer; devotes a section each to the most common species. Also tells how to pronounce the Latin name. Nicely illustrated in color. No subject index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Bedding Plants: Prolonging Shelf Performance : Postproduction Care and Handling

Armitage, Allan M.

Harvesting at the appropriate development stage, the availability of food for respiration, temperature and light, growth regulators, and pests and diseases are some of the considerations addressed for anyone who wants to keep their cut flowers fresh longer, either to look and smell nice, or to sell. Includes color photographs. The bibliographic references are species specific. No subject index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Cut Flowers: Prolonging Freshness : Postproduction Care & Handling

Sacalis, John N.

Nell (floriculture and horticulture, U. of Florida) provides guidance for growers, shippers, retailers, and consumers on keeping potted plants healthy longer. Discusses temperature and light, medium and fertilization, shipping, irrigation, and other factors that play a role. Illustrated in color. Arranged by Latin name, and indexed (only) by common name. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Flowering Potted Plants: Prolonging Shelf Performance : Postproduction Care & Handling (The Postproduction Series)

Nell, Terril A.

For professionals and dedicated amateurs, suggests how to care for interior foliage plants to increase their lifespan. Among the ideas are acclimating the plants before they are sold, seeing to their physical and physiological needs during shipping and storage, and selecting quality plants in the first place. No subject index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Foliage Plants: Prolonging Quality : Postproduction Care & Handling (The Postproduction Series)

Blessington, Thomas M.

Collins, Pamela C.

Read about production and marketing techniques used by successful poinsettia growers to improve quality and increase sales. Provides advice on the best methods for monitoring sweet potato whitefly, why prefinished poinsettias can increase your bottom line, how to control plant height by using temperature, proper scheduling of a popular new cultivar, and much more!

Poinsettias: Growing & Marketing

Martens, Julie A.

Ball Culture Guide: The Encyclopedia of Seed Germination

Nau, Jim

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