| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 258 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 255) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword; Commendation; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Australian seeds through time; 3 Seed and fruit structure; 4 Seed biology and ecology; 5 Seed collection in the field; 6 Drying and cleaning seeds after collection; 7 Seed storage and testing; 8 Seedbanks and the conservation of threatened species; 9 Australian seeds: a photographic guide; 10 Collection guidelines for common Australian families and genera; Appendix 1: Seed germination records; Appendix 2: Specimen vouchers for the seed photographs; Appendix 3: List of common names. |
| Summary |
This is the first complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of wild collected seed. While the main focus is on Australian seeds, the procedures and protocols described within the book are of international standard and apply to users throughout the world. The book provides a basic understanding to seed biology, evolution and morphology, and includes chapters on all aspects of harvesting, processing and storage of seeds. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Seeds -- Australia -- Identification.
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Seeds. |
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Australia. |
| Genre/Form |
Field guides.
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| Subject |
Seeds -- Harvesting -- Australia.
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Seeds -- Harvesting. |
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Seeds -- Morphology.
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Seeds -- Morphology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Guidebooks.
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Guidebooks.
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Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Sweedman, Luke, 1958-
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Merritt, David, 1975-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Australian seeds. Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., ©2006 9780643092983 (DLC) 2006491082 (OCoLC)70999291 |
| ISBN |
0643094075 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780643094079 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0643091327 |
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9780643091320 |
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0643092986 (paperback) |
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9780643092983 (paperback) |
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