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MindTap Agriscience, 2 terms (12 months) Instant Access for Shry/Reiley's Introductory Horticulture, 9th Edition

Carroll L. Shry, Jr., H. Edward Reiley

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MindTap Agriscience, 2 terms (12 months) Instant Access for Shry/Reiley's Introductory Horticulture 9th Edition by Carroll L. Shry, Jr./H. Edward Reiley
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Overview

MindTap Agriscience for Shry/Reiley’s Introductory Horticulture, 9th Edition is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course—to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual, and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You. MindTap gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Tools specifically for your course include engaging assignments, interactivities, games, video, and quizzing. MindTap is logically organized into content- specific sections containing each of these features. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics, and add your own material or notes in the eBook.

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Carroll L. Shry, Jr.

Carroll L. Shry, Jr. retired from Frederick County Schools in 2010 and currently operates Brandywine Landscaping. His credentials include a BS degree in Agricultural Education/Horticulture from the University of Maryland and an MS in Agricultural Education/Horticulture from West Virginia University. Mr. Shry is an active member of many professional organizations including the American Horticultural Society, the American Nurserymen’s Association and the National FFA Alumni Association.

H. Edward Reiley

H. Edward Reiley is the retired Director of Vocational Education for the Frederick County Board of Education. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture and a Masters degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Maryland. Mr. Reiley is a member of various professional organizations including the American Vocational Association and the American Rhododendron Society. In his spare time he breeds new varieties of azalea hybrids and rhododendrons and manages a nursery.

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  • MindTap offers a unique set of tools, including content-specific readings, assignments, interactivities, games, video and quizzing, saving you valuable time in your course preparations. In addition, it automatically grades assignments and quizzes while providing students with instant feedback on their work.
  • Provide students with organizational and study tools designed to better manage their limited time, allowing them to complete assignments whenever and wherever they are ready to learn.
  • Track students in real time with the Progress app and adjust the course as needed based analytics of interactivity in the course.
  • With the MindTap Mobile App, you can keep your students informed of assignments, course due dates, or any changes to your course while also arming them with on-the-go study tools like flashcards and quizzing.
  • Build and personalize your course by integrating your own content into the MindTap Reader using your own documents or pull from sources like RSS feeds, YouTube videos, websites, Google Docs and more. Control what content students see and when they see it with a learning path that can be used as-is or matched to your syllabus exactly.
  • Empower students with the information to know where they stand at all times within the student view of the Progress App.
  • Engage students with course material specially customized for them by you streamlined in one proven, easy-to-use interface.
  • DEVELOP YOUR STUDENTS' SOFT SKILLS. MindTap Agriculture now includes S/P2's soft skills training modules that will help prepare students to enter the workforce!

Table of Contents

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Logically-arranged content-specific sections springboard you into your course, cutting down on class preparation time, including current and relevant topics such as careers in the horticulture field, plant science, plant propagation, greenhouse management, integrated pest management, container grown plants, using plants in the landscape, lawn and turfgrass, the vegetable garden, the fruit garden, holiday crafts, floral designs and business operations.

Engaging activities, including flashcards, interactive PPT, relevant video clips, labs and games, accompany the readings and enhance the learning experience by encouraging your students to interact with and apply the course material.

Establish a baseline for learning and effectively tailor your course to the individual needs of your students with pre-quizzes that open each topic and evaluate the prior knowledge of your students.

A combined English Glossary and Spanish Glosario App provides instant access to definitions for terms in both English and Spanish, ensuring that all students have equal opportunity to learn key concepts.

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Each MindTap product offers the full, mobile-ready textbook combined with superior and proven learning tools at one affordable price. Students who purchase digital access can add a print option at any time when a print option is available for their course.

This Cengage solution can be seamlessly integrated into most Learning Management Systems (Blackboard, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, Moodle, and more) but does require a different ISBN for access codes. Please work with your Cengage Learning Consultant to ensure the proper course set up and ordering information. For additional information, please visit the LMS Integration site.

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  • ISBN-10: 1305411374
  • ISBN-13: 9781305411371
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Cengage provides a range of supplements that are updated in coordination with the main title selection. For more information about these supplements, contact your Learning Consultant.

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Introductory Horticulture

ISBN: 9781285424729
Written for high school introduction to horticulture, agriculture, or plant science courses, INTRODUCTORY HORTICULTURE, 9e, is a broad-based, first-level text that explores the basic principles of horticulture and methods of practical application. It offers varied multisensory applications — including group, crew, and individual -- and a hands-on approach in the modalities of learning, providing myriad avenues for students to experiment with the green industry. The Ninth Edition emphasizes organic and sustainable farming methods, introduces students to new and emerging technology, and focuses on organizations and career development paths relevant to aspiring horticulturists. In addition to the print format, the text is available through MindTap Agriscience - a customizable, fully digital experience for students and instructors that combines an enhanced ebook, videos, quizzes, and much more.