TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilkinson,Kim M.
ED  - United States.
TI  - Tropical nursery manual: a guide to starting and operating a nursery for native and traditional plants 
T2  - Agricultural handbook
SN  - 9781951682507
U1  - REF635.012  22
PY  - 2014///
CY  - [Washington, D.C.?]
PB  - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
KW  - Nurseries (Horticulture)
KW  - United States
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Tropical plants
KW  - Endemic plants
KW  - fast
N1  - Contents;

Getting started 
1. Why start a tropical nursery for native and traditional plants?
2. Planning a tropical nursey 
3. Defining the target plant 
4. Crop planning: Propagation protocols, schedules, and records 

Developing your nursery 
5. Propagation environments 
6. Growing media 
7. Containers 

Plant propagation 
8. Collecting, processing and storing seeds 
9. Seed germination and sowing options 
10. Vegetative propagation 

Plant care 
11.Water quality and irrigation 
12. Plant nutrition and fertilization
13. Beneficial microorganisms 
14. Problem prevention and holistic pest management 

Hardening, shipping, and outplanting 
15.  Hardening 
16. Harvesting and shipping 
17. Outplanting 

Relationships, management, and learning 
18. Working with people 
19. Nursery management 
20. Discovering ways to improve nursey practices and plant quality 


; Includes bibliographical references
ER  -