Author: Walter Lafayette HowardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Luther Burbank's Plant Contributions
Author: Walter Lafayette HowardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Onion-set Production
Author: John Charles WalkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Onion sets
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Marijuana Botany
Author: Robert Connell ClarkePublisher: Ronin Publishing
ISBN: 1579511090
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Marijuana Botany presents the scientific knowledge and propagation techniques used to preserve and multiply vanishing Cannabis strains. Also included is information concerning Cannabis genetics and breeding used to begin plant improvement programs. The book presents scientific and horticultural principles, along with their practical applications, necessary for the breeding and propagation of Cannabis and in particular, marijuana. It will appeal not only to the professional researcher, but to the marijuana enthusiast or anyone with an eye to the future of Cannabis products.
The Garden of Invention
Author: Jane S. SmithPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101046228
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The wide-ranging and delightful history of celebrated plant breeder Luther Burbank and the business of farm and garden in early twentieth- century America At no other time in history has there been more curiosity or concern about the food we eat-and genetically modified foods, in particular, have become both pervasive and suspect. A century ago, however, Luther Burbank's blight-resistant potatoes, white blackberries, and plumcots-a plum-apricot hybrid-were celebrated as triumphs in the best tradition of American ingenuity and perseverance. In his experimental grounds in Santa Rosa, California, Burbank bred and cross-bred edible and ornamental plants-for both home gardens and commercial farms-until they were bigger, hardier, more beautiful, and more productive than ever before. A fascinating portrait of an American original, The Garden of Invention is also a colorful and engrossing tale of the intersection of gardening, science and business in the years between the Civil War and the Great Depression.
Luther Burbank
Author: Luther BurbankPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Hybrid
Author: Noel KingsburyPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226437132
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
"Noel Kingsbury reveals that even those imaginary perfect foods are themselves far from anything that could properly be called natural, rather, they represent the end of a millennia-long history of selective breeding and hybridization. Starting his story at the birth of agriculture, Kingsbury traces the history of human attempts to make plants more reliable, productive, and nutritiousa story that owes as much to accident and error as to innovation and experiment. Drawing on historical and scientific accounts, as well as a rich trove of anecdotes, Kingsbury shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless anonymous farmers and gardeners slowly caused the evolutionary pressures of nature to be supplanted by those of human needs and thus led us from sparse wild grasses to succulent corn cobs, and from mealy, white wild carrots to the juicy vegetables we enjoy today. At the same time, Kingsbury reminds us that contemporary controversies over the Green Revolution and genetically modified crops are not new, plant breeding has always had a political dimension."--Publisher's description.
Cultivating Exceptional Cannabis
Author: DJ ShortPublisher: Quick Trading Company
ISBN: 1936807122
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
DJ Short’s essays on the craft of indoor cannabis cultivation show how any hobbyist can refine gardening technique and achieve mastery. DJ Short is a celebrated breeder whose collection of seed strains has received international recognition for their premier quality. His first book collects two decades of experience in cannabis cultivation and breeding for the amateur grower. Short’s style is both friendly and thoughtful, offering tips for selecting plants and helping the serious hobbyist finesse their garden for high quality. The first section covers cultivation and each environmental factor’s contribution to the indoor gardener’s success, with an emphasis on organic methods. It includes secrets to customizing lighting, temperature, air circulation, nutrients and supplements. Gardening methods, from sprouting seeds to harvesting and curing are described with quality and flavor in mind. The second section includes essential topics of breeding -- such as selecting plants, collecting pollen, and stabilizing a variety -- with careful consideration of how flavor and quality set a good breeding program apart. Includes photography of Short's varieties and other unique plants throughout, plus 8 full-color pages of exceptional cannabis.
Plant Whatever Brings You Joy
Author: Kathryn HallPublisher:
ISBN: 0981557007
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Harvest of the Years
Author: Luther BurbankPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardeners
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Black Nightshades
Author: Jennifer M. EdmondsPublisher: Bioversity International
ISBN: 9290433213
Category : Germplasm resources, Plant
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description