The complete book of plant propagation

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The complete book of plant propagation

Graham Clarke and Alan Toogood

Ward Lock, 1990-1992

  • pbk.

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ISBN 9780706368185

Description

Propagation is a technique that needs to be learned. This book covers all methods of propagation for any garden or greenhouse plant, and every method is illustrated. It is aimed primarily at amateur gardeners, but will also be of interest to horticulture students and professional nurserymen. Graham Clarke is also the author of "Autumn and Winter Colour in the Garden".

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Techniques: history of plant propagation
  • equipment and tools
  • hygiene
  • seed collecting
  • seed sowing outdoors
  • seed sowing under cover
  • raising plants from spores
  • stem cuttings
  • root cuttings
  • leaf and leaf-bud cuttings
  • division
  • layering
  • plantlets
  • vegetative propagation of bulbs
  • grafting budding micropropagation
  • training plants. Part 2 Encyclopaedia of plants and their propagation: hardy ornamental plants and fruiting plants
  • tender ornamental plants and fruiting plants
  • hardy and tender vegetables and culinary herbs.
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pbk. ISBN 9780706370799

Description

Propagation is a technique that needs to be learned. This book covers all methods of propagation for any garden or greenhouse plant, and every method is illustrated. It is aimed primarily at amateur gardeners, but should also be of interest to horticulture students and professional nurserymen.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Techniques: history of plant propagation
  • equipment and tools
  • hygiene
  • seed collecting
  • seed sowing outdoors
  • seed sowing under cover
  • raising plants from spores
  • stem cuttings
  • root cuttings
  • leaf and leaf-bud cuttings
  • division
  • layering
  • plantlets
  • vegetative propagation of bulbs
  • grafting budding micropropagation
  • training plants. Part 2 Encyclopaedia of plants and their propagation: hardy ornamental plants and fruiting plants
  • tender ornamental plants and fruiting plants
  • hardy and tender vegetables and culinary herbs.

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