Gardening can be frustratingly shrouded in secrecy. Fickle plants make seemingly spontaneous decisions to bloom or bust, seeds sprout magically in the blink of an eye, and deep-rooted mysteries unfold underground and out of sight. Understanding basic botany is like unlocking a horticultural code; fo
Botany for gardeners
โ Scribed by Capon, Brian
- Publisher
- Timber Press
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 269
- Edition
- 3e edition
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Cells and seeds : basics and beginnings -- Roots and shoots : how plants mature -- Inside stems -- Inside roots and leaves -- Adaptations for protection -- Adaptations to fulfill basic needs -- Control of growth and development -- The uptake and use of water, minerals, and light -- From flowers to fruits -- Strategies of inheritance.
โฆ Table of Contents
Cells and seeds : basics and beginnings --
Roots and shoots : how plants mature --
Inside stems --
Inside roots and leaves --
Adaptations for protection --
Adaptations to fulfill basic needs --
Control of growth and development --
The uptake and use of water, minerals, and light --
From flowers to fruits --
Strategies of inheritance.
โฆ Subjects
Botany;Gardening
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Great little book. Well illustrated with both diagrams and photographs. Takes me back to the happy days of college Botany. Clearly written and very readable.
A bestseller since its debut in 1990, this indispensable and handy reference has now been expanded and updated to include an appendix on plant taxonomy and a comprehensive index. Two dozen new photos and illustrations make this new edition even richer with information. Its convenient paperback forma
A bestseller since its debut in 1990, this indispensable and handy reference has now been expanded and updated to include an appendix on plant taxonomy and a comprehensive index. Two dozen new photos and illustrations make this new edition even richer with information. Its convenient paperback forma