Proper calibration of application equipment.
Table of Contents
Preface v
About the Authors vii
Part 1 Mathematical Principles 1
Chapter 1 Basic Math Skills 1
Chapter 2 Measurement and Calculations with Measured Values 31
Chapter 3 Geometry 47
Part 2 Green Industry Applications 79
Chapter 4 Calculating the Area of Landscape Features 79
Chapter 5 Fertilizer Calculations 95
Chapter 6 Pesticide and Plant Growth Regulator Calculations 127
Chapter 7 Calibration of Application Equipment 151
Chapter 8 Mathematical Applications for the Turfgrass Industry 169
Chapter 9 Mathematical Applications for the Landscape Industry 191
Chapter 10 Mathematical Applications for the Greenhouse, Nursery, and Interior Landscape Industries 223
Appendix A: Metric System Prefixes 285
Appendix B: Tables of Equivalents 287
Appendix C: Table of Conversion Factors 297
Appendix D: Squaring-Up Gardens and Garden Structures 307
Appendix E: Solutions to Practice Problems 309
Index 395
