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Titolo |
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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Chichester, England : , : Royal Horticultural Society : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
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2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-77841-3 |
1-118-77840-5 |
1-118-77839-1 |
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Edizione |
[Third edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (803 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Collana |
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New York Academy of Sciences |
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Disciplina |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Diversity in the plant world -- The plant body : structure and function -- Reproduction : securing the future -- Naming plants -- Selecting and breeding plants -- Soils and roots -- Soil cultivation and fertility -- The plant environment : light and water -- Plants and seasons -- Growing plants from seed -- Vegetative propagation -- Size and form -- Colour, scent, and sound in the garden -- Climate and weather -- Climate and other environmental changes -- Protected cultivation -- The diversity of the undesirables -- Controlling the undesirables -- Maturation, ripening, and storage -- Garden ecology -- Garden wildlife and conservation -- Low input and low impact gardening -- Health, well being and socio-cultural benefits -- Gardens for science. |
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