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Plant Databases
about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories…” “…It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, plant links, references, crop information, and automated tools…”
North America north of Mexico, about 7% of the world’s total. Both vascular plants and bryophytes are included…” For more information see
Flora of Chile; Flora of China; Flora of North America; Flora of Pakistan; Moss Flora of China; Trees and Shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador; etc…’
than 4,000 plant and animal species of North America…”
It will match trees to particular sites based on compatible characteristics. SelecTree presently searches a database of 1,481 trees and provides 49 selection criteria to choose from…” For more information see the
information for California, a web accessible, publicly available tool for synthesis of data from disparate sources…”
Gardening Dictionaries, Encyclopedias with Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound
our searchable database. You will find descriptions of the plants and tips about growing them…” For more information see
and tastes, existing plants, orientation and shape of the house and property, and location in the state all must be considered first. Then you are ready to select a design. The suggestions given in this program will provide a start for homeowners and landscapers when faced with the decision to design a front or back yard of a home, commercial landscape or condominium…” Examples of “Trees” Databases & Lessons include
Tree Production; Tree Planting; Tree Pruning; Tree Maintenance; Tree Species Porfiles; Tree Index; etc…” Examples of “Shrub” Databases & Lessons include
Shrub Production; Shrub Care, etc…” Examples of “Groundcover” Databases & Lessons include
Groundcover Production; Groundcover Care; etc…” Examples of “Palm” Databases & Lessons include
Palm Production; Palm Culture; Palm Care; etc…” For more information see
gardeners, students, teachers, and professional horticulturists…” Examples of “WebGarden” Databases, Video Lessons, etc. include
Plant Image Dictionary
PlantFacts Glossary; etc…” For more information see |
Plant Specific Databases
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Flowers; Fruits; Inflorescences; Vegetative; etc….” Breeding Systems; For more information see the
Vegetative Morphology
Roots; Stems and Buds; Pith Types; Underground Stems; Pubescence; Leaf Arrangement, Types, Shapes, Margins, Venation; etc…” Reproductive Morphology
Pistils; Floral Formulas; etc…” Nomenclature; For more information see
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Texts and Manuals by Michael Moore; Fenner’s Complete Formulary and Handbook (1888); The Dispensatory of the USA, 20th Edition (1918); British Herbal Manuals; Eclectic Medicine, Materia Medica and Pharmacy – classic texts; etc…
Guide to Herb Varieties As Listed in Selected Seed and Herb Plant Catalogs; Selected Source Guide to Herb and Specialty Crop Seeds and Plants; Directory of Companies in the Botanical Products Industry; Directory of Companies in the Flavor, Fragrance & Essential Oil Industry; etc…” For more information see
Indexes of plant products; Dermatological indexes; Index of Botanical Dermatology Reviews;…”
to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants….” For more information see
grown in temperate climates and there are probably a great deal more with properties as yet undiscovered….” For more information see
themselves with those plants for which there is a demand, and to furnish helpful suggestions regarding the collection and preparation of such plants for market…” For more information see |
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classification…” Examples of “Begonias” Lessons include
Seed starting; Begonia Types; Superbas; Growing Begonias indoors; etc…” For more information see the
Examples of “Bromeliads” Lessons include
Bromeliaceae (bro-meh-lee-AH-say-eye). The family contains over 2700 described species in approximately 56 genera. The most well known bromeliad is the pineapple…” Examples of “Bromeliads” Database, Guides & Lessons include
Taxonomy Primer; Genera Gallery; Cultivar Corner; Growing Bromeliads; etc…”
nomenclatural synopsis of all Carnivorous Plants…”
Container Gardens Container Gardens Lessons, Guidelines, Publications include
Color Theory; Color Wheel; Photo Gallery; etc…”
