Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation Principles and Practices

Name: Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation Principles and Practices
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ISBN: 9780136792352

ISBN-10: 0136792359

ISBN-13: 9780136792352

Edition: 7th 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Hudson T. Hartmann, Dale E. Kester, Fred T. Davies, Robert L. Geneve

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For university-level courses in Plant Propagation. Some background in biology is assumed. Hallmarked as the most successful text of its kind, this remarkably thorough book covers all aspects of the propagation of plantsboth sexual and asexualwith considerable attention given to human (vs natural) efforts to increase plant numbers. The text presents both the art and science of propagation, and conveys knowledge of specific kinds of plants and the particular methods by which those plants must be propagated.

Book details

List price: $147.20
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 11/27/2001
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 880
Size: 8.25" wide x 11.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.4
Language: English




General Aspects of Plant Propagation



How Plant Propagation Evolved in Human Society



Biology of Plant Propagation



The Propagation Environment



Seed Propagation



The Development of Seeds



Principles and Practices of Seed Selection



Techniques of Seed Production and Handling



Principles of Propagation from Seeds



Techniques of Propagation by Seed



Vegetative Propagation



Principles of Propagation by Cuttings



Techniques of Propagation by Cuttings



Principles of Grafting and Budding



Techniques of Grafting



Techniques of Budding



Layering and its Natural modifications



Propagation by Specialized Stems and Roots



Principles and Practices of Clonal Selection



Methods of Micropropagation



Principles of Tissue Culture and Micropropagation



Techniques of Micropropagation



Propagation of Selected Plants



Propagation Methods and Rootstocks for Fruit and Nut Species



Propagation of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines



Propagation of Selected Annuals and Herbaceous Perennials Used as Ornamentals