Encyclopedia of Seeds

Science, Technology and Uses

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

This is the first scholarly reference work to cover all the major scientific themes and facets of the subject of seeds. It outlines the latest fundamental biological knowledge about seeds, together with the principles of agricultural seed processing, storage and sowing, the food and industrial uses of seeds, and the roles of seeds in history, economies and cultures. With contributions from 110 expert authors worldwide, the editors have created 560 authoritative articles, illustrated with plentiful tables, figures, black-and-white and colour photographs, suggested further reading matter and 670 supplementary definitions. The contents are alphabetically arranged and cross-referenced to connect related entries.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-10-19
Mått:172 x 244 x 48 mm
Vikt:2 902 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:900
Förlag:CABI Publishing
ISBN:9780851997230

Utforska kategorier

Växtböcker inom Djur och Natur
Botanik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Agronomi och lantbruk inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Gregory E. Welbaum is a professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech and has taught both classroom and online vegetable crop classes for over three decades. His successful book Vegetable Production and Practices has been specifically written for classes about vegetable crops based an his personal experiences as a commercial vegetable grower and university researcher.Since 2004, Dr. Welbaum has taught an online class on vegetable seed production. This class has been offered to Virginia Tech students as well as international students as a continuing education course. In addition, Greg has previously taught modules on vegetable seed production for the Seed Production short course offered by Seed Biotechnology Center at the University of California, Davis.