Stefan Buczacki's Plant Dictionary

Stefan Buczacki's Plant Dictionary
Author: Stefan Buczacki
Publisher: Hamlyn (UK)
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2000
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780600600664

Over 6,000 plants, an A-Z index of 1,000 cross-referenced English common names, and 500 full-color photographs make this mixture of dictionary and encyclopedia the gardener's essential plant guide. Every entry indicates the type and size of the plant, its hardiness, recommended varieties, and growing tips. Most are well known and easy to find, but there are rarer varieties, too. Bonus: a list of "family names" that breaks down all related genera, including over 170 families of flowering plants, plus ferns and conifers.

Mabberley's Plant-Book

Mabberley's Plant-Book
Author: David J. Mabberley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1120
Release: 2017-06-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781107115026

Mabberley's Plant-Book is internationally accepted as an essential reference text for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants. With some 26,000 entries, this comprehensive dictionary provides information on every family and genus of seed-bearing plant (including conifers), plus ferns and clubmosses, besides economically important mosses and algae. The book combines taxonomic details and uses with English and other vernacular names found in commerce. The third edition was recognised in the American Botanical Council's annual James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award for 2008 and the International Association for Plant Taxonomy's Engler Medal in Silver for 2009. In this new edition, each entry has been updated to take into consideration the most recent literature, notably the greater understanding resulting from molecular analyses; over 1400 additional entries (including ecologically and economically important genera of seaweeds) have been included, ensuring that Mabberley's Plant-Book continues to rank among the most practical and authoritative botanical texts available.

Stefan Buczacki's Gardening Dictionary

Stefan Buczacki's Gardening Dictionary
Author: Stefan Buczacki
Publisher: Hamlyn (UK)
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1998
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780600600657

..".advice and ideas on every aspect of gardening...lavishly illustrated book...deals with planning a garden...tools and equipment...cultivation techniques; training and pruning; propagation; organic gardening and composting; fertilizing; watering; and pest, disease, and weed control...also contains information on greenhouses...describes all the possible groups of plants and how to grow them...a detailed glossary, explains gardening terms...more than 400 color photographs and illustrations."--"Booklist." ..".more a gardening encyclopedia than a dictionary....well-explained cultural techniques...a good introduction to gardening, nicely illustrated with color photographs..."--"Library Journal." "Expert advice with a flair of practicality makes it a must-have..."--"Flower & Garden."

The Dictionary of Magic & Mystery

The Dictionary of Magic & Mystery
Author: Melusine Draco
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2012-05-25
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 184694807X

Every good reference book is both a product and a reflection of its time. The Dictionary of Magic & Mystery is not just another compendium or dictionary of occultism: it is a jumping-off point for further research. Here, the reader will find the ancient and modern interpretation for magical and mystical terms, together with explanations for the differences between the varied (and often conflicting) approaches to magic.

Plant Problems

Plant Problems
Author: Stefan Buczacki
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2000
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

Gardeners - especially first-timers - worry about the health of their plants. How can they prevent problems, or figure out the cause and cure if something does go wrong? World-renowned "plant doctor" Stefan Buczacki provides reassurance, authoritative advice, and answers to questions about even the most mysterious gardending predicaments. He puts his scientific knowledge to full use in an entire section devoted to prevention, explaining how plants work and how you can limit the number of diseases to which they can succumb. Tips pull in the novice, offering encouragement on running a vigorous, sustainable garden from the outse. But, if sickness or a pest does take hold, here's the nitty-gritty on conquering it, using a variety of organic, commonsense, and traditional methods. And you won't even need to know the name of the problem, because photographs offer a quick visual referenece to over 100 common troubles - as long as you can recognize what the plant looks like, you can locate the treatment.

Molecular Identification of Fungi

Molecular Identification of Fungi
Author: Youssuf Gherbawy
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 511
Release: 2010-03-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642050425

Fungi enjoy great popularity in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biotechnological applications. Recent advances in the decipherment of whole fungal genomes promise an acceleration of these trends. This timely book links scientists from different parts of the world who are interested in the molecular identification of fungi combined with the exploration of the fungal biodiversity in different ecosystems. It provides a compendium for scientists who rely on a rapid and reliable detection of fungal specimens in environmental as well as clinical resources in order to ensure the benefit of industrial and clinical applications. Chapters focus on the opportunities and limits of the molecular marker-mediated identification of fungi. Various methods, procedures and strategies are outlined. Furthermore, the book offers an update of the current progress in the development of fungal molecular techniques, and draws attention to potential and associated problems, as well as integrating theory and practice.