Author: Monroe Roberts BirdseyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Araceae
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The Cultivated Aroids
Author: Monroe Roberts BirdseyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Araceae
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The Cultivated Aroids
Author: Monroe Roberts BirdseyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258332136
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: In Defense of Plants
Author: Matt CandeiasPublisher: Mango Media Inc.
ISBN: 1642504548
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard #1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Trees, Biological Sciences, and Nature Writing & Essays In his debut book, internationally-recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms. A botanist’s defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ever-growing houseplant collection. Using gardening, houseplants, and examples of plants around you, In Defense of Plants changes your relationship with the world from the comfort of your windowsill. The ruthless, horny, and wonderful nature of plants. Understand how plants evolve and live on Earth with a never-before-seen look into their daily drama. Inside, Candeias explores the incredible ways plants live, fight, have sex, and conquer new territory. Whether a blossoming botanist or a professional plant scientist, In Defense of Plants is for anyone who sees plants as more than just static backdrops to more charismatic life forms. In this easily accessible introduction to the incredible world of plants, you’ll find: • Fantastic botanical histories and plant symbolism • Passionate stories of flora diversity and scientific names of plant organisms • Personal tales of plantsman discovery through the study of plants If you enjoyed books like The Botany of Desire, What a Plant Knows, or The Soul of an Octopus, then you’ll love In Defense of Plants.
The Genera of Araceae
Author: S. J. MayoPublisher: Balogh Scientific Books
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Every genus is described and illustrated with one or more plates of line drawings by the botanical artist Eleanor Catherine, and distribution maps. Topics covered include their economic value, phylogenetic relationships, fossil history, cultivation, anatomy (by J.C. French) and chemistry (by R. Hegnauer).
Tropentag 2016
Author: Bernhard FreyerPublisher: Cuvillier Verlag
ISBN: 3736983417
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The theme of 2016 is ”Solidarity in a competing world - fair use of resources”. While on the one hand, one part of the world is profiting from natural resources, the other part of the world is suffering with hunger, malnutrition, human diseases, low income, violence and lately is also challenged through climate change. There is need to rethink and engage in a fair share of all resources between the continents and nations. This includes huge engagement into the management of natural resources to solve the long list of environmental threats expressed through ongoing erosion, loss of soil fertility and loss of biodiversity, and topped by climate change having strong impact on the productivity in agriculture, fishery and forestry, and the use and quality of water and of energy in the South.
The European Garden Flora
Author: Stuart Max WaltersPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521258647
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Hardiness zone map for Europe included, with explanation on previous page. Identification manual for ornamental plants cultivated throughout the world. Comprehensive keys are provided at the family, genus, and species levels.
Bulbous Plants
Author: Kishan Gopal RamawatPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 146658968X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Bulbous plants are those with organs for nutrient storage and these include tubers, corms, and bulbs. They can be ornamental or edible, herbaceous or perennial. Important examples of such plants are potato, sweet potato, yam, arrowroot, and dahlias. This book focuses mainly on economically important food crops, their propagation strategies, plant g
Agricultural Bulletin of the Straits and Federated Malay States
Author: Agricultural Bulletin of the Straits and Federated Malay States
Author: Botanic Gardens (Singapore)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description