Author(s): Andrea Fabbri

Gardening

OLIVE PROPAGATION MANUAL by Fabbri, Bartolini, Lambardi and Kalis, paperback. This manual is intended as a practical guide underpinned with scientific principles for growers, olive propagators, teachers and students. It aims to give extended information on seed germination, rooting of cuttings and grafting and micropropagation of the olive tree. Each topic has a detailed description of the procedures, a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of the techniques and a description of materials and equipment used. The book is easy to read and use, with procedures illustrated in every step by photographs and drawings. While it is aimed at the grower, the book also provides some in-depth information on the physiology of the described processes for the more advanced reader. This information is presented separately so that readers can skip it without feeling any loss in the understanding of the basics. Contents: Basic Biology And Habit Of The Olive Tree; Stock Plants And Main Cultivars Presently Propagated In The World; Traditional Propagation Systems; Olive Seed Germination And Seedlings Growth; Propagation By Cuttings; Propagation By Grafting; Micropropagation And Biotechnologies; Olive Nursery; Equipment, Containers and Substrates; Olive Planting Material Trade And Certification (Genetic and Sanitary); Olive Industry Situation In Australia And Emerging Olive Growing Countries With Respect To Cultivated Varieties, Availability Of Material, Distribution Of Nurseries, Etcetera. ISBN: 9780643066762 Title: OLIVE PROPAGATION MANUAL Author: FABBRI,BARTOLINI, LAMBARDI & KAILIS Year: 2004 Format: PAPERBACK Publication date: 01/04/2004  Pages: 152 Dimension: 250mm X 176mm