Purandar Mandal | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

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.