Ball Redbook: Crop Production / Edition 17

by Debbie Hamrick, Chris Beytes

Overview

Offering detailed information on the production of 162 flower, herb, and vegetable crops, this essential resource for growers includes techniques and advice that work in real-life production, not just in the lab or trial greenhouse. Offered is information on how to decide what to grow, as well as tips about temperature, media, plant nutrition, irrigation, water quality, light, crop scheduling, and growth regulators. Details about propagation, growing, pest and disease control, troubleshooting, and post-harvest care are presented and arranged by genus name. Plants represented include annuals, perennials, pot foliage plants, flowering potted plants, herbs, and some vegetable bedding plants.

About the Author:
Debbie Hamrick has been a professional in the floriculture industry for more than 20 years. She is the editor of FloraCulture International, a trade magazine for professional growers worldwide. She has also been a sales representative for Ball Seed, serving the Southeast United States. She speaks at conferences and meetings throughout the world, sharing her experience and global perspective on the floriculture industry. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781883052355
Publisher:	Ball Publishing
Publication date:	08/30/2003
Edition description:	17th Edition
Pages:	724
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.67(d)