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Zusatztext “It should be on every serious gardener’s bookshelf.” — New York Times Book Review “Gives invaluable insights for the fledgling propagator to choose the best methods to suit their facilities and climate.” — The Plantsman “There has been no comprehensive book on plant grafting since Garner's historic tome of more than 60 years ago; This new work is comprehensive and detailed. It covers every aspect of grafting from the origins of the stock and the scion to the stage of establishment as an integrated plant.” — The Garden “Spans the history of this important growing technique from the earliest days of our agrarian society to the latest discoveries in the field of DNA.” — Scottish Gardener “How wonderful it is to find a book written by a true horticulturist based on real experience…this brings the skills right up-to-date and keeps them alive for future generations. When many of us are concerned about the loss of the skill set in our industry Peter is to be congratulated at producing a classic that will sell steadily and be referred to for years to come.” — The Horticulturist Informationen zum Autor Peter T. MacDonald taught plant propagation and nursery stock production at Scotland’s Rural College. His research focused on propagation techniques and the formulation of growing media. He now delivers workshops on grafting an propagation to colleges in Scotland, the National Trust for Scotland, and horticultural societies. He is a member of the International Plant Propagators’ Society and the chair of the Scottish Branch of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture. Klappentext Practical techniques for improved plant performance! Grafting is a long-established skill that is used to improve the performance of ornamental and productive plants. Fruit trees are grafted to control their size, willows to produce attractive weeping forms, and tomatoes and melons to enhance their disease resistance. Peter MacDonald describes the latest grafting techniques for students, professionals and enthusiastic amateurs, including information on the reasons for grafting, clear instructions on the formation of the graft union, bench grafting techniques, field grafting, vegetable grafting, and cactus grafting. An A-to-Z appendix of plants features detailed information on what type of graft should be used, when it should be done, what type of root stock needs to be used, and what environment it needs to be kept in. Vorwort A must-have for horticulture professionals and students, The Manual of Plant Grafting is an up-to-date, practical guide to the latest grafting techniques. Introduction Grafting, the act of uniting part of one plant with another so that they become a single plant, has been used as a method of propagation for several thousand years. The original purpose of grafting was to propagate plants vegetatively, that is, to produce plants that are genetically identical to the parent plant. Over the years, however, other benefits have been developed from joining the roots of one plant and the top growth of another. Grafting is particularly important for pest, disease, and vigour control, but can be used for other reasons. The development of grafting has involved many people. Some are famous such as Virgil, Alexander the Great, and Charles Darwin. Others such as Philipp Franz von Siebold and Frederick Burbidge are well known in horticulture, although their story may not be familiar. Still others such as Jules Planchon and Charles Riley are little known but deserving of more recognition. In this book, the history and uses are described, showing how nearly all the grafting methods used today had been developed by the end of the nineteenth century. Not until the twentieth century did the science of grafting start to be properly un...
