Author: R. KindtPublisher: World Agroforestry Centre Eastern and Central Africa Program
ISBN:
Category : Seed technology
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Tree Seeds for Farmers
Author: R. KindtPublisher: World Agroforestry Centre Eastern and Central Africa Program
ISBN:
Category : Seed technology
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Tree Crops
Author: J. SmithPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781729791509
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Author J. Russell Smith (1874-1966) travelled widely and shares his insights and research into agro-forestry, describing how trees such as carob, honey locust, persimmon, mulberry, oaks and pecans can be used to enrich the land and the people and animals dependent on it.
Falling by the Wayside
Author: Charlie Pye-SmithPublisher: World Agroforestry Centre Eastern and Central Africa Program
ISBN:
Category : Seed technology
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Woody Plant Seed Manual
Author: United States. Forest ServicePublisher: Forest Service
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
Book Description
Agriculture Handbook
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Set includes revised editions of some issues.
An Introduction to Tree Seed Technology
Author: R. Umarani Umarani (R.)Publisher:
ISBN: 9788170893080
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Seed is an indispensable gadget, for all people involved with plant kingdom. Seed by itself, is a fascinating piece of art and Daphne J. Osborne admire thus the almost universal formation of the dry seed and its revival on the addition of water is nothing short of an evolutionary miracle. Understanding of molecular mechanisms of seed and development of technologies for best exploitation of seed's potential is all about Seed Science and Technology. It is important to sensitize the students about the basic mechanisms of seed and the applicability of seed related technologies. This book is written for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students or a layperson that is interested to be introduced to Tree Seed Technology. The chapters of the book are arranged in such a way that the reader first gets acquainted with the intricacies of tree seed well. Later on, the biological systems of seed are dealt with to describe how seeds form, develop, mature, germinate or remain dormant. Thereafter, details of quality seed production are elaborated with due importance to the influence of agro- climatic and pollution factors involved. All the efforts generated to produce quality seeds should culminate in obtaining high vigor seedlings, for which seed handling techniques are imperative, therefore, chapter has been allocated to elaborate the methodologies and precautions to be followed during seed collection, extraction, drying, processing, treating, and storing. The chapter on synthetic seed production is included to reflect the large strides made in the recent years in the field of plant propagation. In order to make available right quality of seed, testing and certification of seeds has been implemented for agricultural and horticultural crops in India through Seed Acts. The same is yet to be extended for tree seeds also. The seed testing and certification procedures pertaining to trees seeds are provided in two chapters.The Book is designed to be straight- forward and reader- friendly. Figures and tables are provided at all necessary places to sustain the interest of the reader.
Users Guide for Seeds of Western Trees and Shrubs
Author: Tree Planting by Farmers for Fuel, Fence Posts, and Shelter
Author: E. O. SieckePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tree planting
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Tree Seed Management
Author: Publisher: World Agroforestry Centre
ISBN: 9793198087
Category : Tree planting
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
How to Grow a Forest from Seed
Author: Frank William RanePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Evergreens
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description