Published by Pearson (August 27, 2013) © 2014
Hudson Hartmann | Dale Kester | Fred Davies | Robert GeneveFor all undergraduate courses in plant propagation at the two-year and four-year colleges and universities.
The world standard for plant propagation and horticulture for over 50 years, Hartmann and Kester’s Plant Propagation continues to be the field’s most complete, up-to-date text on plant propagation. It now contains color figures throughout, promoting learning and making it an even more useful working text and reference. It also contains extensive updates reflecting the latest commercial techniques and understanding of propagation biology. Like previous editions, it is organised into paired chapters on principles and practices, so it can easily be adapted for teaching courses that cover only practical topics, and for courses that also cover conceptual issues.
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- PART I. GENERAL ASPECTS OF PROPAGATION
- 1. How Plant Propagation Evolved In Human Society
- 2. Biology of Plant Propagation
- 3. The Propagation Environment
- PART II. SEED PROPAGATION
- 4. Seed Development
- 5. Principles and Practices of Seed Selection
- 6. Techniques of Seed Production and Handling
- 7. Principles of Propagation from Seeds
- 8. Techniques of Propagation by Seed
- PART III. VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION
- 9. Principles of Propagation by Cuttings
- 10. Techniques of Propagation by Cuttings
- 11. Principles of Grafting and Budding
- 12. Techniques of Grafting
- 13. Techniques of Budding
- 14. Layering and Its Natural Modifications
- 15. Principles and Practices of Clonal Selection
- 16. Propagation by Specialized Stems and Roots
- PART IV. CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE PROPAGATION
- 17. Principles of Tissue Culture and Micropropagation
- 18. Techniques for Micropropagation
- PART V. PROPAGATION OF SELECTED PLANT SPECIES
- 19. Propagation Methods and Rootstocks for Fruit and Nut Species
- 20. Propagation of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines
- 21. Propagation of Selected Annuals and Herbaceous Perennials Used As Ornamentals
- Subject Index
- Plant Index, Scientific Names
- Plant Index, Common Names