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Integrated pest management (IPM) is not a static approach but one that is constantly evolving. Mass international travel, climate change and other factors contribute to the spread of new pests, and the pests themselves are constantly seeking out weaknesses in our defences. An understanding of the threats pests pose to collections and the necessity for a systematic approach to combat them is now firmly embedded in the work of collection care practitioners. In addition, the trustees and sponsoring bodies of collecting institutions recognise that it is a significant and cost-effective element of good collections management. 2011: A Pest Odyssey, 10 years later describes examples of how the IPM approach has been adopted by large and small institutions around the world, and highlights the many lessons learned along the way. Principal among these is never to become complacent and tied down to routine processes. Another important lesson is the need to ensure colleagues understand and are involved with the process of pest management. There is also a need to understand the wider implications of any pest control activity, for example the effect of chemical treatments on DNA. Coming out of the second Pest Odyssey conference, this book will promote wider understanding and implementation of IPM as an integral part of any collection management programme. The organisers and editorial team hope that everyone involved with the care of cultural heritage collections and buildings will find something of interest and value in this work.
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The current status of the work being carried out throughout the world in the field of iron deficiency in plants is reviewed by research papers and invited lectures on specific topics related to iron deficiency. The book includes chapters reviewing the molecular and biochemical mechanisms elicited by iron deficiency in plants, algae and bacteria. Papers and reviews providing new information on the Strategy I-type and the Strategy II-type responses in higher plants are also included. Other chapters include new research directed towards finding possible means of controlling iron deficiency in crops of economic interest, including early diagnosis, fertilization, fertirrigation and plant breeding. A number of papers involve the study of lime-induced iron chlorosis under semi-arid crop conditions in Mediterranean environments. The book will be valuable for individuals and companies working with iron deficiency at the laboratory and field levels.

Oilseed plants; research; Egypt

Intoxicating and evocative, vanilla is so much more than a spice rack staple. It is a flavor that has defined the entire world--and its roots reach deep into the past. With its earliest origins dating back seventy million years, the history of vanilla begins in ancient Mesoamerica and continues to define and enhance today's traditions and customs. It has been used by nearly every culture as a spice, a perfume, and even a potent aphrodisiac, while renowned figures from Louis XIV to Casanova and Thomas Jefferson have been captivated by its aroma and taste. Featuring recipes, facts, and fables, Vanilla unravels the delightfully rich history, mystery, and essence of a flavor that reconnects us to our own heritage.
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• Section-I: Basic Concepts: 1. An Introduction to Ecological Based Pest Management by D.P. Abrol 2. Integrated Pest Management: A Historical Perspective by Rajinder Peshin and Rakesh S. Bandral 3. Weather Based Pest ForecastingbyUma Shankar and D.P. Abrol 4. Impact of Climate Change on the Population Dynamics of Crop Pests and Pathogens by D.P. Abrol and Uma Shankar 5. Information Technology Integrated Pest Management by A.K. Dhawan 6. Taxonomy as an Effective Tool in IPM by V.V. Ramamurthy and D.P. Abrol 7. Integrated Pest Management and Food Security by Uma Shankar 8. Biopesticides in Ecologically Based Integrated Pest Management by Opender Koul 9. Impact of Pesticides in the Environment
• Indian Scenario by M. Raghuraman Section-II: Impact on Food Security & Ecosystem: 10. Impact of Pest Management Practices on Biodiversity of Pollinators by D.P. Abrol 11. Insect Pests Problems Associated with Hill Farming and their Management by D.P. Abrol 12. Integrated Weed Management in Hill Agro-Ecosystems by Anil Kumar, B.C. Sharma and Vikas Sharma 13. New Chemistry in Pest Management by A.K. Dhawan 14. Impact of Pesticide on Soil Health by A.K. Bhat Section-III : Biorational Strategies: 15. Current Perspective in Biological Control by Uma Shankar and D.P. Abrol 16. Potential of Pheromone Technology in the Management of Insect Pests of Apple: A Case Study by S.A. Ganie, Z.H. Khan and A.A. Khan 17. Conservation and Augumentation of Natural Enemies by Devinder Sharma 18. Biological Control Potential of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Integrated