Plant Propagation
Principles and Practices
6th Edition
Published on 12. June 1997
Book
Hardback
770 pages
978-0-13-206103-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 205 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1620 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-206103-2 (9780132061032)
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Content
I. 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.
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.