PLANT SCIENCE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF CULTIVATED PLANTS

• Main Authors: McMahon, Margaret (Author), Kofranek, Anton M. (Author), Rubatzky, Vincent E. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New Jersey Pearson Education 2011
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Subjects: Botany, Economic; Plants, Cultivated
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• Item Description: Rev. ed. of: Hartmann's plant science
• Physical Description: xiv, 674 p. some color illustrations 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780135014073; 0135014077; 9780135068502; 0135068509

Plant Science: Growth, Development, and Utilization of Cultivated Plants, Fifth Edition, is an outstanding resource for anyone with an interest in how plants are grown and utilized for maintaining and adding enjoyment to human life. The text starts with the fundamentals of botany, plant physiology, and environmental factors affecting plant growth, while later sections integrate those topics into strategies of producing plants for human use as food, fiber, and recreation. The concept of sustainability and sustainable methods of growing plants runs throughout the text. Whether you are familiar or unfamiliar with plant science, this book will give you a firm understanding of concepts and terminology related to the growing of plants.