Berge, Cooper

Ornamental crop production technology / Cooper Berge. - New Orleans, LA : White Press Academic, c2020. - 324 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Recent advances on the development and regulation of flower colour in ornamental plants -- Insects species damage on ornamental plants -- Biotechnological advancement for improving floral attributes in ornamental plants -- Most ornamental plants on sale in garden centres are unattractive to flower visiting insects -- Ethylene resistance in flowering ornamental plants -- Ornamentals crops: Rose -- Ornamentals crop: Gailardia -- Greenhouse design -- Insect pests of ornamental plants and their management.


" Floriculture is a fast expanding dynamic industry. Production technology has advanced with the efficient use of plant resources such as water, fertilizer, pesticides; and modification of microclimate that surrounds the plants as per need during various stages of growth, development and flowering. Protected cultivation provides an excellent facility for controlled cultivation of high value crops."--Back cover

9781684699971 (hardback)


Plants, Ornamental--Color
Floriculture

SB403.5 / B45 2020