Science and the garden : the scientific basis of horticultural practice / edited by David S. Ingram, Daphne Vince-Prue, Peter J. Gregory.
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TextPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008. Edition: 2nd edDescription: xviii, 350 p. : col. ill., plans ; 25 cmISBN: 9781405160636 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1405160632 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): HorticultureDDC classification: 635.01/5 LOC classification: SB318 | .Sc2 2008Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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"Published for the Royal Horticultural Society."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Diversity in the plant world -- Know your plant : structure and function -- Reproduction : securing the future -- Naming plants -- Selecting and breeding plants -- Soils and roots -- Soil cultivation and fertility -- The plant's environment : light and water -- Raising plants from seed -- Propagating plants vegetatively -- Shape and size -- Colour, scent and sound in the garden -- Climate, weather and seasonal effects -- Gardening in the greenhouse -- The diversity of undesirables -- Controlling the undesirables -- Maturation, ripening and storage -- Conservation and sustainable gardening -- Gardens and the natural world -- Gardens for science.
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