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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Handreck, Kevin A.; Black, Neil D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Handreck: BSc, MAgrSc and Principal Experimental Scientist, Division of Soils, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Adelaide, South Australia; and Black: BScAgr, DipEd (Tech) and Chief, Rural and Mining Industry Training Division, New South Wales Technical and Further Education Commission |
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| Monograph Title: | Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf, 1991. |
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| Publishing Information: | Kensington, New South Wales, Australia: New South Wales University Press |
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| # of Pages: | 402 |
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| Collation: | [1], 401 pp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Growing media; Ornamental plants; Ornamental grasses; Soil texture; Organic matter; Fertilizers; Nurseries; Salinity; Landscaping; Pore space; pH; Irrigation; Drainage; Particle size; Clay; Humus; Soil structure; Composting; Nutrients; Diseases; Temperatures; Soil testing
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Acknowledgements; Introduction; 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; Foundations for Good Turf; Plant Nutrients; Fertilizers; Fertilizer Practice in Nurseries; 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; Appendixes (Sources of Help, Analytical Services; Further Reading; Tolerance to Salinity; and Conversion Tables); and Index. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Plant growing media; Plants, Ornamental -- Soils; Turfgrasses -- Soils |
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| ISBN: | 0868401773 |
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| ISBN-13: | 9780868401775 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also original edition, Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf, 1984, R=76706. R=76706
See also "reprint with minor amendments", Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf, 1986, R=160856. R=160856
See also revision of original edition, Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf, 1989, R=118188. R=118188
See also 2nd edition, Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf, 1994, R=76729. R=76729
See also 3rd edition, Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf, 2002, R=99011. R=99011
See also 3rd revised edition, Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf, 2005, R=175373. R=175373
See also 4th edition, Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf, 2010, R=160863. R=160863 |
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| Note: | "New updated edition"
"Reprinted with minor amendments 1986 and 1991"
"Revised edition 1989"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Handreck, Kevin A. 1991. Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf. [1], 401 pp. Kensington, New South Wales, Australia: New South Wales University Press. |
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