Practical botany for gardeners Over 3,000 botanical terms explained and explored
Book - 2013
This is more than just a useful reference book on the science of botany and the language of horticulture - it is a practical, hands-on guide that will help gardeners understand how plants grow, what affects their performance, and how to get better results. It provides easy-to-understand explanations of over 3,000 botanical words and terms, and shows how these can be applied to everyday gardening practice.
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- Published
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Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press
2013.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780226093932
- How to use this book
- A short history of botany
- Chapter 1. The Plant Kingdom
- Algae
- Mosses and liverworts
- Lichens
- Ferns and their relatives
- Gymnosperms: conifers and their relatives
- Angiosperms: flowering plants
- Monocotyledons versus dicotyledons
- Plant naming and common names
- Plant families
- Genus
- Species
- Hybrids and cultivars
- Chapter 2. Growth, Form, and Function
- Plant growth and development
- Buds
- Roots
- Stems
- Leaves
- Flowers
- Seeds
- Fruit
- Bulbs and other underground food storage organs
- Chapter 3. Inner Workings
- Cells and cell division
- Photosynthesis
- Plant nutrition
- Nutrient and water distribution
- Plant hormones
- Chapter 4. Reproduction
- Vegetative reproduction
- Sexual reproduction
- Plant breeding-evolution in cultivation
- Chapter 5. The Beginning of Life
- Development of the seed and fruit
- Seed dormancy
- Seed germination
- Sowing and saving seeds
- Seed saving
- Chapter 6. External Factors
- The soil
- Soil pH
- Soil fertility
- Soil moisture and rainwater
- Nutrients and feeding
- Life above ground
- Chapter 7. Pruning
- Why prune?
- Pruning trees
- Pruning for size and shape
- Pruning for display
- Chapter 8. Botany and the Senses
- Seeing light
- Sensing scent
- Scent as an attractant
- Feeling vibrations
- Chapter 9. Pests, Diseases, and Disorders
- Insect pests
- Other common pests
- Fungi and fungal diseases
- Viral diseases
- Bacterial diseases
- Parasitic plants
- How plants defend themselves
- Breeding for resistance to pests and diseases
- Physiological disorders
- Index
- Bibliography
- Credits and websites
- Botanists and Botanical Illustrators
- Gregor Johann Mendel
- Barbara McClintock
- Robert Fortune
- Prospero Alpini
- Richard Spruce
- Charles Sprague Sargent
- Luther Burbank
- Franz and Ferdinand Bauer
- Matilda Smith
- John Lindley FRS
- Marianne North
- Pierre-Joseph Redouté
- James Sowerby
- Vera Scarth-Johnson OAM