Taming the Wild Grape: Botany and Horticulture in the Vitaceae

by Jean Gerrath, Lewis Melville, Usher Posluszny

Book Overview

This book places grapes in the context of their family, the Vitaceae. It begins by focusing on the relationship of the family to other angiosperms and the interrelationships and characteristics of its genera. Two chapters emphasize the structure and development of its major vegetative and reproductive characteristics. Keys and illustrated descriptions for 19 North American species including 10 Vitis are provided. The three chapters on Vitis begin...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319796097
• ISBN13: 9783319796093
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"