Description
Horticulture: Plants for People and Places, Volume 1, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Production Horticulture
Coordinators: Dixon Geoffrey R., Aldous David E.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Horticulture: Plants for People and Places, Volume 1:
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Publication date: 09-2016
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 07-2014
599 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Hardback
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1. Introduction; David E. Aldous and Geoffrey R. Dixon
2. Science Drives Horticulture’s Progress and Profit; Geoffrey R. Dixon, Ian J. Warrington, Rod Drew and Gerhard Buck-Sorlin
3. Vegetable Crops: Linking Production, Breeding and Marketing; Daniel I. Leskovar, Kevin M. Crosby, Marco A. Palma and Menahem Edelstein
4. Temperate Fruit Species; Guglielmo Costa and Angelo Ramina
5. Tropical and Subtropical Fruits; Victor Galán Saúco, M. Herrero and J.I. Hormaz
6. Citrus Production; Manuel Agustí, Carlos Mesejo, Carmina Reig and Amparo Martínez-Fuentes
7. Viticulture and Wine Science; Yann Guisard, John Blackman, Andrew Clark, Bruno Holzapfel, Andrew Rawson, Suzy Rogiers, Leigh Schmidtke, Jason Smith, and Christopher Steel
8. Plantation Crops; Yan Diczbalis, Jeff Daniells, Smilja Lambert and Chris Searle
9. Berry Crops; Rex M. Brennan, Peter D.S. Caligari, John R. Clark , Pedro N. Brás de Oliveira, Chad E. Finn, Jim F. Hancock , Dorota Jarret, Gustavo A. Lobos, Scott Raffle and David Simpson
10. Protected Crops; Nazim Gruda and Josef Tanny
11. The Role of Ornamentals in Human Life; Jaap M. van Tuyl, Paul Arens, William B. Miller and Neil O. Anderson
12. New Ornamental Plants for Horticulture; Kevin Seaton, Andreas Bettin and Heiner Grüneberg
13. Postharvest Care and the Treatment of Fruits and Vegetables; Peter M.A. Toivonen, Elizabeth J. Mitcham and Leon A. Terry
14. Designing New Supply Chain Networks: Tomato and Mango Case Studies; Jack G.A.J. van der Vorst, Rob E. Schouten, Pieternel A. Luning, and Olaf van Kooten
15. Environmental Impact of Production Horticulture; Henry Wainwright, Charlotte Jordan and Harry Day
Index
Comprehensive coverage of unique topics – no previous book has contained this amount of information covering the entire spectrum of horticulture and horticultural science from crop production through environmental contexts to social impacts and welfare benefits
International authority – all the authors contributing to this trilogy are internationally acclaimed authorities each bringing vast accumulated knowledge and expertise
Clear, concise and well illustrated text – each author has provided a clear, detailed but concise analysis of their field of expertise amply interpreted and illustrated for ease of reading and understanding
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras