Mathematics for the Green Industry: Essential Calculations for Horticulture and Landscape Professionals...

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Michael L. Agnew Nancy H. Agnew

Mathematics for the Green Industry

Essential Calculations for Horticulture and Landscape Professionals

Michael L. Agnew, Nancy H. Agnew, Nick E. Christians (Iowa State University) , Ann Marie VanDerZanden

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
15 August 2008

Landscape art & architecture; Applied mathematics; Horticulture

Get this comprehensive guide to the use of math in the Green Industry.

Designed for both students and practitioners in the Green Industry, this book offers full coverage of the calculations necessary to effectively, safely, and economically manage a Green Industry operation. The authors provide clear explanations of all relevant mathematical principles and cover calculations inherent in all aspects of the Green Industry, from determining area and volume, to the application of fertilizers, pesticides, and growth regulators, to preparing design and installation cost estimates. Coverage includes computations for:

Landscape installation and maintenance. Greenhouse, nursery, and interior landscape operation. Parks and recreation maintenance. Turf management, including lawn care, sports turf, and sod production. Proper application of fertilizers, pesticides, and plant-growth regulators. Proper calibration of application equipment.

Additional features include multiple computations you can work through, appendices with units of measure and equivalents, and a table with conversion factors.

By: Michael L. Agnew, Nancy H. Agnew, Nick E. Christians (Iowa State University), Ann Marie VanDerZanden
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 185mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 658g
ISBN: 9780470136720
ISBN 10: 0470136723
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 15 August 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

MICHAEL L. AGNEW, PHD, is Senior Field Technical Manager for Syngenta Professional Products, Greensboro, North Carolina. He is coauthor of Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance, Fourth Edition (Wiley). NANCY H. AGNEW, PHD, is Student Programs Instructor at Longwood Gardens, Inc., Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. She teaches a course in horticulture mathematics. NICK E. CHRISTIANS, PHD, is University Professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. His previous books include Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance, Fourth Edition, and Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Third Edition (Wiley). ANN MARIE VANDERZANDEN, PHD, is Associate Professor of Horti-culture at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. She is coauthor of Landscape Design: Theory and Application.