Horticulture: Plants for People and Places, Volume 1 Production Horticulture /

Volume one of Horticulture - Plants for People and Places describes how the array of plentiful, high quality fresh fruit, vegetables, and ornamentals supplied to retail consumers is achieved. This feat demands the intensive manipulation of plant growth, reproduction and postharvest husbandry across...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Dixon, Geoffrey R. (Editor ), Aldous, David E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Agriculture.
Food science.
Environment.
Business.
Management science.
Social sciences.
Food Science.
Environmental Sciences.
Business and Management.
Society.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Science Drives Horticulture's Progress and Profit
  • 3. Vegetable Crops: Linking Production, Breeding and Marketing
  • 4. Temperate Fruit Species
  • 5. Tropical and Subtropical Fruits
  • 6. Citrus Production
  • 7. Viticulture and Wine Science
  • 8. Plantation Crops
  • 9. Berry Crops
  • 10. Protected Crops
  • 11. The Role of Ornamentals in Human Life
  • 12. New Ornamental Plants for Horticulture
  • 13. Postharvest Care and the Treatment of Fruits and Vegetables
  • 14. Designing New Supply Chain Networks: Tomato and Mango Case Studies
  • 15. Environmental Impact of Production Horticulture
  • Index.

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