Noel Kingsbury

Broschiertes Buch

Hybrid

The History and Science of Plant Breeding

Beschreibung

Drawing on historical and scientific accounts, as well as a rich trove of anecdotes, this title shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless anonymous farmers and gardeners slowly caused the evolutionary pressures of nature to be supplanted by those of human needs.

Autor

Noel Kingsbury is a best-selling horticulturalist and writer. He is the author of many books, including Designing with Plants, Natural Gardening in Small Spaces, and Gardening with Perennials: Lessons from Chicago's Lurie Garden, as well as the coeditor of Vista: The Culture and Politics of Gardens. He lives and gardens in western England near the world-famous book town of Hay-on-Wye.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 716g
• ISBN-13: 9780226437132
• ISBN-10: 0226437132
• Artikelnr.: 33252462