Flower seeds : biology and technology / edited by Miller B. McDonald and Francis Y. Kwong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McDonald, M. B.

Kwong, Francis Y.

Series:

Cabi Publishing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seeds.

Flowers--Seeds.

Flowers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Provides information on the biology and technology of flower seeds. This book presents in-depth information on the history and evolution of the ornamental and wild flower seed industries followed by recommendations for successful breeding, production, and testing programs.

Contents:

Contributors; 1 Introduction to Flower Seeds and the Flower Seed Industry; 2 History of the Flower Seed Industry; 3 Ornamental Bedding Plant Industry and Plug Production; 4 The Uses and Potential of Wildflower Seed in Landscaping; 5 Breeding Flower Seed Crops; 6 Factors Affecting Flowering in Ornamental Plants; 7 Seed Development and Structure in Floral Crops; 8 Flower Seed Physiology and Plug Germination; 9 Seed Dormancy in Wild Flowers; 10 Flower Seed Longevity and Deterioration; 11 Flower Seed Production; 12 Flower Seed Cleaning and Grading

13 Flower Seed Priming, Pregermination, Pelleting and Coating14 Laboratory Germination Testing of Flower Seed; 15 Tetrazolium Testing for Flower Seeds; 16 Vigour Testing in Flower Seeds; 17 Conserving Herbaceous Ornamental Plant Germplasm; 18 Conclusions; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-00433-2

9786611004330

0-85199-073-8

OCLC:

476113699