Written so as to be easily understood by students who have little or no botanical background, the second edition of Plant Science : Growth, development and utilization of cultivated plants examines the essential elements of the botany of higher plants. The book emphasizes the principals involved in the response of plants to environmental stresses and how these stresses can be modified to increase plant production.
4th Edition Features
- Provides students with basic crop production principles in relation to current scirntific breakthroughs and social issues affecting plant science.
- Includes more photos, more color, more highlighted sections.
- Chapter objectives, key terms, end-of-chapter study questions and a companion website assist students in focusing on key concepts.
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Highly recommended by horticulture staff at ACS for over 25 years.
This book is a classic for every horticulture or plant science professional.
Contents
UNIT I: Environmental, Cultural, and Social Factors that Influence the Cultivation and Utilization of Plants
CHAPTER 1: History, Trends, Issues, and Challenges in Plant Science
CHAPTER 2: Terrestial Ecosystems
CHAPTER 3: Human Impact on Ecosystems
CHAPTER 4: Climate - Solar Radiation and Moisture Availability
CHAPTER 5: Climate - Temperature, Air Movement, and Composition
CHAPTER 6: Soil and Managing Soil, Soil Water, and Fdertility
CHAPTER 7: Itegrated Management of Weeds, Insects, and Diseases
UNIT II: Plant Structure, Chemistry, Growth and Development, Genetics, and Biodiversity
CHAPTER 8: Structure of Higher Plants
CHAPTER 9: Stages of Growth and Development
CHAPTER 10: Plant Chemistry and Metabolism
CHAPTER 11: Photosynthesis and Respiration
CHAPTER 12: Soil and Plant Water Relations
CHAPTER 13: Plant Nutrients
CHAPTER 14: Genetics and Propagation
CHAPTER 15: Crop Biodiversity: Naming, Classifying, Origin, and Germplam Preservation
UNIT III: Crops: Their Production and Utilization Systems
CHAPTER 16: Field Crops Grown for Food, Fiber, Fuel, and Other Industrial Uses
CHAPTER 17: Forage Crops and Rangelands
CHAPTER 18: Vegetable Production
CHAPTER 19: Temperate Fruit and Nut Crops
CHAPTER 20: Tropical and Subtropical Crops and Crop Production Systems
CHAPTER 21: Nursery Production
CHAPTER 22: Landscape Plants: Evergreen Trees and Shrubs, Deciduous Trees and Shrubs, and Herbaceous Plants
CHAPTER 23: Floriculture
CHAPTER 24: Turfgrasses
CHAPTER 25: Residential and Public Landscapes
CHAPTER 26: Harvest, Post-Harvest Handling, Storage, Distribution, and MarketingAPPENDIX
GLOSSARY
INDEX
