Applied principles of horticultural science / Laurie Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, L. V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horticulture.

Soil science.

Horticulture--Problems, exercises, etc.

Soil science--Problems, exercises, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Applied Principles of Horticultural Science is that critical thing for all students of horticulture - a book that teaches the theory of horticultural science through the practice of horticulture itelf.The book is divided into three sections - Plant science, Soil science, Pest and disease. Each section contains a number of chapters relating to a major principle of applied horticulture. Each chapter starts with a key point summary and introduces the underpinning knowledge which is then reinforced by exercises. The book contains over 70 practical exercises, present

Contents:

Front Cover; Applied Principles of Horticultural Science; Copyright Page; Contents; About the author; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One: Plant science; 1. Plant kingdom: classification and nomenclature; Exercise 1.1 The plant kingdom; Exercise 1.2 Principles of classification; Exercise 1.3 Nomenclature for plant ordering; Exercise 1.4 Flowering plants (angiosperms); Answers; 2. Seed propagation (viability and vigour); Exercise 2.1 Seed structure and dissection; Exercise 2.2 Percentage germination; Exercise 2.3 Effects of seed age on germination; Exercise 2.4 Tetrazolium test

Exercise 2.5 Germination environmentAnswers; 3. Propagation; Exercise 3.1 Vegetative propagation by cuttings; Exercise 3.2 Propagation and layering (stemrhizomes and stolons); Exercise 3.3 Propagation and division (stem corms and bulbs); Exercise 3.4 Propagation by division (bulbs); Answers; 4. Weed - biology and control; Exercise 4.1 Weed collecting and identification; Exercise 4.2 Pressing and mounting weed specimens; Exercise 4.3 Root structure; Exercise 4.4 Cultural weed control; Exercise 4.5 Chemical weed control; Answers; 5. The leaf and photosynthesis

Exercise 5.1 Dicotyledonous leaf structure and photosynthesisExercise 5.2 Chlorophyll and photosynthesis; Exercise 5.3 Light and photosynthesis; Exercise 5.4 Carbon dioxide and photosynthesis; Exercise 5.5 Water and photosynthesis; Exercise 5.6 Oxygen and photosynthesis; Exercise 5.7 Cells and photosynthesis; Answers; 6. Respiration and storage; Exercise 6.1 Storage of plant materials; Exercise 6.2 Aerobic germination of pea seeds; Exercise 6.3 Anaerobic respiration of yeast; Exercise 6.4 Energy release during respiration; Answers; 7. Plant water; Exercise 7.1 Model of osmosis

Exercise 7.2 DiffusionExercise 7.3 Osmosis; Exercise 7.4 Plasmolysis; Exercise 7.5 Osmosis, diffusion and plasmolysis; Exercise 7.6 Root pressure osmosis; Answers; 8. Water transportation pathways and processes; Exercise 8.1 Stem tissue functions; Exercise 8.2 Transport through plant stems; Exercise 8.3 Water loss from leaf stomata; Exercise 8.4 Transpiration; Exercise 8.5 Transpiration balance; Exercise 8.6 The weather; Answers; 9. Flower structure; Exercise 9.1 Flower dissection; Exercise 9.2 Structure and function; Exercise 9.3 Floral structures; Exercise 9.4 Pollen investigation

Exercise 9.5 Insect-pollinated plantsExercise 9.6 Fertilization; Answers; Part Two: Soil science; 10. Soil formation and texture; Exercise 10.1 Properties of soil particles; Exercise 10.2 Features of coarse, medium and fine grade sand; Exercise 10.3 Sand grade investigation; Exercise 10.4 Soil texture assessment; Exercise 10.5 Soil texture assessment of personal plot sites; Answers; 11. Soil structure and profiles; Exercise 11.1 Soil structure and profile assessment; Answers; 12. Soil water; Exercise 12.1 Available water-holding capacity; Exercise 12.2 Effects of waterlogged soils

Exercise 12.3 Capillary rise

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319) and index.

ISBN:

1-136-44414-9

1-281-79606-9

9786611796068

0-08-094299-7

9780080942995

OCLC:

476216126