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Informative and entertaining, this book will stimulate experimentation and encourage gardeners to review and improve their current gardening practices. Once gardeners learn how plants are constructed, it is easier to envision how they'll grow and flourish. An understanding of the structure behind...

Applied Principles of Horticultural Science is that critical thing for all students of horticulture - a book that teaches the theory of horticultural science through the practice of horticulture itelf. The book is divided into three sections - Plant science, Soil science, Pest and disease....

A textbook for the level 2 RHS Certificate.

Plants with Seeds, spermopsids, opens with a presentation of the transport system and reproductive strategies of these plants. These are key topics for making distinctions among the spermopsids. It then focuses specifically on gymnosperms and angiosperms. The consideration of angiosperms delves into...

This book is a fundamental guide to understanding plant structure offering plant scientists, plant biologists and horticulturalists in practice, academic life and in training. It includes a combination of concise scientific text and superb color photographs and drawings, focusing on structure at anatomical, histological and fine structure levels.

This new edition of the universally acclaimed and widely-used textbook on fungal biology has been completely re-written, drawing directly on the authors' research and teaching experience. The text takes account of the rapid and exciting progress that has been made in the taxonomy, cell and molecular...

«Curioso, informato, sorprendente.» L'Espresso - Sabina Minardi «Melo o nocciolo, platano o pino silvestre, betulla o faggio che sia, ogni albero ha molte storie da raccontare… Benvenuti a un corso di lingua davvero particolare.» Sono gli esseri viventi più forti e resistenti...

Over time the complex idea of "species" has evolved, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work is a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. Species is a benchmark exploration and clarification of a concept fundamental...

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1891 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'English and American Flowers' is an essay on Wallace's observations of the differences between plants on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. Alfred Russel...

Sacred cows, wily serpents, fearsome lions, elegant swans, busy bees, and sly foxes--all are caricatures of the creatures themselves, yet they reflect not only how different cultures see the natural world around them but also how such cultures make use of their native animals. In this fun and thought-provoking...

This is the first of two volumes on Gentianaceae. Comprising twelve chapters, it centres upon the characterization and ecology of Gentianaceae worldwide, with emphasis on the application of molecular and cytological approaches in relation to taxonomy. The first three chapters consider the classification...

Learn more about the fascinating life of the "Citrus Wizard" and his contributions to Florida's orange industry with this vibrant nonfiction reader. Filled with stunning images and primary source documents, this e-Book exposes students to the lasting impact of Lue Gim Gong's orange growing...

POLLEN: DARWIN’S 130 YEAR PREDICTION **Junior Library Guild selection** “POLLEN is extraordinary! What a great story that encapsulates so many important concepts in science - pollination, structure and function of living things, and how scientific discoveries take time. It is so...

Buko is the Philippine word for "coconut".  This is a child's comic-book style story of this wonderfully useful tree, demonstrating its myriad uses and its place in a sustainable ecology.  Great fun, and guaranteed to intrigue the enquiring mind ... Meet the Bukos: a lighthearted...