Pest Management by Farooq A. Zaki, Mantoo, M.A. and Barkat Hussain 19. Molecular Tools in Biological Control of Crop Pests by Anil Kumar Singh and Sunil K. Rai 20. Proteinase Inhibitors and Pest Management by Moni Gupta, A.K. Tiku and S.A. Mallick 21. Exploitation of Fungi for Management of Weeds in Sustainable Agriculture by Vishal Gupta and C.S. Kalha 22. Virus Transmitting Insect Vectors and their Management by Ranbir Singh, Sachin Gupta and V.K. Razdan 23. Eco Friendly Approach for Quality Ornamental Production by Sheetal Dogra and Satesh Kumar 24. Microbial Control of Crop Pests using Entomopathogenic Fungi by Sachin Gupta, Ranbir Singh and V.K. Razdan Part-II Section-IV : Breeding for Resistance: 25. Breeding for Resistance to Major Insect-Pests of Cereals by B.B. Gupta and R.K. Salgotra 26. Vegetable Improvement through Transgenics by Satesh Kumar and Sheetal Dogra 27. Conventional Breeding Strategies for Insect Resistance in Vegetable Crops by Sanjeev Kumar, Puja Rattan and Jag Paul Sharma 28. Breeding for Resistance to Major Insect-Pests of Pulses by Bimal Singh Jamwal 29. Breeding for Insect Pests Resistance in Oilseed Crops by S.K. Gupta and D.R.C. Bakhetia Section-V : IPM in Field Crops, Vegetables and Fruits: 30.Integrated Pest Management in Cereal Crops by Uma Shankar and D.P. Abrol 31.Integrated Disease Management of Field Crops under Hill Agro-Ecosystem by S.K. Singh, Deepak Kumar and P.K. Singh 32.Integrated Pest Management in Vegetable Eco-system by Uma Shankar and SVS Raju 33.Ecologically based Integrated Disease Management for Vegetable Crops by Mukesh Kumar Pandey and C.S. Kalha 34.Mites Injurious to Economic Plants and their Management by D.P. Abrol and A.K. Bhowmick 35.Integrated Pest Management in Dry Land Horticultural Crops by Sanjeev Rai and Uma Shankar 36.Insect Pests and Diseases of Temperate Fruit Crops and their Management by Farooq A. Zaki 37.Integrated Disease Management of Fruit Crops under Hill Agroecosystem by Deepak Kumar and S.K. Singh 38.Nematode Pests of Fruit Crops and their Management by Virendra Kumar Singh and Uma Shankar 39.Pest Management in Walnut : An Overview by R.M. Sharma, M.K. Pandey and Uma Shankar 40.Sustainable Strawberry Production in Sub-Tropical Plains by M.K. Pandey, Uma Shankar and R.M. Sharma 41.Pest Control and Disinfection in Rural Godowns by A.A. Khan, Z.H. Khan and S.A. Ganie Section-VI : Future Strategies and Policy Issues: 42.Availability of Inputs and Associated Problems in Integrated Pest Management by R.R. Jat 43.Methodologies for Dissemination of Integrated Pest Management Technologies and Their Impact by Rajinder Peshin and Rakesh Sharma 44.Methodological Aspects of IPM Evaluation by S.K. Kher, R. Peshin and P.S. Slathia 45.IPR Issues in Agriculture by Sudhakar Dwivedi 46.Critical Evaluation of WTO's Regulations and Policies in Indian Agriculture by Sudhakar Dwivedi 47.Implications of Statistical Tools in Pest Management by S.E.H. Rizvi and Manish Sharma 48.Future of Integrated Pest Management by D.P. Abrol.
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The availability of modern tools and transgenic crop protection technology has opened new vistas in the vast field of pest management. All these issues form the focus of the book, where they have been discussed by eminent scientists who are authority in their respective fields. The book describes the science and art of integrated pest management. It contains 48 s grouped into six sections which include topics ranging from: ? Impact on food security ? Breeding for resistance ? IPM in crops, fruits, vegetables ? Future strategies and policy issues. ? IPR related issues It also gives detailed information on emerging strategies and problems such as the role of biotechnology and the implications of IPR issues. The roles of IPM in sustaining food productivity, contribution of IPM in meeting economic, environmental and social costs have been elaborated. The role of diagnostic tools, weather forecasting, transgenic plants, biological control, and new chemicals in future IPM programmes and strategies to meet the challenges of pest adaptation have been highlighted. The need for improved information transfer, implementation and application of IPM has been discussed. Finally, it is essential to know the status of IPM, its future, challenges and constraints which have been extensively elaborated in the last of this book. The book intends to fill the gap by providing the critical analysis of different management strategies having bearing on agriculture sustainability and environmental protection. The compilation of this book is unique in the sense that it does not deal with the conventional way of discussing pest management with respect to particular crops or the regions. It emphasizes on the other hand an overview of the management strategies with critical evaluation of each in the larger context of ecologically based pest management.
