Principles of horticulture / C.R. Adams, K.M. Bamford, M.P. Early.
Publication details: London : Heinemann, 1984.Description: viii, 197 p. : ill. ; 25 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:- 635 22 PRI
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Table of Content
PART ONE PLANT SCIENCE
1. Plant Classification and Naming
Principles of classification
Naming of cultivated plants
2. Plant Organization
Plant form
Stem structure
Stem growth
Cell structure
3. Water and Minerals in the Plant
Water
Movement of water
Minerals
4. Plant Growth
Photosynthesis
Respiration
5. Plant Development
The seed
The seedling
The vegetative plant
The flowering plant
The fruiting plant
Etc.
6. Genetics and Plant Breeding
The cell
Inheritance of characteristics
FI hybrids
Other breeding programmes
Polyploids
Etc.
7. Weeds
Identification
Weed biology
Annual weeds
8. Fungi Bacteria and Viruses
The rabbit
The brown rat
The grey squirrel
The mole
The wood-pigeon
Etc.
9. Control Measures
Slugs
Insects
Mites
Other arthropods
Nematodes
10. Fungi bacteria and viruses
Fungi
Bacteria
Viruses
11. Control Measures
Legislation and control
Cultural control Resistance
Biological control
Chemical control
12. The root environment
Root requirements
Composition of soils
Soil formation
Soil components
Soil texture
Etc.
13. Soil Water
Wetting of a dry soil
Drying of a wet soil
Drainage
Irrigation
Water Quality
14. Soil Organic Matter
Living organisms in the soil
Nutrients cycles
Humus
Organic matter levels in the soil
Benefits of organic matter
15. Plant Nutrition
Control of soil PH
Fertilizers
Plants nutrients
Trace elements
Fertilizers
16. Management of growing media
Cultivations
Management of main soil types
Soil substitutes
Hydroponics
Includes Index P. 193 -197
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