Greenhouse Reference Materials

Greenhouse Construction

Greenhouse Engineering. Robert Aldrich and John W. Bartok, Jr. Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, Ithaca, NY. 203 pp. 1989.

An excellent technical guide for planning greenhouse construction.

Pest and Disease Identification and Management

Identification of Insects and Related Pests of Horticultural Plants: A Pictorial Guide. R. K. Lindquist. Ohio Florists' Association, Columbus. 43 pp. 1991.

A guide to common pests. Includes life cycle diagrams, biological control agents, and excellent color photos of pests and damage they cause.

Ball Field Guide to Diseases of Greenhouse Ornamentals. Margery Daughtrey and A.R. Chase. Ball Publishing, Geneva, IL. 1992. 218 pp.

Photos of plant diseases, organized alphabetically by host plant.

Compendium of Ornamental Foliage Plant Diseases. A.R. Chase. APS Press, St. Paul, MN. 92 pp. 1987.

This compendium includes a thorough discussion of foliage plant diseases, including symptoms, disease-causing organism, epidemiology, and control measures. Color and black and white photos illustrate the symptoms.

Ball Pest and Disease Manual. Charles C. Powell and Richard K. Lindquist. Ball Publishing, Geneva, IL. 332 pp. 1992.

This is a general, textbook style manual. It includes thorough discussions of major diseases causing organisms and insects, including cultural practices to prevent their development. The last chapter provides an introduction to designing pest and diseases management programs, complete with examples for common greenhouse crops.

Tips on Managing Floriculture Crop Problems: Pests, Diseases, and Growth Control. M.L. Gaston, S.A. Carver, C.A. Cuthbert and L.A. Kunkle, eds. O.F.A. Services, Columbus. 148 pp. 2002.

This book contains tables listing current pesticide recommendations for insects and diseases on floriculture crops. It also provides a paragraph describing each currently-labeled pesticide. In addition, cultural and chemical methods of controlling plant growth are discussed.

Cultural Practices

Ball Culture Guide: The Encyclopedia of Seed Germination, 3nd. Ed. Jim Nau. Ball Publishing, Geneva, IL. 248 pp. 1999.

This guide presents in table format germination and growth requirements, as well as cultural practices for over 300 bedding plants, cut flowers, perennials, vegetables, herbs, and other seed-grown plants.

Tips on Growing Bedding Plants, 4th Ed. C.A. Buck, S.A. Carver, M.L. Gaston, P.S. Konjoian, L.A. Kunkle, and L.F. Wilt, eds. Ohio Florists' Association, Columbus. 161 pp. 1999.

Covers all aspects of growing bedding plants from germination, to plug culture, to marketing and postproduction. It is written to be used by growers.

Tips on Growing Zonal Geraniums, 2nd ed. H.K. Tayama et al. The Ohio State University. 93 pp. 1991. Available from: Ohio Florists' Association, Columbus.

This book includes chapters on all aspects of growing zonal geraniums. For use as a grower reference book.

Ball Redbook, 17th Ed. Chris Beytes, ed. Ball Publishing, Geneva, IL. Vol 1 Greenhouses and Equipment. Vol. 2 Crop Production 1998. ISBN 1-883052-15-7.

A classic practical reference book for the greenhouse industry.

Plug & Transplant Production: A Grower's Guide. Roger C. Styer and David. S. Koranski. Ball Publishing, Geneva, IL. 400 pp. 1998. ISBN 1-883052-14-9.

A practical guide for beginner and experienced growers.

Publisher Addresses

APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121.

Ball Publishing, 1 North River Lane, Suite 106, Geneva, IL 60134-0532.

Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, 152 Riley-Robb Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.

Ohio Florists' Association, 2130 Stella Court, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215-1033.