Commercial Production of Horticultural Crops

Horticulture has three major commercial branches: the nursery industry that supplies young trees and shrubs for fruit growers, gardeners and landscape designers; the plant growing industry that raises greenhouse and field grown flower and vegetable plants; and the seed-producing industry that specialises in the growing of plants for the their seed. This text not only delineates for the reader the processes, principles and practices along with potential and scope they have, particularly with regard to economic revenue and horticultural development. In addition, it also takes into account current trends and developments in the field, incorporating critical perspectives which also touch upon the Dilemmas and issues involved in raising commercial crops in horticulture.