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TITLE: |
Plant and soil science : fundamentals and applications / by Rick Parker. |
ADDED TITLE: |
Plant & soil science |
AUTHOR: |
Parker, R. O. |
PUBLISHED: |
Clifton park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, c2010. |
DESCRIPTION: |
xvii, 793 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 29 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
NOTES: |
The plant kingdom -- Origins of cultivated plants -- Structure of cultivated plants -- Anatomy of plants -- Soil materials and formation -- Soil characteristics, classifications and use -- Soil fertility and management -- Soil-less plant production -- Irrigation -- Soil and organic farming -- Temperature -- Light -- Photosynthesis -- Respiration -- Basics of plant growth -- Vegetative growth -- Plant propagation -- Plant pests -- Genetic engineering and biotechnology -- Major agronomic crops -- Cereal grains, forage grasses and oil seeds -- Food legumes and forage legumes -- Vegetables -- Small fruits -- Fruit and nut production -- Flowers and foliage -- Sod production -- Careers in plant and soil sciences. |
SUBJECT: |
Botany --Textbooks. |
SUBJECT: |
Soil science --Textbooks. |
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