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The plant propagator's bible
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Publisher
Rodale
Publication Date
c2007
Language
English
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Tools and techniques. The propagator's tool kit. Hand tools ; Equipment and supplies ; Soil mixes ; Propagation equipment
Starting from seed. Seed characteristics ; Flowers and seeds ; Starting seeds ; Leaching ; Soaking ; Scarification ; Stratification ; Light ; Dark ; Relative humidity ; Temperatures ; Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels ; Life cycles and growth characteristics ; Saving seeds ; Pollination ; Harvesting and cleaning ; Storing saved seeds ; Treating seeds to prevent disease ; Working with hybrids
Dividing established plants. Good digging ; Dividing plants with fibrous root systems ; Dividing plants with fleshy or woody crowns ; Dividing suckers ; Dividing plants with rhizomes ; Dividing plants with tubers ; Dividing plants with offsets ; Dividing plants with bulbs and corms ; Scoring, sectioning, scooping, and coring bulbs ; Scaling lily bulbs
Cuttings. Types of cuttings ; Greenwood cuttings ; Softwood cuttings ; Semiripe cuttings ; Hardwood cuttings ; Conifer cuttings ; Cane cuttings ; Leaf petiole cuttings ; Leaf vein cuttings ; Upright leaf cuttings ; Monocot leaf cuttings ; Root cuttings
Layering. Tip layering ; Simple and serpentine layering ; Air layering ; Stooling or mound layering ; French layering ; Dropping
Grafting. Grafting with rootstocks ; Whip-and-tongue grafting ; Apical-wedge grafting and saddle grafting ; Side-wedge grafting ; Approach grafting ; Four-flap grafting ; Side-veneer grafting ; T-budding ; Chip budding ; Grafting a cactus
Plant directory.
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9781594864483
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