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Primula / John Richards ; illustrations by Brigid Edwards.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2003.Edition: New edDescription: 346 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0881925802
  • 9780881925807
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB413.P7 R53 2003
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Contents:
A short history of the exploration, introduction and cultivation of Primula -- primula gardens -- The cultivation of Primula -- Temperature and humidity -- Soil and composts -- Propagation -- Pests and diseases -- Special conditions -- The evolutionary history of Primula and its relatives -- Introduction -- Geographical distribution -- High information biological characters -- Primitive Primula -- Relationships in Primula according to DNA -- Cladogram -- The most important biological characters used in sectional classification in Primula -- Heterostyly and homostyly -- Evolution of the heterostyly in Primula -- How does the Primula mating system work? -- How does the mating system vary between Primula species? -- The structure of the Primula heterostyly/mating system linkage group -- Casual secondary homostyly -- An alternative form of long homostyly -- Fixed secondary homostyly -- Features of primary and secondary homostyly species -- A key to the sections of the Genus Primula -- Synopsis of the Genus Primula.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks SB413.P7R53 2003 1 Available 33710001117543

Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-[334]).

A short history of the exploration, introduction and cultivation of Primula -- primula gardens -- The cultivation of Primula -- Temperature and humidity -- Soil and composts -- Propagation -- Pests and diseases -- Special conditions -- The evolutionary history of Primula and its relatives -- Introduction -- Geographical distribution -- High information biological characters -- Primitive Primula -- Relationships in Primula according to DNA -- Cladogram -- The most important biological characters used in sectional classification in Primula -- Heterostyly and homostyly -- Evolution of the heterostyly in Primula -- How does the Primula mating system work? -- How does the mating system vary between Primula species? -- The structure of the Primula heterostyly/mating system linkage group -- Casual secondary homostyly -- An alternative form of long homostyly -- Fixed secondary homostyly -- Features of primary and secondary homostyly species -- A key to the sections of the Genus Primula -- Synopsis of the Genus Primula.

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