Science and the garden
Subtitle: the scientific basis of horticultural practice
By: edited by David S. Ingram, Daphne Vince-Prue, Peter J. Gregory.
Contributors: Ingram, David S.; Vince-Prue, Daphne.; Gregory, P. J.; Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781405160636
Subjects: Horticulture
Description: Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.
Notes: "Published for the Royal Horticultural Society."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Diversity in the plant world; title: Know your plant : structure and function; title: Reproduction : securing the future; title: Naming plants; title: Selecting and breeding plants; title: Soils and roots; title: Soil cultivation and fertility; title: The plant's environment : light and water; title: Raising plants from seed; title: Propagating plants vegetatively; title: Shape and size; title: Colour, scent and sound in the garden; title: Climate, weather and seasonal effects; title: Gardening in the greenhouse; title: The diversity of undesirables; title: Controlling the undesirables; title: Maturation, ripening and storage; title: Conservation and sustainable gardening; title: Gardens and the natural world; title: Gardens for science.