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Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics that appeal to post-graduates and researchers in plant sciences --including botany, plant biochemistry, plant pathology and plant physiology. In 1995, Advances in Botanical Research was merged with Advances in Plant Pathology to provide one comprehensive resource for the plant science community, with equal coverage of plant pathology and botany in both thematic and mixed volumes. Volume 39 is a cumulative subject index that details the contents of Volumes 1 through 38 in addition to a complete contributor list!

Cumulative Subject Index of Volumes 1-38
Includes coverage of more than 30 years of publication ... Read more

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This book is intrest for Taxonomists ... Read more

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Orchids are among the most popular and widely collected of plant families, with tropical species and hybrids cultivated the world over. This work provides a comprehensive, robust classification of the orchids, with descriptions of individual species and cultivational information. Superbly illustrated with color photographs and line drawings, this series is indispensable for scientists, breeders, and collectors. Volume One includes Cypripedioidea, the slipper orchids, among the most attractive and popular of all orchids. ... Read more

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All the techniques presented in the original reference work, now on CD-ROM.Five years after the first edition of Landscape Restoration Handbook was published, its natural landscaping and ecological restoration techniques have become standard and successful practice throughout the nation. They are now in the Landscape Restoration Handbook on CD-ROM.Naturalization: mutually beneficial for environmental protection and cost savingsBy outlining the proper use of naturalization techniques, the print version gave landscape professionals a viable alternative to more intensive management approaches-ensuring a greater degree of environmental protection, while reducing various maintenance costs. Now you access these benefits on CD-ROM.A comprehensive guide to natural landscaping and ecological restoration ... Read more

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Horticultural Reviews, Volume 29 presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural sciences. The emphasis is on applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance. ... Read more

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The Second Edition of this classic text is completely up-to-date with new chapters, new information on diseases, updated citations, and revised taxonomy and terminology of the fungi, bacteria, and other organisms that affect trees. Field and Laboratory Guide to Tree Pathology presents field and laboratory techniques as well as basic information for students, foresters, plant scientists, and arboriculturalists on tree disease pathology. The revised edition includes expanded historical documentation, updated taxonomy and terminology for both pests and diseases, an entirely new introduction, new chapters on tree biology, general control strategies, and diagnostic techniques. A new section of color plates will help readers in the identification of tree pathogens. All the references have been comprehensively updated, and the exercises included for students have been revised, making this guide a useful tool for students, teachers, and practitioners interested in tree disease.

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* Contains new chapters on tree biology, general control strategies, and diagnostic techniques
* Includes additional information on the histories of disease
* Provides thoroughly updated citations
* Contains comprehensively revised taxonomy and terminology ... Read more

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Second only to Shigo
As an ISA Certified Arborist, I found this book to cover all the bases. I use the book all the time. It is well writen and easy to understand. Plenty of photos to id diseases and insects. This is truely a useful aid in the proper diagnosis of tree diseases. ... Read more

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Like all living things, plants require nutrient elements to grow. The Plant Nutrition Manual describes the principles that determine how plants grow and discusses all the essential elements necessary for successful crop production. The nutritional needs of plants that add color and variety to our visual senses are addressed as well. Altogether, nutritional requirements are given for 143 plants grouped in seven categories from food crop plants to ornamentals.The text begins with an introduction to the basic principles of plant nutrition. Chapters 2 and 3 describe the roles of the major elements and micronutrients. The last two chapters describe techniques for determining the nutrient element status of growing plants through plant analysis and tissue tests. The Plant Nutrition Manual is loaded with information on what plants need for normal vigorous growth and development-free of nutritional stress. ... Read more

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Plant Nutrition Manual
This is a nice compact book that can be used to teach plant nutrition. The directions on making DIY kits for tissue analysis are interesting. I wish the author had icluded a guiding range of values corresponding to the five elemental requirement categories in Appendix D. ... Read more

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Delmar?s Agriscience Dictionary with Searchable CD-ROM is the ideal source to keep abreast of terminology in an ever-changing industry! A unique feature is the searchable CD-ROM which contains the same terms and definitions as the print dictionary ... Read more

