The seed garden
Subtitle: the art and practice of seed saving
By: edited by Lee Buttala & Shanyn Siegel ; written by Micaela Colley & Jared Zystro
Contributors: Zystro, Jared, author; Buttala, Lee Alan, editor; Siegel, Shanyn, editor
Publisher: Seed Savers Exchange
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780988474918
Subjects: Reproduction; Propagation; Seeds; Varieties; Pollination; Vegetables; Harvesting
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Why save seeds?; title: Section I. The art and practice of seed saving. The botany of seed saving; title: Setting seed: mating systems and pollination methods; title: Staying true: seed saving and variety maintenance; title: Cultivating for seed; title: Harvesting and cleaning seeds; title: Seed quality and storage; title: Planning the seed garden; title: Section II. The seed garden: crop profiles. Determining population size and isolation distance; title: Common name directory; title: Crop profiles (alphabetical by scientific name); title: Appendix: Seed-saving recommendations; title: Appendix: Seed-screen sizes; title: Appendix: Germination test parameters; title: Appendix: Common seedborne diseases; title: Appendix: Regional considerations; title: Appendix: Legalities; title: Glossary; title: Index; title: Acknowledgements.