Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices

PART I. GENERAL ASPECTS OF PROPAGATION. 1. Introduction. 2. Propagation Structures. PART II. 3. The Development of Seeds and Spores. 4. Production of Genetically Pure Seed. 5. Techniques of Seed Production and Handling. 6. Principles of Propagation by Seeds. 7. Techniques of Propagation by Seeds. PART III. 8. Vegetative Propagation. 9. Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Propagation by Cuttings. 10. Techniques of Propagation by Cuttings. 11. Theoretical Aspects of Grafting and Budding. 12. Techniques of Grafting. 13. Techniques of Budding. 14. Layering and Its Natural Modifications. 15. Propagation by Specialized Stems and Roots. 16. Principles of Tissue Culture for Micropropagation. 17. Techniques of In Vitro Micropropagation. PART IV. 18. Propagation Methods and Rootstocks for the Important Fruit and Nut Species. 19. Propagation of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines. 20. Propagation of Selected Annuals and Herbaceous Perennials Used as Ornamentals.