Most conventional gardening books concentrate on how
and when to carry out horticultural tasks such as pruning, seed sowing
and taking cuttings. This book is unique in explaining in
straightforward terms some of the science that underlies these
practices. It is principally a book of 'Why' – Why are plants
green? Why should one cut beneath a leaf node when taking cuttings? Why
do plants need so much water? But it also goes on to deal with the
'How', providing rationale behind the practical advice.
The coverage is wide-ranging and comprehensive and includes the basic
structure and functioning of garden plants, nomenclature, genetics and
plant breeding, soil management, environmental factors affecting
growth, methods of propagation and production, pest and disease
control, post harvest management and storage, and conservation and
sustainable horticulture.
Now with full colour throughout, the second edition provides the reader with:
- Completely revised and updated chapters from the first edition, with new information and clearer focus on the topics
- Four new chapters, dealing with matters that have
become of increasing concern since the first edition, namely: Diversity
in the Plant World; Conservation and Sustainable Gardening; Gardens and
the Natural World; and Gardens for Science.
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Science and the Garden
The Scientific Basis of Horticultural Practice
edited by David Ingram, Daphne Vince-Prue, and Peter J. Gregory
Wiley-Blackwell,
2008
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