Greenhouse and Nursery Management Practices to Protect Water Quality

Greenhouse and Nursery Management Practices to Protect Water Quality

Author: Julie Newman
ISBN: 9781601075710
Pages: 160
Format:
Binding: Paperback
Pub. Year: 2009

This handy guide is a “must-have” for the green industry. Specifically developed for managers interested in preventing contamination of runoff and groundwater leaching, these suggested management practices will help guide you through your own successful plan of action.

Also included is an environmental audit checklist to guide you through management practices that impact the environment, increase your awareness of practices that lessen runoff and leaching, and help you identify areas that may require improvements.
Chapters cover:
• protecting water quality
• management goals and practices to mitigate runoff and leaching
• irrigation practices
• nutrients
• pest managements
• pesticide use and water quality protection
• erosion and runoff
• water recycling
• environmental audit