Botany for gardeners
by Capon, Brian
What happens inside a seed after it is planted? How are plants structured? How do plants reproduce? The answers to these and other questions about complex plant processes can be found in the bestselling Botany for Gardeners. Written in accessible language, this must-have guide allows gardeners and horticulturists to understand plants from the plant's point of view. Now in its third edition, Botany for Gardeners has now been expanded and updated, and includes an appendix on plant taxonomy, a com…
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- Full title :Botany for gardeners / written and illustrated by Brian Capon
Summary
What happens inside a seed after it is planted? How are plants structured? How do plants reproduce? The answers to these and other questions about complex plant processes can be found in the bestselling Botany for Gardeners. Written in accessible language, this must-have guide allows gardeners and horticulturists to understand plants from the plant's point of view. Now in its third edition, Botany for Gardeners has now been expanded and updated, and includes an appendix on plant taxonomy, a comprehensive index, and dozens of new photos and illustrations.
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- Publication Date:©2005
- Edition:Third edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Timber Press, Inc
- Place of Publication:Portland, Oregon
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2005
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (268 pages) : : illustrations (some color)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781604692532, 1604692537
- oclc:ocn759839603
- LC Classification:QK50
- Dewey Decimal:580
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.
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