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• Title:[Handbuch Samengärtnerei. English]
  The manual of seed saving : harvesting, storing, and sowing techniques for vegetables, herbs, and fruits / Andrea Heistinger ; Arche Noah, Pro Specie Rara ; translated by Ian Miller.
  
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• Author/Creator:Heistinger, Andrea.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Arche Noah.
  Pro Specie Rara (Foundation)
  
• Published/Created:Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2013.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY reserve collectionWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: SB324.75 .H4513 2013
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Vegetables--Seeds.
  Vegetables--Propagation.
  Vegetables--Varieties.
  Vegetable gardening.
  
• Edition:English-language ed.
  
• Description:xxi, 343 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
  
• 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.
  
• Notes:Translation of: Handbuch Samengärtnerei. Sorten erhalten. Vielfalt vermehren. Gemüse geniessen.
  Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-328) and index.
  
• ISBN:9781604693829
  1604693827
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: Plants
  Amaranth Amaranthaceae
  Artichoke and relatives
  Asteraceae lettuce, endive, chicory, radicchio, cardoon, scorzonera, salsify, burdock, garland chrysanthemum, Jerusalem artichoke, sunflower
  Asparagus Asparagaceae
  Brassicas Brassicaceae cabbage, savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, collard greens, turnip, Chinese cabbage, bok choy, pak choi, broccoli raab, mizuna, rutabaga, oilseed rape, mustard, radish, horseradish-, arugula, rocket, sea kale, garden cress, bittercress, watercress, scurvygrass, [ect.]
  Carrot and relatives Apiaceae parsley, celery, celeriac, parsnip, fennel, skirret, turnip-rooted chervil
  Chinese mallow, curled mallow Malvaceae
  Corn and relatives Poaceae wheat, rye, oats, barley, millet, sorghum, maize
  Corn salad, lamb's lettuce, mache valerianaceae
  Flax, linseed Linaceae
  Legumes Fabaceae bush bean, pole bean, runner bean, hyacinth bean, lima bean, mung bean, fava bean, pea, soybean, soya bean, chickpea, garbanzo, lentil, peanut
  Malabar spinach, climbing spinach Basellaceae
  Mints, Chinese artichoke Lamiaceae
  New Zealand spinach Aizoaceae
  Onions Amaryllidaceae shallot, topsetting onion, tree onion, Japanese bunching onion, Welsh onion, leek, pearl onion, garlic, chives, garlic chives
  Poppyseed Papaveraceae
  Purslane, miner's lettuce Portulacaceae
  Rhubarb and relatives Polygonaceae buckwheat, dock, sorrel
  Spinach and relatives Chenopodiaceae beets, Swiss chard, spinach beet, orache, good King Henry, quinoa, strawberry spinach
  Squash Cucurbitaceae pepo, zucchini, courgette, pumpkin, maxima, buttercup, moschata, butternut, fig-leaf gourd, mixta, silver-seed gourd, cushaw, winter melon, wax gourd, calabash, bottle gourd, cucumber, melon, watermelon
  Tomato and relatives Solanaceae pepper, eggplant, aubergine, groundcherry, tomatillo, potato.