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This new book is intended to assist senior undergraduates and post-graduate students design their own experiments and establish a research program in plant population ecology. Practical advice is provided on how to set up a research program, how to ask pertinent questions and use science process skills in conducting research. Individual chapters cover facets of experimental design, statistics, experimental variables and treatments, measurements of plants and their environment, spatial pattern analysis, life tables, and modelling. Numerous citations to the current research literature are provided, and four case studies are referred to throughout the book to illustrate the use of methodology. The book provides guidance for researchers so that they can critically evaluate the problem that they are addressing, and determine the most suitable approach. The book will be of value to teachers who are developing field and laboratory modules in population ecology. ... Read more

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If you have an interest in plants and some knowledge of science, this book will introduce you to plant science.The emphasis is on how plants grow and function but, with Digital Microscope on CD-ROM, you can learn about plant structure, while the Plant Gene Manipulation simulation introduces molecular genetics and genetically modified crops. ... Read more

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This book focuses on quality of produce by addressing its various aspects. By applying a disciplinary perspective, we work toward an integrated view, placing papers in the broader context of the processes that are responsible for the supply of fresh produce. While a number of technical papers focus on factors affecting quality, policy issues are also discussed. Several papers link the market performance with the ability of the existing institutional structures to provide incentives to supply the optimal quality produce. The topics covered in this contributed volume address quality issues ranging from cultural practices to postharvest handling, retailing, and home consumption. Perspectives of horticulturists, agronomists, food scientists, engineers, and economists should be looked upon as a system applied to solve practical problems faced by scientists, the produce industry, and policy makers. The immediate benefit of this book is improved understanding of specific quality issues and marketing problems, while suggesting the need for a multidisciplinary approach for optimal solutions. This book is of interest to horticulturists, agronomists, food scientists, engineers, and economists, as well as the produce industry, and policy makers in food quality and safety. ... Read more

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Starting with the nature, extent, and distribution of agricultural production, this comprehensive text will teach readers how environmental, social, and political factors shape agriculture throughout the world.ALSO AVAILABLE -- INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS: Instructor's Manual (ISBN# 0-8273-5028-7). Call Customer Support to Order. ... Read more

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"Exploring Agriscience 2nd Edition" is designed to help readers develop a firm intellectual and skill-based foundation for further career preparation in agriscience.It offers essential up-to-date instruction on plant and animal science, food science and environmental technology in an easy to follow format.Illuminating full color photos and illustrations enhance comprehension with visual learning, and numerous exercises for practical applications are presented to help reinforce key concepts of the text. ... Read more

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Handy and pragmatic....
EARTH WORKS by Nancy Hugo is exactly the type of book you give to a new gardener along with an illustrated garden catalog. Hugo lives in Ashland Virginia, just north of Richmond in a Zone 7 setting which borders on Zone 8. Her book is filled with all kinds of gardening advice which she dispenses as a free lance writer for the RICHMOND-TIMES DISPATCH. Her writing is not particularly insightful (Diane Raver), funny (Henry Mitchell), spiritual (Jim Nollman), or scientific (Elizabeth Lawrence, Allen Lacey), but elements of all these aspects are present.

Her strength is her pragmatic advice for the novice. Picure her as the neighbor you wish lived next door to you when you move into your new house. She has gardened for over 30 years at two locations (primary home and vacation home in Buckingham County). She offers advice for Zone 7 gardeners that is comparable to that from the PBS program Victory Garden.

For example, she urges gardeners to grow organic and natural lawns because she is sensitive to the water pollution caused by the runoff from lawns (Americans use larger amounts of pesticides and herbicides on lawns than on food crops). On the other hand, she can take out 28 year-old pines because they are blocking her view and overshading her garden. She offers advice on gardening equipment from tillers to post-hole diggers, how to establish a compost pile, when to clip bushes and hedges, what to do with the needles that fall off the old pines, and which plants to grow for Christmas greenery. She describes her gardening year in month to month episodes, and covers a variety of plants that will do well anywhere in Zones 7-8.

I recommend this book to anyone about to become a gardener. ... Read more