HOW PLANTS WORK The science behind the amazing things plants do (2015), by Linda Chalker-Scott, a Review
In her recent book Linda Chalker-Scott makes plant physiology accessible to anyone interested in gardening knowledgeably, efficiently and economically. Examples of some questions Chalker-Scott addresses are: · How do you garden so that you use less fertilizer and fewer pesticides? · If phytohormones control everything from growth to reproduction and death in plants, how can we as gardeners help them do their job? · How do plants tell time, move to follow the sun and change color? · Nitrogen…where does it come from and how much do plants need? Linda Chalker-Scott, plant physiologist, horticulturist and extension specialist at Washington State University spells out how plants do what they do. She clearly explains: · how plant cells w...