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• I. THE UNDERLYING SCIENCE.
• 1. What Is Horticulture?
• 2. Classifying and Naming Horticultural Products.
• 3. Plant Anatomy.
• 4. Plant Growth Environment.
• 5. Plant Physiology.
• 6. Plant Genetics and Improvement.
• 7. Post Harvest Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Products. II. PROTECTING HORTICULTURAL PLANTS.
• 8. Biological Enemies of Horticultural Plants.
• 9. Principles and Methods of Disease and Pest Control. III. PROPAGATING HORTICULTURAL PLANTS.
• 10. Sexual Propagation.
• 11. Asexual Propagation. IV. GROWING PLANTS INDOORS.
• 12. Growing Houseplants.
• 13. Terrarium Culture.
• 14. Bonsai: The Art of Miniature Plant Culture.
• 15. Controlled-Environment Horticulture.
• 16. Growing Succulents. V. GROWING PLANTS OUTDOORS: ORNAMENTALS.
• 17. Principles of Landscaping.
• 18. Nursery Production and Installation of the Landscape.
• 19. Turf Production and Use.
• 20. Pruning.
• 21. Maintenance of the Landscape and Garden.
• 22. Cut and Dried Flowers: Production and Arranging. VI. GROWING PLANTS OUTDOORS: VEGETABLES, FRUITS, AND NUTS.
• 23. Growing Vegetables.
• 24. Herb Gardening.
• 25. Organic Farming.
• 26. Management of Selected Fruit Trees, Nuts, and Small Fruits. Appendices. Glossary. Index.
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For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Horticulture, Introduction to Plant Science, and Principles of Crop Production. Written from the point of view of the horticulturalist, this comprehensive introduction to horticulture as a science, art, and business explores the four general areas of horticulture- ornamental horticulture, fruit culture, vegetable culture, and landscape architecture-and covers all the essential principles and practices of horticulture pertaining to indoor and outdoor production. The emphasis throughout is on the underlying science-including current technology-and how it is applied in practical horticulture.
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• Industry highlights boxes.Industry highlights box authors.Preface.Acknowledgments..Part I: Underlying Science and Methods of Plant Breeding.
• Section 1: Historical Perspectives and Importance of Plant Breeding.1. History and role of plant breeding in society.
• Section 2: General Biological Concepts.2. The art and science of plant breeding.3. Plant Cellular organization and genetic structure: an overview.4. Plant reproductive systems.
• Section 3: Germplasm Issues.5. Variation: types, origin, and scale.6. Plant genetic resources for plant breeding.
• Section 4: Genetic Analysis in Plant Breeding.7. Introduction to concepts of population genetics.8. Introduction to quantitative genetics.9. Common statistical methods in plant breeding.
• Section 5: Tools in Plant Breeding.10. Sexual hybridization and wide crosses in plant breeding.11. Tissue culture and the breeding of clonally propagated plants.12. Mutagenesis in plant breeding.13. Polyploidy in plant breeding.14. Biotechnology in plant breeding.15. Issues in the application of biotechnology in plant breeding.
• Section 6: Classic Methods of Plant Breeding.16. Breeding self-pollinated species.17. Breeding cross-pollinated species.18. Breeding hybrid cultivars.
• Section 7: Selected Breeding Objectives.19. Breeding for physiological and morphological traits.20. Breeding for resistance to disease and insect pests.21. Breeding for resistance to abiotic stress.22. Breeding compositional traits and added value.
• Section 8: Cultivar Release and Commercial Seed Production.23. Performance evaluation for crop cultivar release.24. Seed certification and commercial seed multiplication.25. International plant breeding efforts.26. Emerging concepts in plant breeding.Part II: Breeding Selected Crops.27. Breeding wheat.28. Breeding corn.29. Breeding rice.30. Breeding sorghum.31. Breeding soybean.32. Breeding peanut.33. Breeding potato.34. Breeding cotton.Glossary.
