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.
Following clear explanations of all relevant mathematical principles, the authors 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 for readers to work through, appendices with units of measure and equivalents, and a table with conversion factors.
About the Authors.
Part 1: Mathematical Principles.
Chapter 1. Basic Math Skills.
Chapter 2. Measurement and Calculations with Measured Values.
Chapter 3. Geometry.
Part 2: Green Industry Applications.
Chapter 4. Calculating the Area of Landscape Features.
Chapter 5. Fertilizer Calculations.
Chapter 6. Pesticide and Plant Growth Regulator Calculations.
Chapter 7. Calibration of Application Equipment.
Chapter 8. Mathematical Applications for the Turfgrass Industry.
Chapter 9. Mathematical Applications for the Landscape Industry.
Chapter 10. Mathematical Applications for the Greenhouse, Nursery, and Interior Landscape Industries.
Appendix A. Metric System Prefixes.
Appendix B. Tables of Equivalents.
Appendix C. Table of Conversion Factors.
Appendix D. Squaring–Up Gardens and garden Structures.
Appendix E. Solutions to Practice Problems.