Fruit & nuts: a comprehensive guide to the cultivation, uses and health benefits of over 300 food-producing plantsAn informative and comprehensive guide to growing and using more than 200 species of fruits and nuts, this A–Z reference will inspire gardeners to grow and use a wider variety of edible plants. Each entry includes a brief history, detailed description, and authoritative information on propagation, as well as helpful advice about harvesting times and methods, cultivation and location needs, pruning, pests and diseases, nutrition and health benefits, and medicinal uses. An extensive, annotated list of cultivars will help gardeners and growers select the most appropriate plants for their location and needs. Suitable for home gardeners, horticulture professionals, orchardists, and nutritionists. |
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Contents
Types of fruit and nuts | 17 |
Container culture | 23 |
Vegetative propagation | 29 |
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| Title | Fruit & nuts: a comprehensive guide to the cultivation, uses and health benefits of over 300 food-producing plants |
| Author | Susanna Lyle |
| Edition | illustrated, annotated |
| Publisher | Timber Press, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 18, 2010 |
| Length | 480 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fruit Fruit-culture Gardening / Fruit Gardening / General Gardening / Reference Nature / Plants / General Nut trees Nuts |
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