Plant Science: An Introduction to World CropsBlends the twin themes of plant science and crop agriculture into a single narrative. His broad reference use through its spectrum of pertinent data and principles derived from numerous principles. |
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... PROPAGATION The basic objectives of plant propagation are to achieve an increase in number and to preserve the essential characteristics of the plant . Propagation may achieved sexually by seed or asexually by utilizing specialized ...
... PROPAGATION The basic objectives of plant propagation are to achieve an increase in number and to preserve the essential characteristics of the plant . Propagation may achieved sexually by seed or asexually by utilizing specialized ...
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... propagation Asexual reproduction , the basis for vegetative reproduction , enables plants to regenerate tissues and parts . In many plants vegetative propagation is a completely natural process ; in others it is more or less artificial ...
... propagation Asexual reproduction , the basis for vegetative reproduction , enables plants to regenerate tissues and parts . In many plants vegetative propagation is a completely natural process ; in others it is more or less artificial ...
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... propagation of bulb - forming plants is commonly achieved through the development of scale buds . The individual scales , the offsets , or the enlarging mature bulb itself may be used in propagation . The bulb of hyacinth is commonly ...
... propagation of bulb - forming plants is commonly achieved through the development of scale buds . The individual scales , the offsets , or the enlarging mature bulb itself may be used in propagation . The bulb of hyacinth is commonly ...
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Crop Plants and World Affairs | 3 |
Energy and Crop Production | 25 |
Food and Human Needs | 37 |
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