Australian seeds : a guide to their collection, identification and biology /

This is the first complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of wild collected seed. While the main focus is on Australian seeds, the procedures and protocols described within the book are of international standard and apply to users throughout the world. The book provides a basic unde...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sweedman, Luke, Merritt, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., ©2006.
Temas:
Seeds > Australia > Identification.
Seeds > Harvesting > Australia.
Seeds > Morphology.
Semences > Australie > Identification.
Semences > Récolte > Australie.
Semences > Morphologie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Seeds
Seeds > Harvesting
Seeds > Morphology
Flora (biologie)
Australia
Australië.
Field guides
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Commendation; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Australian seeds through time; 3 Seed and fruit structure; 4 Seed biology and ecology; 5 Seed collection in the field; 6 Drying and cleaning seeds after collection; 7 Seed storage and testing; 8 Seedbanks and the conservation of threatened species; 9 Australian seeds: a photographic guide; 10 Collection guidelines for common Australian families and genera; Appendix 1: Seed germination records; Appendix 2: Specimen vouchers for the seed photographs; Appendix 3: List of common names.

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