Horticulture 6

This book contains a collection of vintage articles on managing a grapevine, with a special focus on pruning and trimming. These timeless articles have been carefully selected for a modern readershi……続きを見る

“Botany for Gardeners” is a classic guide to gardening aimed at the serious gardener and green-fingered enthusiast. It includes a wealth of useful and interesting botanical information coupled with ……続きを見る

A study on oidium originally printed in 1907 by the university of California. This book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the amateur or professional winegrower and historian of viticulture……続きを見る

This antique volume contains a detailed treatise on plants and how they grow, with a wealth of detailed and interesting information on the biology of plant cells, roots, leaves, and flowers. Written……続きを見る

This vintage text contains a detailed treatise on horticulture for beginner gardeners. It places a particular focus on producing crops for market gardening, as well as the more traditional aspect of……続きを見る

Many of our current agricultural crops are natural or agricultural hybrids (between two or more species), or polyploids (containing more than one genome or set of chromosomes). These include potato,……続きを見る

Ebook comes with main table of contents and interlinked sub table of contents. Ebook contains illustrations and inline footnotes where applicable. Each chapter is clearly marked so user knows which ……続きを見る

Ethiopia is facing environmental and poverty challenges, and urgently needs effective management of its environmental resources. Much of the Ethiopian landscape has been significantly altered and re……続きを見る

Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gar……続きを見る

‘One of the best novels of the year so far’ The Times A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘Unlike anything I’ve read. Haunting and huge, and funny and sensuous. It’s wonderful’ Tessa Hadley ‘I just enjoyed……続きを見る

Throughout history great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic amateur gardeners, others professional designers with an international practice. Some have come to g……続きを見る

Contemporary agriculture is often criticized for its industrial scale, adverse effects on nutrition, rural employment and the environment, and its disconnectedness from nature and culture. Yet there……続きを見る

This colourful guide will explain the fundamentals of growing plants, whether you are taking a Level 3 RHS, City and Guilds or Edexcel course, are a grower or gardener in the industry, or are just a……続きを見る

TIME TO GROW YOUR OWN! The ability to grow vegetables in small spaces is something that has enabled just about everyone to live a healthier lifestyle – and save money – by creating micro-gardens for……続きを見る

Over the last five centuries, plantation crops have represented the best and worst of industrialized agriculture – "best" through their agronomic productivity and global commercial success, and "wor……続きを見る

Praise for Judith McCormack and Backspring Nominated for the 2016 Amazon.ca First Novel Award A well-written and smart novel that unfolds many moments of profound and subtle beauty. McCormack’s tre……続きを見る

Handbook of Grape Processing By-Products explores the alternatives of upgrading production by-products, also denoting their industrial potential, commercial applications and sustainable solutions in……続きを見る

More than half the world's population now lives in cities. Creating sustainable, healthy and aesthetic urban environments is therefore a major policy goal and research agenda. This comprehensive han……続きを見る

There is a growing evidence base that documents the social, environmental and economic benefits that urban trees can deliver. Trees are, however, under threat today as never before due to competitio……続きを見る

Syzygium is a well-known source of the globally traded clove as well as the widely cultivated jambolan, water apple, rose apple, wax apple, mountain apple, and several other underutilized species. T……続きを見る

Would you love to know how to grow your own healthy and vibrant vegetables the right way? Whether you want to (1) save money and eat healthier, (2) enjoy the sweet taste of your own home grown food ……続きを見る

Whether it's a small citrus plant or a large vine, conservatory plants are more popular than ever. Collins Practical Gardener Conservatory & Greenhouse Gardening is bursting with practical advice an……続きを見る

Collected essays by two of America's earliest environmental authors retain relevance today William Summer founded the renowned Pomaria Nursery, which thrived from the 1840s to the 1870s in central S……続きを見る

Improving the dynamic relationship between nature and human well-being is a pressing issue of our time. Landscapes embody this tight interconnectedness and serve as unique sustainability learning hu……続きを見る

Making decisions about the management and conservation of nature is necessarily complex, with many competing pressures on natural systems, opportunities and benefits for different groups of people a……続きを見る

At a time where commercial forces have increased control over the food supply by patenting seeds with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), seed saving has become an important skill to encourage an……続きを見る

Plant Macronutrient Use Efficiency presents an up-to-date overview of the latest research on the molecular and genetic basis of macro-nutrient use efficiency (NUE) in plants, and strategies that can……続きを見る

Carlos Magdalena is a man on a mission: to save the world’s most endangered plants. In The Plant Messiah, Magdalena takes readers from the forests of Peru to deep within the Australian outback in se……続きを見る

Only a green world, rich in plants, can sustain us and the millions of other species with which we share this planet. But, in an era of global change, nature is on the retreat. Like the communities ……続きを見る

The grove, a grouping of trees, intentionally cultivated or found growing wild, has a long diverse history entwined with human settlement, rural practices and the culture and politics of cities. A g……続きを見る