• Appendix 1: Internet resources.
• Appendix 2: Conversion rates.Index.
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Until recently, plant breeders have depended primarily on classical tools to develop new and improved products for producers and consumers. However, with the advent of biotechnology, breeders are increasingly incorporating molecular tools in their breeding work. In recognition of the current state of methods and their application, this text introduces both classical and molecular tools for plant breeding. Topics such as biotechnology in plant breeding, intellectual property, risks, emerging concepts (decentralized breeding, organic breeding), and more are addressed in this state of the art text. The final 8 chapters provide a useful reference on breeding the largest and most common crops. In addition, over 25 plant breeders share their professional experiences while illustrating concepts in the text.The features of this book include: comprehensive presentation of both classical and molecular plant breeding tools; industry highlight essays from over 25 professional plant breeders; chapter introductions, summaries and discussion questions; easy reference glossary; and, reference chapters on breeding 8 of the largest and most common crops.
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• Approche méthodologique
• Le choix des réserves de Biosphère de Waza et de la Bénoué
• Matériel de terrain
• Le concept de cogestion des aires protégées
• La cogestion dans la théorie
• De la conservation pure et dure à la conservation intégrée
• Le fonctionnement de la cogestion dans les aires protégées
• La cogestion des réserves de Waza et de la Bénoué
• Le cadre institutionnel de la cogestion dans les deux réserves
• Le processus de la cogestion dans les deux réserves
• Le zonage et les ressources objets de la cogestion
• Le revers de la cogestion de la réserve de Waza
• La crise des ressources objets de la cogestion
• La cogestion, otage de ses acteurs
• L'impasse des activités alternatives proposées dans le cadre de la cogestion
• Impressions et bilans du processus par les acteurs
• Le revers de la cogestion dans la réserve de la Bénoué
• L'exploitation illégale des ressources cogérées
• La cogestion à la Bénoué, otage de ses acteurs
• La fébrilité des institutions de cogestion entre flux migratoires et durabilité
• Au-delà des réserves de biosphère de Waza et de la Bénoué : quelles améliorations possibles de la cogestion ?
• Des cas de réussite de la cogestion des aires protégées
• Des cas d'échecs de la cogestion des aires protégées
• Propositions en vue de favoriser la réussite de la cogestion dans les réserves de Waza, de la Bénoué et au-delà.

"Depuis le sommet de la Terre organisé à Rio à l'occasion duquel plus de 150 pays ont signé la convention sur la diversité biologique, la nécessité de gérer de manière durable les ressources de la biodiversité apparaît plus que jamais prioritaire. Les initiatives visant à rendre opérationnel le concept de gestion durable se sont multipliées et les ressources financières pour y parvenir sont mobilisées en conséquence. Au Cameroun, en fonction de leur richesse, de leur vulnérabilité et de leur importance internationale, ces espaces sont classés en réserves de forêt, réserves de faune, parcs nationaux et sanctuaires. C'est ainsi que les parcs nationaux de la Bénoué et de Waza ont été reclassés puis élevés au rang de réserves de biosphère en 1981 et 1982 respectivement. Bien que bénéficiant de ce statut, ayant chacune un plan d'aménagement et cogérées entre l'administration des eaux et forêts et les populations riveraines, les deux aires protégées se dégradent au fil du temps et les populations riveraines, malgré leur implication à des degrés divers dans la gestion de celles-ci, peinent à trouver leur compte. Les ressources et entités, objets de cogestion entre les parties prenantes, se dégradent plus rapidement que pendant la gestion exclusive. Pour tout dire, la cogestion dans les réserves de biosphère de Waza et de la Bénoué est en phase de produire les résultats inverses de ceux qu'elle était supposée générer."--Page 4 of cover.

• Preface
• 1. Horticulture in Context
• 2. Climate and Microclimate
• 3. Classification and naming
• 4. Plant Cells and Tissues
• 5. External Characteristics of the Plant
• 6. Plant Reproduction
• 7. Plant Growth
• 8. Transport in the Plant
• 9. Pollination and Fertilization
• 10. Plant Development
• 11. Plant Propagation
• 12. Weeds and Other Wild Plants
• 13. Horticultural pests
• 14. Horticultural Diseases and Disorders
• 15. Plant Protection
• 16. Physical Properties of Soil
• 17. Soil Organic Matter
• 18. Soil Water
• 19. Soil PH
• 20. Plant Nutrition
• 21. Alternatives to Growing in Soil Index.
