Plant Propagation and Nursery Management - Hardcover

Kumar, Tarai Ranjan; Naik, Bhimasen; Sahoo, Ajit Kumar; Mandal, Purandar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9389907241 ISBN 13: 9789389907247

Publisher: New India Publishing Agency, 2020

Synopsis

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the various propagation structures, nursery techniques and management, sexual methods of propagation, and alternative methods such as apomixis, polymerxyony, chimeras, and bud sports. The selection and maintenance of mother trees is also covered, as well as the collection of scion wood sticks and the relationship between the scion and stock. The book touches on natural vegetative propagation, conventional artificial vegetative propagation, and biotechnological artificial vegetative propagation (micropropagation). The language used is simple and clear, making it accessible to beginners. The book is also illustrated with photographs and diagrams, and includes questions at the end of each chapter to assess student understanding.

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About the Author

Ranjan Kumar Tarai, Associate Professor of Fruit Science, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India.

Bhimasen Naik, Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics,,Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India.

Ajit Kumar Sahoo, Assistant Professor of Fruit Science,Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India.

Purandar Mandal, Assistant Professor, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology,Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India.

Edition details

• Publisher: New India Publishing Agency
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9389907241
• ISBN 13: 9789389907247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 188