Lesson 1
Part A The History and the Development of Protected Cultivation 1
Part B Early Development and Status of Plasticulture 7
Lesson 2
Part A Goals of Greenhouse Climate Control 13
Part B Concepts of Microclimate Physics 17
Lesson 3
Part A The Greenhouse Horticulture Information Model 22
Part B Decision Support Systems and the Expert Systems 27
Lesson 4
Part A Soil Properties of Horticultural Crop Cultivation 33
Part B Characteristics of Sustainable Soils 38
Lesson 5
Part A Soilless Cultivation 43
Part B Soilless Culture Technique 49
Lesson 6
Part A Dry Matter Production and Distribution 54
Part B Crop Production Situations 59
Lesson 7
Part A Quality and Harvest of Horticultural Products 64
Part B A Perspective on Postharvest Horticulture(1978-2003) 69
Lesson 8
Part A Flower Differentiation,Pollination and Fruit Setting 74
Part B Flowering Habits of Fruit Trees 79
Lesson 9
Part A Biotechnology and Horticulture 85
Part B Tissue Culture History 91
Lesson 10
Part A Heterosis in Vegetable Crops 96
Part B Methods of Production of Hybrid Seeds 102
Lesson 11
Part A Container Nursery Production 108
Part B Propagation and Production of Young Plants 112
Lesson 12
Part A Greenhouse Tomatoes 118
Part B Botany of Tomato 123
Lesson 13
Part A Pruning Fruit Trees 128
Part B Pruning 133
Lesson 14
Part A Assortment of Ornamental Crops 138
Part B Propagation of Ornamental Crops 142
Lesson 15
Part A Low-temperature Effects 148
Part B High-temperature Effects 154
Lesson 16
Part A Irrigation(1) 158
Part B Irrigation(2) 164
Lesson 17
Part A Plant Biological Control and Natural Pollination 169
Part B Biological Pest Control in Horticulture 174
Lesson 18
Part A Plant Disease 179
Part B Chemical Control in Integrated Pest Management(IPM) 183
Lesson 19
Part A Writing a Research Report 187
Part B Basic Guideline for Research Proposals and a Research Report 192
Lesson 20
Part A Horticultural Education 197
Part B Horticulture and Human Life 203
Lesson 21
Part A U.S.Horticulture Trade with NAFTA Partners Continues to Expend 207
Part B Direct Marketing Options for Farmers 211
Appendix Ⅰ List of Fruit Tree Species in Chinese,Latin and English 217
Appendix Ⅱ List of Vegetable Species in Chinese,Latin and English 220
Appendix Ⅲ List of Flower Species in Chinese,Latin and English 227
Appendix Ⅳ List of Fruit Disease and Pest in Chinese,Latin and English 231
Appendix Ⅴ List of Vegetable Diseases and Pests in Chinese,Latin and English 242
Appendix Ⅵ Some Glossaries for Description of Quality of Horticultural Crops 250
Appendix Ⅶ Glossaries 254