
Grafting and Budding
A Practical Guide for Fruit and Nut Plants and Ornamentals
Landlinks Press
2nd Edition
Published on 11. August 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-643-09397-3 (ISBN)
Description
Grafting and Budding is a comprehensive and clearly written, practical guide to all of the grafting and budding techniques any professional or home gardener is likely to need.
The book begins with a brief history of the subject, explains how grafting works and shows why it is now the preferred technique for propagating most commercial plants. It then describes the basics of budding, grafting and multi-grafting and presents step-by-step instructions for making the special cuts used in grafting and budding. Advice is also given on the selection of scion wood, the preparation of rootstocks and the after-care of grafted plants.
The methods of budding and grafting are explained in fine detail, including T-budding, chip budding and patch budding, the splice graft, wedge graft, whip and tongue graft, side graft, bark graft and approach graft, the grafting of herbaceous plants and machine bench grafting. More than 60 sketches and photographs are included to help illustrate various aspects of the skill of grafting.
New to this edition are sections covering the preferred methods of propagation for Australian natives such as eucalypts, banksias, hakeas and grevilleas; cacti; conifers; general deciduous ornamentals; black passionfruit; roses and tomatoes, making it an indispensable addition to any avid gardener?s bookshelf.
More details
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Collingwood
Australia
Publishing group
CSIRO Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
302 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-643-09397-3 (9780643093973)
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DMcE Alexander WJ Lewis
Grafting and Budding
A Practical Guide for Fruit and Nut Plants and Ornamentals
E-Book
08/2008
1st Edition
Landlinks Press
€41.99
Available for download

DMcE Alexander WJ Lewis
Grafting and Budding
A Practical Guide for Fruit and Nut Plants and Ornamentals
E-Book
08/2008
1st Edition
Landlinks Press
€47.89
Available for download
Previous edition

Book
11/1998
2nd Edition
CSIRO Publishing
€40.99
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Persons
William J Lewis, now retired, was formerly a Senior Technical Officer with CSIRO Plant Industry Horticulture Unit at Merbein, Victoria. For over 20 years he grew and grafted many different fruit and nut trees for research projects.