Introduction to Tropical Horticulture

Download or read book Introduction to Tropical Horticulture written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horticulture today. Classification on tropical horticultural plants. The economically importan parts of horticultural plants. The status and importance of horticulture. Growth and development of horticultural crops. Climate and soils for tropical horticultural crop production. Establisment of a horticultural enterprise. Seed propagation. Vegetative propagation. Micropropagation. Crop impovement. Soil management; Water management. Light management and use of windbreaks. Pest management. Physical control of growth and development. Chemical control of plant growth. Post production technology. Landscaping. Horticultural plant arts. Marketing of horticultural products.