Cut flowers and foliages /
edited by James E. Faust, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA and John M. Dole, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
- 1 online resource (xi, 391 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts.
- Crop production science in horticulture .
- Crop production science in horticulture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Global Cut Flower and Foliage Marketplace / James E. Faust and John M. Dole -- Major Cut Flowers / James E. Faust and John M. Dole -- Cut Foliages / James E. Faust and John M. Dole -- Specialty Cuts / John M. Dole -- Irrigation and Fertilization / Raul I. Cabrera -- Diseases and Disease Management / Melissa Mu�noz, Elizabeth Cieniewicz and James E. Faust -- Biological Control of Pests / Henry Wainwright -- Postharvest Management / John M. Dole and James E. Faust.
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This book contains 8 chapters focusing on the breadth and depth of the cut flower and foliage industry, the production and postharvest handling of the most economically important cut flowers, specialty cut flowers, irrigation, fertilizer application, plant pests and diseases and their control and postharvest management, i.e. the harvesting, processing, storage, treatment and transport of these cut flowers.