Australian native plants : the Kings Park experience / edited by Mark Webb.

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TextPublication details: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (1 volume)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780643106994
0643106995
1299639453
9781299639454
9780643107007
0643107002

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Australian native plants.DDC classification:

580.994 23

LOC classification:

QK445

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1Growing Australian native plants; 2Groundcovers and shrubs; 3Small and medium trees; 4Arboriculture; 5Propagation; 6Seeds; 7Tissue culture and cryopreservation; 8Pests, diseases, disorders and other problems; 9The selection and breeding of Australian plants; Glossary; Further reading; Index.

Summary: Australian Native Plants provides a comprehensive guide to the horticulture of our native plants. Based on nearly 50 years of experience at Kings Park and Botanic Garden in Perth, the book describes the necessary growing conditions for mainly Western Australian native plants and covers some of the more technical aspects such as plant propagation and grafting, the use and benefits of tissue culture, methods of seed collection and storage, and the role of smoke in improving germination. Western Australia is home to about five per cent of the world's vascular plants and contains Australia's only.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Australian Native Plants provides a comprehensive guide to the horticulture of our native plants. Based on nearly 50 years of experience at Kings Park and Botanic Garden in Perth, the book describes the necessary growing conditions for mainly Western Australian native plants and covers some of the more technical aspects such as plant propagation and grafting, the use and benefits of tissue culture, methods of seed collection and storage, and the role of smoke in improving germination. Western Australia is home to about five per cent of the world's vascular plants and contains Australia's only.