290 Eco-friendly Plant Cultivation Techniques

Author: Dong Shuyan
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book introduces the origin, distribution or introduction and cultivation areas in China, plant morphology, landscape uses, environmental uses, ecological habits, cultivation techniques (propagation, cultivation management, pest and disease control), and comprehensive utilization of each type of plant. The environmental use section specifically covers the resistance of certain plants to toxic air gases, the types and capacity of harmful gas absorption, dust retention, disinfection and sterilization, noise reduction, wind and sand resistance, salt and alkali resistance, and their roles as monitoring and indicator plants for certain types of pollution. It provides rich reference materials for flower enthusiasts, landscape designers, landscape greening workers, environmental protection workers, flower and seedling producers, as well as students majoring in landscape architecture and plant science. It can also serve as a science popularization book for primary and secondary school students on environmental knowledge. The book is divided into five parts, introducing a total of 290 environmentally friendly plants across five categories, covering their origin, distribution or introduction and cultivation areas in China, plant morphology, landscape uses, environmental uses, ecological habits, cultivation techniques, and comprehensive utilization.