02162    a2200253   4500001001100000005001700011008004200028020001800070037003600088040000700124041000800131072001500139072001300154072002100167072002100188072001800209100001600227245005500243250000600298260002400304300001000328520155700338999001301895187454592820250317100355.0250312041999xx        300           eng    a9781874545927  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 45.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aPST2thema7 aPST2bic7 aSCI0110002bisac7 aSCI0860002bisac7 a631.532bisac1 aBryan Bowes10aColour Atlas of Plant Propagation and Conservation  a1  bCRC Pressc19990401  a224 p  bWhile scientific and socio-political communities around the world are aware of the natural and economic importance of biodiversity, we are faced with an ever-increasing number of plant species under threat of extinction. Conservation is thus a vital part of the plant scientist's work, in the field, in botanic gardens and in universities. This colour atlas has been conceived to integrate the dual botanical themes of plant propagation and conservation. Various texts deal with propagation, in vivo and in vitro, and with aspects of conservation, but none marries the two themes, let alone a book which uses the concise, focused colour atlas approach. Each of the chapters has been written by an acknowledged international authority on the subject, under the editorship of Dr Bryan Bowes whose Colour Guide to Plant Structure (2nd edition 2008) is already highly successful. Topics range from the history and likely future of conservation and the effects of human activity on plant diversity, to the practical techniques of collection, preservation, germination, propagation and management of plant populations in the laboratory and in the field. The text is referenced and is illustrated throughout by colour photos and photomicrographs of the highest quality. It appeals worldwide to students of conservation, plant science and biology, and to professionals and academics, plant propagators, ecologists, and conservationists working in botanic gardens, universities and colleges, in field research and in nurseries specialising in indigenous plants.  c530d530