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Tropical Tree Physiology

Author : Guillermo Goldstein

Publisher : Springer

Page : 464 pages

File Size : 45,80 MB

Release : 2016-03-04

Category : Science

ISBN : 3319274228

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Book Description

This book presents the latest information on tropical tree physiology, making it a valuable research tool for a wide variety of researchers. It is also of general interest to ecologists (e.g. Ecological Society of America; > 3000 or 4000 members at annual meeting), physiologists (e.g. American Society of Plant Biologists; > 2,000 members at annual meeting), and tropical biologists (e.g. Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, ATBC; > 500 members at annual meeting). (American Geophysical Union(AGU), > 20000 members at annual meeting). Since plant physiology is taught at every university that offers a life sciences, forestry or agricultural program, and physiology is a focus at research institutes and agencies worldwide, the book is a must-have for university and research institution libraries.



Growing Tasty Tropical Plants in Any Home, Anywhere

Author : Byron E. Martin

Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC

Page : 161 pages

File Size : 36,86 MB

Release : 2012-01-02

Category : Gardening

ISBN : 1603424652

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Book Description

Enjoy fresh java brewed from your own coffee beans or juice from the orange tree growing in a sunny corner of your living room. Laurelynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin show you how to successfully plant, grow, and harvest 47 varieties of tropical fruiting plants — in any climate! This straightforward, easy-to-use guide brings papaya, passionfruit, pepper, pineapples, and more out of the tropics and into your home. With plenty of gorgeous foliage, entrancing fragrances, and luscious fruits, local food has never been more exotic.



Plants for Tropical Landscapes

Author : Fred D. Rauch

Publisher : University of Hawaii Press

Page : 158 pages

File Size : 21,27 MB

Release : 2000-08-01

Category : Gardening

ISBN : 9780824820343

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Carefully selected plants add color, character, and charm to a wide variety of outdoor settings, providing much enjoyment and increasing the value of your home. Plants for Tropical Landscapes will help you select and group plants to create a successful tropical garden tailored to your needs and tastes. Gardeners and landscapers will find this treasury of more than 500 common plants easy to use and one of the most comprehensive guides available today. Plants are organized by size (ground covers, low shrubs, medium shrubs, small trees) and are fully illustrated with more than 700 color photographs to aid in their identification. The book presents guidelines on plant characteristics, soil and water requirements, and suggested landscape use for each species. In addition, appendices list plants suitable for special uses (xeriscapes, windbreaks, night gardens) and sites (beach gardens, lanai, and houseplants).



Tropical and Subtropical Trees

Author : Margaret Barwick

Publisher : Timber Press (OR)

Page : 520 pages

File Size : 42,62 MB

Release : 2004-10-15

Category : Gardening

ISBN :

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Book Description

In addition to the 1,981 color photographs of trees taken in the wild at the peak of their condition, and over two hundred tree silhouettes depicting height and spread, there are eighty specially commissioned artworks of the morphology of leaves, flowers and fruit, as well as a collection of quick-reference checklists that will help gardeners, designers and planners to choose appropriate species for specific use and conditions." "Tropical & Subtropical Trees is an essential reference book for all enthusiastic gardeners, designers, professional landscapers and landscape architects, students of botany, arboriculturists and horticulturists, as well as the curious traveller with an interest in and passion for the tropical and subtropical."--Jacket.



Tropical & Subtropical Trees

Author : Margaret Barwick

Publisher :

Page : 484 pages

File Size : 13,26 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Trees

ISBN : 9780500511817

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Book Description

This exhaustive, lavishly illustrated A-Z encyclopedia describes tropical and subtropical trees by their specific attributes and profiles, such as color, shape, texture, flowers, foliage, or fruit.



Major Flowering Trees of Tropical Gardens

Author : M. S. Swaminathan

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 399 pages

File Size : 33,12 MB

Release : 2019-05-23

Category : Gardening

ISBN : 1108481957

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Book Description

Discusses new species of flowering trees, useful for graduate students and academic researchers in the field of life sciences.



Tropical Trees and Forests

Author : F. Halle

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 457 pages

File Size : 28,56 MB

Release : 2012-12-06

Category : Science

ISBN : 3642811906

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Tropical Flowering Plants

Author : Kirsten Albrecht Llamas

Publisher : Timber Press (OR)

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 30,52 MB

Release : 2003-09-15

Category :

ISBN : 9781604694710

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Book Description

This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener's need for an accurate, practical guide. Incorporating the latest advances in plant taxonomy, the book is a rare work of scrupulous research -- and magnificent photography -- that will be as useful to the gardener as it is to the botanist.



Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics

Author : Festus K. Akinnifesi

Publisher : CABI

Page : 458 pages

File Size : 29,64 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1845931106

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Book Description

This book comprises 5 parts and 21 chapters discussing the domestication of indigenous fruit trees in Africa, Oceania, Latin America and Asia; and describes the biophysical and socio-economic aspects of Miombo fruit trees.



Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants

Author : Elisabeth Chan

Publisher : Tuttle Publishing

Page : 68 pages

File Size : 14,63 MB

Release : 2012-10-14

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1462907296

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Book Description

Learn all about tropical plants and flowers with this with this useful and portable reference book. This handy field guide introduces approximately 60 plant species found in the Tropics. Trees, shrubs, flowers and fruits are all presented in full color. Included are exotic and beautiful blooms, plants with utilitarian uses and some of the more extraordinary members of the plant kingdom. Each entry is described in detail, and the expert botanical information is included, along with interesting historical anecdotes. This book will delight lovers of tropical flora. Periplus Handy Pocket Guides are practical field guides, useful for identifying various natural objects ranging from plants and animals to gemstones and seashells. Each page of each title throughout the series is filled with clear, precise photographs and informative text. Scientific and local language names are given.