Growing media for ornamental plants and turf / Kevin Handreck & Neil Black.
A comprehensive revision of a work last revised in 1994. Topics covered in this edition include choosing materials for potting mixes, fertilizers, efficient use of water, drainage, salinity, turf management, soil-borne diseases, hydroponics, and the preparation of soils for landscape planting.
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| Language: | English |
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Sydney, NSW, Australia :
University of New South Wales Press,
2002.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Local Note: |
MSU: copy 1 reprinted with revisions, 2005. Copy has 544 p. but last two are blank.
MSU: Copy 2 gift to James B Beard Turfgrass Library Collection. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 542 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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| 250 | |a Third edition. | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Plants: needs for good growth -- The basics -- Texture and particle size -- Some simple chemistry -- Organic matter--the vital component -- Problems with organic materials -- Clay and humus: soil colloids -- Structure and pore space -- Growing media and water -- Supplying air to roots -- pH -- Composting -- Choosing materials for potting mixes -- Plant nutrients -- Fertilizers -- Fertilizer practice in nurseries -- Foundations of good turf -- Turf plants -- Managing turf soils -- Fertilizing turf -- Salinity: a growing problem -- Watering: when and how much -- Irrigation overview -- Drainage -- Life in growing media -- Soil-borne diseases in nurseries -- Nutrient solution as a medium: hydroponics -- Temperature -- Soils and landscapes -- Containers -- From nursery to landscape -- Collecting samples for analysis -- Simple tests. | |
| 520 | |a A comprehensive revision of a work last revised in 1994. Topics covered in this edition include choosing materials for potting mixes, fertilizers, efficient use of water, drainage, salinity, turf management, soil-borne diseases, hydroponics, and the preparation of soils for landscape planting. | ||
| 590 | |a MSU: copy 1 reprinted with revisions, 2005. Copy has 544 p. but last two are blank. | ||
| 590 | |a MSU: Copy 2 gift to James B Beard Turfgrass Library Collection. | ||
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