Weeks to Finish a Hanging Basket; Number of Plugs/10-inch Basket; Mixed Hanging Baskets; Monoculture Hanging Baskets; Types of Containers for Hanging Baskets; Photo Gallery; etc…”
Examples of “Container Gardens” Lessons Step-by-Step Instructions include
Pot Size; Design; etc…” For more information see |
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Cuscuta (dodders, Convolvulaceae), as well as an aid for the identification of its taxa. For the reasons mentioned below, our priority has been to make available the morphology of the type collections deposited in various herbaria worldwide…” For more information see the
unbranched, dioecious. Leaves large, pinnate. Reproductive organs in cones…Cycads are dioecious plants, or in other words, there are separate male and female plants…” Examples of “Cycad Encyclopedia” Chpaters include
Cycad Biology; Cycad Horticulture; Cycad Photo Gallery; etc…” For more information see
that are solitary or clumping in growth habit, bear a distinctive crown of leaves, produce unisexual or bisexual flowers on the same or separate plants…” Examples of “Palm Encyclopedia” Chapters include
Palm Identification Keys; Palm Horticulture; Palm Pest & Diseases; Palm Photo Gallery; etc…” For more information see
physiological descriptions of over 800 grass genera…” For more information see
lead to correct identifications in spite of occasional errors. It can display all the illustrations, full and partial descriptions, diagnostic descriptions, differences and similarities between taxa, lists of taxa exhibiting or lacking specified attributes, and distributions of character states within any set of taxa…” For more information see |
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Halophytes Databases
USDA-ARS U.S. Salinity Laboratory and NyPa International…” For more information see Herb Databases, Recipes, etc. Related Centers
NUTRITION CENTER Herb Databases
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Each Herb within “A Modern Herbal” includes the following
Constituents; Medicinal Action and Uses; Dosage and Preparations; Synonyms; Part Used; Habitat; etc…” For more information see
Brugmansias; Conservatory; Eucalyptus; Flowering Pot Plants; Gingers; Exotic Trees; Hibiscus Species; Tropical Climbers; Tropical Fruit; etc…”
and systematic investigations of the phanerogams (flowering plants) of Andean South America…” For more information see
Flowering Plants (Dicots & Monocots)…” For more information see
culture now enjoys worldwide popularity. Their incredible beauty and diversity captivate men and women of every walk of life…”
For more information see the
Planting Potted Roses Videos; Spring Pruning of Roses Videos; Deadheading Roses Videos; Aphid Control on Roses Videos; Thrips Control on Roses Videos; Identifying and Removing Rootstock Videos; etc…” For more information see the |
Botany
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Plant Identification ~ Photosynthesis Courses, Lectures, etc. |
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Plant Classification Databases
and microbes of North America and the world…” Plant Identification Databases
characteristics available in thespecimen at hand, rather than following a sequence found in a traditional, dichotomous, printed key. It is especially useful if the specimen is fragmentary, as with archaeological or anthropological specimens, in which only part of a plant is represented. This key is world-wide in scope covering all flowering plants…” For more information see
Palaebotany
Photosynthesis: C3 and C4
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to leaf anatomy, cellular ultrastructure, and photosynthetic metabolism, and also convergent, being found in at least 60 independent lineages of angiosperms…” For more information see Photosynthesis Courses, Lectures, Lessons, etc.
The structure of the chloroplast and photosynthetic membranes; Stages of Photosynthesis; The Light Reactions; C-4 Pathway; etc…” For more information see the |
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Plant Biology & Botany Courses, Lectures, Lessons, etc. Plant Anatomy Atlases, Courses, Lectures, Lessons
Wall, face view; Nucleate cells; Compact parenchyma; Intercellular spaces; etc…” Sclerenchyma;
Cycad peel; Typical stoma; Sunken stoma; Stomata and fibers; etc…” Stems; For more information see
External Wood Features; Xylem Development; Leaf External Morphology; Primary Xylem; Dicot Leaf Cross-Sections; Phloem; Root Secondary Growth; Non-secretory Trichomes; etc…” For more information see Botany Courses, Lectures, Lessons, etc.