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This colourful guide will introduce you to the fundamentals of horticulture, whether you are taking an RHS course, are a keen amateur or seasoned gardener. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book explains the principles that underlie the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, turf and ornamental planting in the outdoors and in protected culture. It has a wide breadth of coverage, from the subject's more commercial aspects, through to matters of the garden and allotment, with the latest information on conservation, practical propagation techniques, and garden design. With highlighted definitions and key points, and illustrated in full colour, this book will be a useful companion as you progress in the study and practice of horticulture.
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• Genetics and plant breeding ; weeds ; large and small pests, soil organisms and bees ; fungi, bacteria and viruses ; soil as a growing medium.

• Introduction
• 1. Horticulture and gardening
• 2. Plants of the word
• 3. Ecology and garden wildlife
• 4. Classification and naming of plants
• 5. Plant life cycles
• 6. Plant cells and tissues
• 7. External features of plants
• 8. Plant reproduction
• 9. Plant growth
• 10. Transport in plants
• 11. Plant propagation
• 12. Physical properties of soils 13 Organic matter in the root environment
• 14. Plant nutrition
• 15. Growing in containers
• 16. Plant health maintenance
• 17. Garden weeds
• 18. Garden pests
• 19. Garden diseases and plant disorders.
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This colourful guide will introduce you to the fundamentals of horticulture, whether you are taking a Level 2 RHS, City and Guilds or BTEC course, are a keen amateur or seasoned gardener. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book covers the principles that underpin growing plants for the garden and on the allotment, with reference to how these are tackled by professionals. With highlighted definitions, key points, and illustrated in full colour, this book will be a useful companion as you progress in the study and practice of horticulture. Complete with a companion website which includes extended horticultural information, questions and exercises to test your knowledge, syllabus cross-referencing and downloadable tutor and student support materials. Available at www.routledge.com/cw/adams.
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• History of the garden tomato
• Must-have tools for the tomato patch
• A recipe for the perfect tomato crop: basic cultural needs
• Locating the tomato patch
• Growing your own transplants
• Grafting tomatoes
• Preparing the soil
• How to build a raised bed
• Growing tomatoes in containers
• Growing tomatoes in a greenhouse
• Tending the tomato patch
• Planting and protecting new transplants
• Cages or stakes for support
• The row-cover benefit
• Maintaining soil fertility and foliar feeding
• Irrigation: not an option
• Cleaning up for the next crop
• Tomato varieties
• Hybrid varieties: medium to large fruit
• Open-pollinated and heirloom varieties: medium to large fruit
• Cherries and small-fruited varieties
• Insects, diseases, weeds, and varmints
• Tomato pests
• Insect pests
• Beneficial insects
• Trap crops
• Tomato diseases and environmental stress
• Organic and low-toxicity sprays that really work
• Pollination
• Tomato-snatching critters
• Weeds
• Tomato relatives
• Peppers
• Eggplants
• Tomatillos
• Potatoes
• Tomato source list.

A garden-grown tomato, sliced and laid across a grilled hamburger . . . Sweet, plump cherry tomatoes in a crisp, green salad . . . Sauce made from fresh tomatoes, ladled over a steaming bowl of pasta . . . Spicy tomato salsa . . . Savory tomato soup . . . Is there any single vegetable as mouth-watering as the tomato? And yet, as thousands of people - tired of mushy, half-green, and tasteless tomatoes bought from supermarkets - have discovered, much more is involved in growing your own than simply putting a plant or two in the ground and expecting to harvest luscious tomatoes a few weeks later. William D. Adamsdraws on more than thirty years' experience to provide a complete, step-by-step guide to success in the tomato patch. Growing good tomatoes requires a gardener's attention to a variety of factors, and Adams begins by explaining the basics of soil preparation, planting, feeding, caging, and watering. He also outlines the pros and cons of standard, hybrid, heirloom, and cherry varieties, sharing tips about old favorites and suggesting new varieties. After the tomatoes are chosen, planted, and thriving under his tutelage, Adams prepares growers for the insects, diseases, and other visitors they are likely to encounter, warning that "gardeners are not the only ones that love tomatoes." He ends by offering a few words about 'tomato kin folk' (peppers, eggplants, tomatillos, and potatoes), along with a source list of selected suppliers. Liberally sprinkled with the author's easy humor and illustrated throughout with excellent photographs, The Texas Tomato Lover's Handbook has everything you'll need to assure a bumper crop, year after year.
