The manual of seed saving
Subtitle: harvesting, storing, and sowing techniques for vegetables, herbs, and fruits
By: Andrea Heistinger ; in association with Arche Noah, Pro Specie Rara ; translated by Ian Miller
Contributors: Arche Noah; Pro Specie Rara (Foundation)
Edition: English-language ed.
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9781604693829
Subjects: Propagation; Vegetables; Seeds; Vegetable gardening; Varieties
Work titles: Handbuch Samengärtnerei
Description: This authoritative guide brings together the experience of experts in the field who have found, through careful trialing, how to reliably maximize seed quality and yield for more than 100 crop plants. Clear information on such critical issues as pollination, isolation distances, cultivation, harvest, storage, and pests and diseases is provided. The Manual of Seed Saving is an essential reference for all food producers from vegetable growers to small-scale farmers.--COVER.
Notes: Translation of: Handbuch Samengärtnerei. Sorten erhalten. Vielfalt vermehren. Gemüse geniessen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why propagate your own vegetable seed?; title: On crop diversity; title: Seed gardening 101; title: Amaranth (Amaranthaceae); title: Artichoke and relatives (Asteraceae); title: Asparagus (Asparagaceae); title: Brassicas (Brassicaceae); title: Carrot and relatives (Apiaceae); title: Chinese mallow, curled mallow (Malvaceae); title: Corn and relatives (Poaceae); title: Corn salad, lamb's lettuce, mâche (Valerianaceae); title: Flax, linseed (Linaceae); title: Legumes (Fabaceae); title: Malabar spinach, climbing spinach (Basellaceae); title: Mints, Chinese artichoke (Lamiaceae); title: New Zealand spinach (Aizoaceae); title: Onions (Amaryllidaceae); title: Poppyseed (Papaveraceae); title: Purslane, miner's lettuce (Portulacaceae); title: Rhubarb and relatives (Polygonaceae); title: Spinach and relatives (Chenopodiaceae); title: Squash (Cucurbitaceae); title: Tomato and relatives (Solanaceae); title: Sources of seed and equipment.