Mathematics for the Green Industry 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 the reader can work through, appendices with units of measure and equivalents, and a table with conversion factors.

Contents

Mathematical Principles

1. Basic Math Skills.
2. Measurement and Calculations with Measured Values.
3. Geometry

Green Industry Applications

4. Calculating the Area of Landscape Features
5. Fertilizer Calculations
6. Pesticide and Plant Growth Regulator Calculations
7. Calibration of Application Equipment
8. Mathematical Applications for the Turfgrass Industry
9. Mathematical Applications for the Landscape Industry
10. Mathematical Applications for the Greenhouse, Nursery, and Interior Landscape Industries

Appendix:

• Metric System Prefixes
• Tables of Equivalents
• Table of Conversion Factors
• Squaring-Up Gardens and garden Structures
• Solutions to Practice Problems

Index

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