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Colley, Micaela,

The seed garden : the art and practice of seed saving / edited by Lee Buttala & Shanyn Siegel ; written by Micaela Colley & Jared Zystro. - ix, 390 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes index.

Why save seeds? -- The art and practice of seed saving. The botany of seed saving -- Setting seed: mating systems and pollination methods -- Staying true: seed saving and variety maintenance -- Cultivating for seed -- Harvesting and cleaning seeds -- Seed quality and storage -- Planning the seed garden -- The seed garden: crop profiles. Determining population size and isolation distance -- Common name directory -- Crop profiles (alphabetical by scientific name) -- Appendix: Seed-saving recommendations -- Appendix: Seed-screen sizes -- Appendix: Germination test parameters -- Appendix: Common seedborne diseases -- Appendix: Regional considerations -- Appendix: Legalities -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgements. Section I. Section II.

ISBN: 9780988474918 (pbk) 0988474913 (pbk)

Source: 1389217 QBI

LCCN: 2014948954

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Vegetables--Seeds.
Vegetables--Seeds--Harvesting.
Vegetables--Pollination.
Vegetables--Reproduction.
Vegetables--Propagation.
Vegetables--Varieties.

LC Class. No.: SB324.75 / .C65 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 635

National Agricultural Library Call No.: SB324.75 / .C64 2015