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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100132061031
ISBN-139780132061032
eBay Product ID (ePID)102830466
Product Key Features
Number of Pages770 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePlant Propagation : Principles and Practices
SubjectLife Sciences / Botany
Publication Year1996
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience
AuthorHudson T. Hartmann, Dale E. Kester, Robert L. Geneve, Fred T. Davies Jr.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight57.1 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number6
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN96-028045
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal631.5/3
Table Of ContentI. GENERAL ASPECTS OF PROPAGATION. 1. Introduction. 2. Biology of Propagation. 3. Environmental Factors of Propagation. 4. Principles and Practices of Seed Selection. II. SEED PROPAGATION. 5. The Development of Seeds. 6. Techniques of Seed Production and Handling. 7. Principles of Propagation by Seed. 8. Techniques of Propagation by Seed. III. VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION. 9. Selection and Management of Clones in Vegetative. 10. The Biology of Propagation by Cuttings. 11. Techniques of Propagation by Cuttings. 12. The Biology of Grafting. 13. Techniques of Grafting. 14. Techniques of Budding. 15. Layering and Its Natural Modifications. 16. Propagation by Specialized Stems and Roots. IV. METHODS OF MICROPROPAGATION. 17. Principles of Tissue Culture for Micropropagation. 18. Techniques of In Vitro Culture for Micropropagation and Biotechnology. V. PROPAGATION OF SELECTED PLANTS. 19. Propagation Methods and Rootstocks for Important Fruit and Nut Species. 20. Propagation of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines. 21. Propagation of Selected Annuals and Herbaceous Perennials Used as Ornamentals. Indexes.
SynopsisIntended for university-level plant propagation courses, this book covers various aspects of the propagation of plants - both sexual and asexual with attention given to human (vs natural) efforts to increase plant numbers., Intended for university-level plant propagation courses. Some background in biology is assumed. Hallmarked as the most successful text of its kind, this remarkably thorough text covers all aspects of the propagation of plants - both sexual and asexual - with considerable attention given to human (vs natural) efforts to increase plant numbers.