Research Catalog

Title

Plant propagation : principles and practices / Hudson T. Hartmann, Dale E. Kester, Fred T. Davies, Jr.

Author

Hartmann, Hudson T. (Hudson Thomas), 1914-1994.

Publication

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1990.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kester, Dale E.
• Davies, Fred T., 1949-

Description

viii, 647 p. : ill. (some col.); 27 cm.

Subject

• Plant propagation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Propagation structures, media, fertilizers, sanitation, and containers -- The development of seeds and spores -- Principles of seed selection -- Techniques of seed production and handling -- Principles of propagation by seed -- Techniques of propagation by seed -- Source selection and management in vegetative propagation -- Anatomical and physiological basis of propagation by cuttings -- Techniques of propagation by cuttings -- Theoretical aspects of grafting and budding -- Techniques of grafting -- Techniques of budding -- Layering and its natural modifications -- Propagation by specialized stems and roots -- Principles of tissue culture for micropropagation -- Techniques of in vitro culture for micropropagation -- Propagation methods and rootstocks for the important fruit and nut species -- Propagation of ornamental trees, shrubs, and woody vines -- Propagation of selected annuals and herbaceous perennials used as ornamentals.

Call Number

JSF 95-640

ISBN

0136810160

LCCN

89036330

OCLC

20013485

Author

Hartmann, Hudson T. (Hudson Thomas), 1914-1994.

Title

Plant propagation : principles and practices / Hudson T. Hartmann, Dale E. Kester, Fred T. Davies, Jr.

Imprint

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1990.

Edition

5th ed.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Added Author

Kester, Dale E.

Davies, Fred T., 1949-

Research Call Number

JSF 95-640