Plant & Soil Science Fundamentals and Applications combines the basic knowledge of plant and soil science, in and easy to read and teach format, and provides practical "real world" application for information learned.
Features
Book divided into four major sections, leading the learner through introduction, soil science, plant science and then application of plant and soil science.
Chapter Objectives details important concepts in the chapter.
Review questions based on chapter objectives.
Numerous tables throughout, including appendix.
Knowledge Applied section at end of each chapter provides student with activities to reinforce chapter objectives and some hands-on learning.
Resources section at end of each chapter lists books, Internet and other potential resources for additional learning.
Glossary defines key terms.
Numerous color illustrations, photos and charts throughout keeps learner’s attention and breaks up long narrative sections.
Chapter on careers in plant and soil science provides the student with tips on getting jobs and finding careers in plant and soil science.
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO PLANTS.
1: The Plant Kingdom.
2: Origins of Cultivated Plants.
3: Structure of Cultivated Plants.
4: Anatomy of Plants.
PART 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF SOIL SCIENCE.
5: Soil Materials and Formation.
6: Soil Characteristics, Classifications and Use.
7: Soil Fertility and Management.
8: Soil-less Plant Production.
9: Irrigation.
10: Soil and Organic Farming.
PART 3: FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANT GROWTH AND PROPAGATION.
11: Temperature.
12: Light.
13: Photosynthesis.
14: Respiration.
15: Basics of Plant Growth.
16: Vegetative Growth.
17: Plant Propagation.
18: Plant Pests.
19: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
PART 4: CROPS - APPLIED PLANT SCIENCE.
20: Major Agronomic Crops.
21: Cereal Grains, Forage Grasses and Oil Seeds.
22: Food Legumes and Forage Legumes.
23: Vegetables.
24: Small Fruits.
25: Fruit and Nut Production.
26: Flowers and Foliage.
27: Sod Production.
28: Careers in Plant and Soil Sciences.
R.O. (Rick) Parker, Ph.D
Dr. Parker is the director for AgrowKnowledge, the National Center for Agriscience and Technology Education, a project funded by the National Science Foundation. The former division director at the College of Southern Idaho, he worked in agriculture, information technology, drafting, and electronics, and taught computer, agriculture, and writing classes. He is the 2008 recipient of the N.A.C.T.A. (National American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture) Distinguished Educator Award, and the 2010 recipient of the N.A.C.T.A. Murray Brown Leadership Award. Dr. Parker has authored several Delmar,Cengage textbooks (Plant & Soil Science, Aquaculture Science, Introduction to Plant Science, and Introduction to Food Science, and others), and serves as Editor of the N.A.C.T.A. Journal. He earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University, a Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology from Iowa State University, and completed post-doctoral work at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, and the University of Wyoming, Laramie.