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• History of the garden tomato
• Must-have tools for the tomato patch
• A recipe for the perfect tomato crop: basic cultural needs
• Locating the tomato patch
• Growing your own transplants
• Grafting tomatoes
• Preparing the soil
• How to build a raised bed
• Growing tomatoes in containers
• Growing tomatoes in a greenhouse
• Tending the tomato patch
• Planting and protecting new transplants
• Cages or stakes for support
• The row-cover benefit
• Maintaining soil fertility and foliar feeding
• Irrigation: not an option
• Cleaning up for the next crop
• Tomato varieties
• Hybrid varieties: medium to large fruit
• Open-pollinated and heirloom varieties: medium to large fruit
• Cherries and small-fruited varieties
• Insects, diseases, weeds, and varmints
• Tomato pests
• Insect pests
• Beneficial insects
• Trap crops
• Tomato diseases and environmental stress
• Organic and low-toxicity sprays that really work
• Pollination
• Tomato-snatching critters
• Weeds
• Tomato relatives
• Peppers
• Eggplants
• Tomatillos
• Potatoes
• Tomato source list.

A garden-grown tomato, sliced and laid across a grilled hamburger . . . Sweet, plump cherry tomatoes in a crisp, green salad . . . Sauce made from fresh tomatoes, ladled over a steaming bowl of pasta . . . Spicy tomato salsa . . . Savory tomato soup . . . Is there any single vegetable as mouth-watering as the tomato? And yet, as thousands of people - tired of mushy, half-green, and tasteless tomatoes bought from supermarkets - have discovered, much more is involved in growing your own than simply putting a plant or two in the ground and expecting to harvest luscious tomatoes a few weeks later. William D. Adamsdraws on more than thirty years' experience to provide a complete, step-by-step guide to success in the tomato patch. Growing good tomatoes requires a gardener's attention to a variety of factors, and Adams begins by explaining the basics of soil preparation, planting, feeding, caging, and watering. He also outlines the pros and cons of standard, hybrid, heirloom, and cherry varieties, sharing tips about old favorites and suggesting new varieties. After the tomatoes are chosen, planted, and thriving under his tutelage, Adams prepares growers for the insects, diseases, and other visitors they are likely to encounter, warning that "gardeners are not the only ones that love tomatoes." He ends by offering a few words about 'tomato kin folk' (peppers, eggplants, tomatillos, and potatoes), along with a source list of selected suppliers. Liberally sprinkled with the author's easy humor and illustrated throughout with excellent photographs, The Texas Tomato Lover's Handbook has everything you'll need to assure a bumper crop, year after year.
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Structured around the works and personalities of more than 20 leading 20th-century landscape and garden designers of Britain, Europe and the Americas, this book begins with an examination of the garden in this century. It then provides 23 portfolios of text and colour photographs dealing with specific seminal sites, including the Viceregal Gardens in New Delhi (by Lutyens); Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC (Farrand); Fallingwater, Pennsylvania (Frank Lloyd Wright); the MoMA and Noguchi Sculpture Gardens and Paley Park in New York; San Cristobal, Mexico City (Barragan); and work by Alvar Aalto, Roberto Burle Marx, Carlo Scarpa, Dan Kiley and Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe. The American author is an internationally-renowned garden and landscape historian whose other books include "Nature Perfected", "Denatured Visions", "Roberto Burle Marx: Unnatural Art of the Garden" and "Jefferson's Monticello".
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• I Looking for Eden: the garden in the ancient world
• gardens before Rome
• Egypt
• Rome. II The earthly paradise: the Middle Ages
• the Islamic garden
• Mughal India. III Labours in perfection: Italy
• France. IV The genius of the place: the English garden before
• the revolution
• the landscaping of England
• the English landscape garden outside of England. V Gardens of the East: the Chinese garden
• the Japanese garden. VI The New World: colonial American gardens
• the changing American landscape
• Victorian garden dilemmas
• 20th-century solutions.
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Beginning with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome, this work uncovers the evidence of gardening through the art, history and literature of these early sites of culture, as well as later findings of archaeology. It then moves to such later civilizations as Islam and Mughal India.
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