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Cacti : biology and uses /
The Cactaceae family, with about sixteen hundred species, is cultivated worldwide for fruits, forage, fodder, and even as a vegetable. Cacti are recognized for their attractive flowers, special stem shapes, and ability to tolerate drought. Because of their efficient use of water and other adaptation...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2002.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | The Cactaceae family, with about sixteen hundred species, is cultivated worldwide for fruits, forage, fodder, and even as a vegetable. Cacti are recognized for their attractive flowers, special stem shapes, and ability to tolerate drought. Because of their efficient use of water and other adaptations, biological and agronomic interest in cacti has soared. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (x, 280 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780520927889 0520927885 0585466424 9780585466422 0520231570 9780520231573 |