Bryophytes; Chlorophyta; Ferns; Fruits; Fungi; Gymnosperms; Meiosis; Mitosis; Organic; Photosynthesis; Plant Morphology; etc…” For more information see
The Cell; Plant Anatomy and Physiology; Photosynthesis and Energy; DNA, RNA and Proteins; Mendelian Genetics; etc…” Diversity of Plant Life
Adaptations; Viruses and Prokaryotics; Eukaryotes and Fungi; etc…” Human Uses of Flowering Plants
The Grasses; Legumes, Starchy Staples; Plant Fibers: Cloth and Paper; Herbs and Spices; etc…” Ecology
Aquatic Biomes; Atmosphere and the Environment; Plant Biotechnology; etc…” etc. For more information see Plant Fossils Databases
Plant Pathology Glossaries
Plant Pathology Courses, Databases & Cases
Plant Disease Lessons; Plant Disease Management Simulations; Plant Pathology Case Studies; etc…” Advanced Plant Pathology
Advanced Topics in Plant Pathology; etc…” Illustrated Glossary; etc. For more information see the Viruses Databases
of known viruses into a single classification scheme that reflects their evolutionary relationships, i.e. their individual phylogenies…” For more information see the
Plant Diseases Databases
authorities on the given plants and include approved common names, along with the associated pathogens or causes…” For more information see the |
Pollination,
Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs,
& Plant Propagation
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Plant Pollination
contract their indirect flight muscles, producing strong vibrations that forcibly expel pollen out from inside the flower’s anthers. While sonicating, bees can generate forces of up to 30 G!…” For more information see
were equally important in describing resulting open pollination. Wild-bee richness was a better predictor of pollination than wild-bee abundance…” “…Our findings add to a growing literature that diverse pollinator communities provide more stable and productive ecosystem services…” For more information see
Additions listed by crop and date…” Examples of “Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants” Chapters & Subchapters include
Flowering and Fruiting of Plants; Wild Bees and Wild Bee Culture…” Examples of “Crops Dependent upon or Benefited by Insect Pollination” include
Almonds; Clover & Relatives; Legumes & Relatives; Tree Fruits & Nuts; Exotic Fruits & Nuts; Common Vegetables for Seed & Fruit; Small Fruits & Brambles; etc…” For more information see
Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
the numbers of a species, perpetuating a species, or maintaining the youthfulness of a plant…” For more information see
Division & Layering (Air layering & Compound layering); etc…” For more information see
Layering (Air layering & Compound layering); Division; Chart for Propagation techniques for common garden plants…” For more information see
Plant Type; Primary Method of Propagation; Alternate Propagation Method(s); Propagation by Cuttings
Time of year to take cuttings; Cutting maturity; Rooting hormone; Rooting environment; Soil temperature for best rooting; Time to rooting; etc…” Propagation by Seed
Time of year to sow seed; Preferred temperature for germination; etc…” Propagation by Layering
Time of year to layer; etc…” Propagation by Grafting
Type of graft; etc…” etc. For more information see
Selecting and Handling Scion Wood; Cleft graft; Bark graft; Side-veneer graft; Splice graft; Whip and tongue graft; Saddle graft; Bridge graft; Inarch graft; etc…” Examples of “Budding Nursery Crop Plants” Lessons include
Preparing the Budwood; Budding Techniques; T-budding; etc…” For more information see
Grafting Techniques to Topwork Existing Trees; Grafting Techniques to Repair Trees; Summary of T-budding and Grafting; Fruits Propagated by Cutting, Runners, Layering and Stooling; etc…” For more information see the
Hardwood Cuttings; Semi-Hardwood Cuttings; Softwood Cuttings; Grafting; Air Layering; Root Cuttings or Offshoots/Division…” For more information see
Texas Inlay Bark Graft; Inlay Bark Graft; Greenwood Grafting; T-Budding Citrus; etc…” For more information see |
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