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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Floriculture"”.
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THE CHARACTERIZATION AND UTILIZATION OF BARK AS A FLORICULTURE GROWING MEDIUM
… of a soil-less medium for selected pot grown floriculture crops was evaluated.</p><p>Blends of bark of northern hardwood and softwood tree species from two New Hampshire sources were physically and chemically characterized. Measurements included N, P, K, Ca, Mg, pH, and total soluble salts on …
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A manpower survey of various segments of the Michigan floriculture industry
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Horticulture, 1968
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Botanical Biopolitics: The Sociopolitical Lives of Flowers in Victorian Britain
… more complicated reasons behind the promotion of floriculture and floral appreciation. Each of the four chapters presented here provides a window onto a different realm of flower-human engagement, each mediated by a particular force – capitalism, religion, urbanisation, colonialism. The first …
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Leydi’s world : a feminist commodity chain analysis of the cut-flower industry and its women workers in Cayambe, Ecuador
… and aged experiences of women working in the floriculture industry in Cayambe, Ecuador, questioning how the work affects and shapes female workers’ daily lives and how they navigate and negotiate such work. The thesis relies on the method of multiple working hypotheses to hypothesize that …
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The effects of photoperiod, pinching, and plant growth regulators on growth and flowering of Abutilon x hybridum
… maple has the potential to become a profitable floriculture crop. However, growing guidelines need to be developed in order to produce a proportional, well-branched, and uniform-flowering pot plant. The objective of this research project was to form a foundation on which a commercial growing …
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Evaluation of Biosolids for Use in Biodegradable Transplant Containers
… and use of alternative products in the floriculture and wastewater industries, such as the use of biodegradable containers instead of plastic containers. The objective of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of using digested biosolids from a regional wastewater treatment plant as …
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The Effects of Live Plants and Window Views of Green Spaces on Employee Perceptions of Job Satisfaction
… on the Aggie Horticulture Web page (http://floriculture,tamu.edu:7998/workplaceenvironment/) for six months. The survey included questions regarding physical work environment, the presence or absence of live interior plants, windows, exterior green spaces, environmental preferences, job …
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Core occupational competencies for secondary agricultural education programs as identified by Ohio agricultural business and industry
… Technician, Animal Management Technician, Floriculture and Greenhouse Worker, Forest Industry Worker, Meat Processor, Nursery and Garden Center Worker, Resource Conservation, and Turf and Landscape Worker. Conclusions included: 1. Competencies in the general safety precautions unit: …
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Application of low-temperature vernalization to column stocks, Matthiola incana
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Horticulture, 1942
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Marketing Effects on Consumer Retention and Expenditures in Central Kentucky and North Central Tennessee Floral Industry
<p>Florists in today’s industry are competing against mass-markets that are able to buy and sell fresh-cut flowers at low prices in bulk. Mass-markets offer little or no design or other services. Consumers find it convenient to order flowers online through wire services, paying large fees to order …
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Cultivo de variedades de crisântemo de corte sob diferentes períodos de dias longos
O crisântemo é uma das espécies mais comercializadas para corte de flor e a mais cultivada em vaso. A planta é sensível ao comprimento do dia para indução ao florescimento, sendo classificada como planta de dia curto o que possibilita o controle do florescimento, e, consequentemente, a programação …
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Prevalencia de patologías osteomusculares del miembro superior y su relación con factores ocupacionales en trabajadores de una empresa de flores. Bogotá 2015
Antecedentes: Las patologías osteomusculares del miembro superior son una importante causa de morbilidad laboral a nivel mundial y en nuestro país, particularmente en el sector de la floricultura. Del desarrollo de estos desórdenes se derivan importantes costos derivados del ausentismo laboral, …
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Evaluación comparativa de factores de preferencia uso de una herramienta de corte para floricultura con un nuevo diseño, versus la herramienta tradicional, estudio piloto
Colombia es uno de los principales productores de flores y rosas a nivel mundial y a través de los años ha presentado diversos problemas en la actividad industrial que permite la recolección de rosas. La cosecha y alistamiento del producto se realiza mediante actividades principalmente manuales. El …