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New Root Formation in Plants and Cuttings
M. B. Jackson (Ed.)
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Description for New Root Formation in Plants and Cuttings
Paperback. Editor(s): Jackson, M. B. Series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences. Num Pages: 265 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PST; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
The formation of roots is in some respects one of the least fundamentally understood of all plant functions. Propagation by cuttings is the aspect that will occur first to most gardeners and horticulturists, and it is certainly the most useful application. But any observant traveller in the tropics can notice that some trees have the habit of forming roots in the air. Climbers like Cissus bear long fine strings of roots hanging down. Pandanus trees tend to have stout aerial roots issuing from the bases of the long branches, while the tangle of roots around the trunk of many of ... Read more
The formation of roots is in some respects one of the least fundamentally understood of all plant functions. Propagation by cuttings is the aspect that will occur first to most gardeners and horticulturists, and it is certainly the most useful application. But any observant traveller in the tropics can notice that some trees have the habit of forming roots in the air. Climbers like Cissus bear long fine strings of roots hanging down. Pandanus trees tend to have stout aerial roots issuing from the bases of the long branches, while the tangle of roots around the trunk of many of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
Condition
New
Weight
436g
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401084383
SKU
V9789401084383
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