Agriscience : fundamentals and applications /
Burton, L. DeVere,
Agriscience : fundamentals and applications / by L. DeVere Burton - Sixth edition - Stamford, CT : Cengage Learning, 2015. - 859 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Sec. 1. Agriscience in the information age -- The science of living things -- Betting living through agriscience -- Biotechnology -- Sec. 2. You and the new millennium -- Career options in agriscience -- Supervised agricultural experience -- Leadership development in agriscience -- Sec. 3. Natural resources management -- Maintaining air quality -- Water and soil conservation -- Soils and hydroponics management -- Forest management -- Wildlife management -- Aquaculture -- Sec. 4. Integrated pest management -- Biological, cultural, and chemical control -- Safe use of pesticides -- Sec. 5. The quest for more and better plants! -- Plant structures and taxonomy -- Plant physiology -- Plant reproduction -- Sec. 6. Crop science -- Home gardening -- Vegetable production -- Fruit and nut production -- Grain, oil, and specialty field-crop production -- Forage and pasture management -- Sec. 7. Ornamental use of plants -- Indoor plants -- Turfgrass use and management -- Trees and shrubs -- Sec. 8. Animal sciences -- Animal anatomy, physiology, and nutrition -- Animal health -- Genetics, breeding, and reproduction -- Small animal care and management -- Dairy and livestock management -- Horse management -- Sec. 9. Wave of the future -- The food industry -- Food science
9781133686880 (hbk.)
GBB410607 bnb
Agriculture
S 495 / .B955 2015
Agriscience : fundamentals and applications / by L. DeVere Burton - Sixth edition - Stamford, CT : Cengage Learning, 2015. - 859 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Sec. 1. Agriscience in the information age -- The science of living things -- Betting living through agriscience -- Biotechnology -- Sec. 2. You and the new millennium -- Career options in agriscience -- Supervised agricultural experience -- Leadership development in agriscience -- Sec. 3. Natural resources management -- Maintaining air quality -- Water and soil conservation -- Soils and hydroponics management -- Forest management -- Wildlife management -- Aquaculture -- Sec. 4. Integrated pest management -- Biological, cultural, and chemical control -- Safe use of pesticides -- Sec. 5. The quest for more and better plants! -- Plant structures and taxonomy -- Plant physiology -- Plant reproduction -- Sec. 6. Crop science -- Home gardening -- Vegetable production -- Fruit and nut production -- Grain, oil, and specialty field-crop production -- Forage and pasture management -- Sec. 7. Ornamental use of plants -- Indoor plants -- Turfgrass use and management -- Trees and shrubs -- Sec. 8. Animal sciences -- Animal anatomy, physiology, and nutrition -- Animal health -- Genetics, breeding, and reproduction -- Small animal care and management -- Dairy and livestock management -- Horse management -- Sec. 9. Wave of the future -- The food industry -- Food science
9781133686880 (hbk.)
GBB410607 bnb
Agriculture
S 495 / .B955 2015
