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Record Nr.

UNISA996213956303316

Titolo

Science and the garden [[electronic resource] ] : the scientific basis of horticultural practice / / edited by David S. Ingram, Daphne Vince-Prue, Peter J. Gregory

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [England] ; ; Malden, MA, : Published for the Royal Horticultural Society by Blackwell Science, 2002

ISBN

1-281-31204-5

9786611312046

0-470-99534-3

0-470-99533-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

IngramDavid S

Vince-PrueDaphne

GregoryP. J

Disciplina

635.015

Soggetti

Horticulture

Gardening - Science

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Science and the Garden : The Scientific Basis of Horticultural Practice; Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Know your Plant; Green is beautiful: chlorophyll and photosynthesis; Into the labyrinth: the leaf; Reach for the sky: the stem; Mining for minerals and water: the root; Securing the future: reproduction; Further reading; 2 Naming your Plant; How to identify a plant; The meaning and structure of names; Taxonomy: order in diversity; Cultivated plant taxonomy; Why plants change their names; The quest for stability and linking information systems for the future

References and further reading3 Designing Plants; Adaptation and design; Genes; Genomes; Mutation; Hetero- and homozygosity; Breeding systems; Recombinant DNA technology; References and further reading; 4 Soils and Soil Fertility; Recognising key features of the soil; Properties of the materials constituting soil; Managing soils in



the garden; Roots: activity and growth; Cultivating the soil and essentials for planting; Managing soil nutrients: manures, composts and fertilisers; Managing soil pH; Managing water; Further reading; 5 Choosing a Site; Water; Excess water; Aquatic plants; Soil pH

LightChoosing plants for particular conditions; Further reading; 6 Raising Plants from Seed; Seed structure; Germination; Dormancy; Special requirements for germination; Seed vigour; Seed storage; New developments in seed technology; Further reading; 7 Vegetative Propagation; Cell differentiation; Types of cutting and their management; Grafting and budding; Micro propagation; Further reading; 8 Shape and Colour; Colour; Variegation; Environmental factors influencing colour; Colour in the garden; Shape; Further reading; 9 Seasons and Weather; Day-length; Flowering

How is day-length detected by the leaf?Storage organs; Leaf fall and dormancy; Temperature; Damage by below-freezing temperatures; Water and light; Further reading; 10 Gardening in the Greenhouse; The greenhouse environment; Effects of the greenhouse environment; Managing the greenhouse environment; Supplementary artificial lighting; Day-length lighting; Further reading; 11 Controlling the Undesirables; Introduction; Deciding whether an organism is a pest; When to take control measures; How to control; Conclusion; Further reading; 12 Storage and Post-harvest; Introduction

Aspects of physiologyInfluences of the storage environment; Harvesting, handling and preparation for storage; Pre-harvest influences; Future developments; Conclusions; Further reading; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910369900803321

Autore

Chandrasekara Chaminda

Titolo

Hands-on Azure Repos : Understanding Centralized and Distributed Version Control in Azure DevOps Services / / by Chaminda Chandrasekara, Pushpa Herath

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : Apress : , : Imprint : Apress, , 2020

ISBN

9781484254257

1484254252

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 280 p. 321 illus.)

Disciplina

004.165

Soggetti

Microsoft software

Microsoft .NET Framework

Application software

Microsoft and .NET

Computer Applications

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Use Azure Repos to manage your code in both centralized and distributed version control systems. This book will show you how to work with Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) and distributed version control (Git), while exploring their best practices. You'll start with an introduction to Azure Repos, focusing on TFVC and Git, and then gradually transition to hands on lessons of working with TVFC. Next, you'll see how to set up and work with TFVC branches and tracking systems followed by usage of command line and security in TFVC Repos. Create and work on Git Repos in Azure DevOps and use branching with Azure Git Repos and Git command line in Visual Studio and vscode. The book then explores security in Git Repos and advanced options you can use to import from external Repos. With Hands-on Azure Repos as your guide, you'll be able to work with these version control tools on any platform and with any language. You will: Integrate Azure Repos with Azure Boards to enable tracking work with code. Create guidelines to tackle difficult situations in using Azure Repos



Clone Azure Repo to local using Visual Studio and vscode Work with shelvesets, code reviews and lock types Perform activities using REST API with Azure Repos.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910338045103321

Autore

Wang Ray

Titolo

Resistance Under Communist China : Religious Protesters, Advocates and Opportunists / / by Ray Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

9783030141486

3030141489

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 235 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Human Rights Interventions, , 2946-5125

Disciplina

299.93

322.10951

Soggetti

Asia - Politics and government

Human rights

Religion and politics

Asian Politics

Human Rights

Politics and Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Facilitating Activism in a Strong Authoritarian State -- 3. China's Religious Affairs Policy -- 4. United Front Work and Religious Affairs Institutions -- 5. A Tale of Four Cities: Transnational Christian Activism in the Heartland -- 6. Buddha vs. Jesus: The Transnationalism of Traditional Religions -- 7. Go Beyond Religion and China -- 8. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines religious activism-Christianity, Buddhism, and Taoism-in China, a powerful atheist state that provides one of the hardest challenges to existing methods of transnational activism. The author focuses on mechanisms used by three kinds of actors:



protesters, advocates and opportunists, and uses regional, inter-faith, and international comparisons to understand why some foreign advocates can enter China and engage in illegal aid and missions to empower local activists, while the same groups cannot conduct the same activities in another geographically, economically and politically similar location. The stories in this book demonstrate a more inclusive and bottom-up approach of transnational activism; they challenge the conventional spiral theory paradigm of human rights literature and the narrow views about GONGOs in civil society literature. This new knowledge helps to sustain a more optimistic view and offers an alternative way of promoting human rights in China andcountries with similar authoritarian environments. Ray Wang is Associate Professor at National Chengchi University, Taiwan. His major research interests focus on human rights, religious freedom and transnational advocacy networks, and he is the recipient of an Excellent Young Scholar Research Fund from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (2018-2021).