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Title The manual of seed saving [electronic resource] : harvesting, storing, and sowing techniques for vegetables, herbs, and fruits / Andrea Heistinger ; Arche Noah, Pro Specie Rara ; translated by Ian Miller.
Author Heistinger, Andrea.
Publication Info. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2013.
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Edition English-language edition.
Description 1 online resource (343 pages) : colorillustrations.
Note Translation of: Handbuch Samengärtnerei. Sorten erhalten. Vielfalt vermehren. Gemüse geniessen.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Why propagate your own vegetable seed? -- On crop diversity -- Seed gardening 101 -- Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) -- Artichoke and relatives (Asteraceae) -- Asparagus (Asparagaceae) -- Brassicas (Brassicaceae) -- Carrot and relatives (Apiaceae) -- Chinese mallow, curled mallow (Malvaceae) -- Corn and relatives (Poaceae) -- Corn salad, lamb's lettuce, mâche (Valerianaceae) -- Flax, linseed (Linaceae) -- Legumes (Fabaceae) -- Malabar spinach, climbing spinach (Basellaceae) -- Mints, Chinese artichoke (Lamiaceae) -- New Zealand spinach (Aizoaceae) -- Onions (Amaryllidaceae) -- Poppyseed (Papaveraceae) -- Purslane, miner's lettuce (Portulacaceae) -- Rhubarb and relatives (Polygonaceae) -- Spinach and relatives (Chenopodiaceae) -- Squash (Cucurbitaceae) -- Tomato and relatives (Solanaceae) -- Sources of seed and equipment.
Summary This authoritative guide brings together the experience of experts in the field who have found, through careful trialing, how to reliably maximize seed quality and yield for more than 100 crop plants. Clear information on such critical issues as pollination, isolation distances, cultivation, harvest, storage, and pests and diseases is provided. The Manual of Seed Saving is an essential reference for all food producers from vegetable growers to small-scale farmers.--COVER.
Subject Vegetables -- Seeds.
Vegetables -- Propagation.
Vegetables -- Varieties.
Vegetable gardening.
GARDENING / Techniques
Genre Electronic books.
Added Author Arche Noah.
Pro Specie Rara (Foundation)
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Added Title Handbuch Samengärtnerei. English
Related To Print version: Heistinger, Andrea. Handbuch Samengärtnerei. English. Manual of seed saving. English-language edition 9781604693829 (DLC) 2012050582 (OCoLC)823387488
ISBN 9781604695564 (electronic bk.)
1604695560 (electronic bk.)
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