Seeds

Seeds
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 684
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ISBN-10 : 0120802635
ISBN-13 : 9780120802630
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Seeds by : Carol C. Baskin

Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination provides a working hypothesis of the ecological and environmental conditions under which carious kinds of seed dormancy have developed. It also presents the seed germination of morethan 3500 species of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous species.

Saving More Than Seeds

Saving More Than Seeds
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 423
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ISBN-10 : 9781472401823
ISBN-13 : 1472401824
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Saving More Than Seeds by : Dr Catherine Phillips

Saving More Than Seeds advances understandings of seed-people relations, with particular focus on seed saving. The practice of reusing and exchanging seeds provides foundation for food production and allows humans and seed to adapt together in dynamic socionatural conditions. But the practice and its practitioners are easily taken for granted, even as they are threatened by neoliberalisation. Combining original ethnographic research with investigation of an evolving corporate seed order, this book reveals seed saving not only as it occurs in fields and gardens but also as it associates with genebanking, genetic engineering, intellectual property rights, and agrifood regulations. Drawing on diverse social sciences literatures, Phillips illustrates ongoing practices of thinking, feeling, and acting with seeds, raising questions about what seed-people relations should accomplish and how different ways of relating might be pursued to change collective futures.

Viability of Seeds

Viability of Seeds
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 458
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ISBN-10 : 9789400956858
ISBN-13 : 9400956851
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Viability of Seeds by : E.H. Roberts

From prehistoric times man has had a pecial s relationship with seed plants - as a source of food, materials for tools, buildings, clothing and pharmaceuticals, and for ornamenting his surroundings for his own delight (probably in that chronological order which, incidentally, also gives some indication ofthe priorities oflife). Today man's most important staple foods are derived directly from seeds as they have been since neolithic times. (It is a sobering thought, as Harlan* has pointed out, that nothing significant has been added to his diet since then. ) From those times he must have learned to collect, conserve and cultivate seeds; and the accumulated experience has been handed down. This book then is part of an ancient tradition, for here we are still primarily concerned with these skills. Seeds are plant propagules comprised of embryos in which growth has been suspended, usually supplied with their own food reserves and protected by special covering layers. Typically they are relatively dry structures compared with other plant tissues and, in this condi tion) they are resistant to the ravages of time and their environment. But resistant is a relative tenn and seeds do deteriorate: the type, the extent and the rapidity of the deterioration, and the factors which control it are important to agronomists, horticulturalists, plant breeders, seedsmen, seed analysts, and those concerned with the conservation of genetic resources.

The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds

The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds
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Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781603427081
ISBN-13 : 1603427082
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds by : Robert E. Gough

Enjoy your favorite varieties of garden plants year after year with this comprehensive guide to gathering, preparing, and planting seeds. Authors Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough provide simple instructions that clearly explain the whole process, from basic plant biology to proper seed storage and successful propagation. Gardeners of any experience level will find all the information they need to preserve genetic diversity, cut costs, and extend the life of their favorite plants to the next generation and beyond.

An Assessment of the Need for Native Seeds and the Capacity for Their Supply

An Assessment of the Need for Native Seeds and the Capacity for Their Supply
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 73
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ISBN-10 : 9780309680189
ISBN-13 : 0309680182
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis An Assessment of the Need for Native Seeds and the Capacity for Their Supply by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Across the United States, millions of acres of land have been so disturbed by human activities or severe climate events that significant portions of their native plant communities have been lost and their ecosystems have been seriously compromised. Restoring impaired ecosystems requires a supply of diverse native plant seeds that are well suited to the climates, soils, and other living species of the system. Native seeds are also in demand for applications in urban land management, roadside maintenance, conservation agriculture, and other restorative activities that take into account the connection between native plant communities and the increasingly urgent need for resilient landscapes. Given the varied climatic and environmental niches of the more than 17,000 native plant species of the United States, supplying the desired seed types and species mixes for this wide range of activities is a challenge. As the first phase of a nationwide analysis of the full scope of needs for native plant seeds, this interim report describes the participants in the native plant seed supply chain, makes preliminary observations, and proposes an information-gathering plan for the second phase of the assessment.

The Age of Seeds

The Age of Seeds
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Publisher : Thames & Hudson Australia
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9781760763077
ISBN-13 : 1760763071
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The Age of Seeds by : Fiona McMillan-Webster

Plants evolved seeds to hack time. Thanks to seeds they can cast their genes forward into the future, enabling species to endure across seasons, years, and occasionally millennia. When a 2000-year-old extinct date palm seed was discovered, no one expected it to still be alive. But it sprouted a healthy young date palm. That seeds produced millennia ago could still be viable today suggests seeds are capable of extreme lifespans. Yet many seeds, including those crucial to our everyday lives, don't live very long at all. In The Age of Seeds Fiona McMillan-Webster tells the astonishing story of seed longevity, the crucial role they play in our everyday lives, and what that might mean for our future.

Seeing Seeds

Seeing Seeds
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Publisher : Timber Press
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9781604694925
ISBN-13 : 1604694920
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Seeing Seeds by : Teri Dunn Chace

“Llewellyn’s images reflect a depth of detail that until now, only the best botanical illustrators could approach.” —The Washington Post A centuries-old saying goes, “Great oaks from little acorns grow.” But as this dazzling book reveals, there is much more to a seed than the plant it will someday become: seeds, seedheads, pods, and fruits have their own astounding beauty that rivals, and sometimes even surpasses, the beauty of flowers. Bitter melon seeds resemble a handful of rubies. Poppy pods could be art nouveau salt shakers. And butterfly vine seeds look exactly like those delicate insects captured in mid-flight. Seeds also come with fascinating stories. Jewels of Opar got its name from a fabled city in Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Tarzan stories. Lotus seeds sent into orbit by Chinese scientists came back to earth mysteriously altered. And fava beans—beloved of foodies—have a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality: they can cause the debilitating condition known as favism in some individuals and at the same time combat the microorganism that causes malaria. In these stunning pages you’ll gain an understanding of how seeds are formed and dispersed, why they look the way they do, and how they fit into the environment. Seeing Seeds will take you to strange and wonderful places. When you return, it’s safe to say that you’ll never look at a seed the same way again.