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Plant ScienceFifth Edition, is an outstanding resource for anyone with an interest in how plants are grown and utilized for maintaining and adding enjoyment to human life. The text starts with the fundamentals of botany, plant physiology, and environmental factors affecting plant growth, while later sections integrate those topics into strategies of producing plants for human use as food, fiber, and recreation. The concept of sustainability and sustainable methods of growing plants runs throughout the text. Whether you are familiar or unfamiliar with plant science, this book will give you a firm understanding of concepts and terminology related to the growing of plants.
Contents
unit oneEnvironmental, Cultural, and Social Factors That Influence the Cultivation and Utilization of Plants1 History, Trends, Issues, and Challenges in Plant Science2 Terrestrial Ecosystems and Their Relationship to Cultivating Plants3 Growing Plants for Human Use4 Climate5 Soilsunit twoPlant Structure, Chemistry, Growth, Development, Genetics, Biodiversity, and Processes6 Structure of Higher Plants7 Plant Growth and Development8 Plant Chemistry and Metabolism9 Genetics and Propagation10 Cultivated Plants: Naming, Classifying, Origin, Improvement, and Germplasm Diversity and Preservation11 Photosynthesis and Respiration12 Water Relations13 Mineral Nutritionunit threePlant Production and Utilization of Plants14 Soil, Water, and Fertility Management15 Integrated Management of Weeds, Insects, Diseases, and Other Pests16 General Considerations for Production, Harvest, Postharvest Handling, and Marketing17 Field Crops Grown for Food, Fiber, and Fuel18 Forage Crops and Rangelands19 Vegetable Production20 Temperate Fruit and Nut Crops21 Tropical and Subtropical Crop and Crop Production Systems22 Nursery Production23 Floriculture24 Turfgrasses25 Landscape Plants26 Constructed Landscapes and Landscape Design ConsiderationsAppendixGlossaryIndex
