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Nursery Manual for Native Plants: A Guide for Tribal Nurseries, Volume 1: Nursery Management

This handbook covers all aspects of managing a native plant nursery, from initial planning through crop production to establishing trials to improving nursery productivity into the future. It was written to assist Native Americans in growing native plants and draws extensively on tribal activities for the many photos and specific examples in the text.

Nursery Manual for Native Plants: A Guide for Tribal Nurseries, Volume 1: Nursery Management - Complete
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Cover and Frontmatter
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Chapter 1: Planting a Native Plant Nursery
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Chapter 2: The Target Plant Concept
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Chapter 3: Planning Crops and Developing Propagation Protocols
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Chapter 4: Propagation Environments
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Chapter 5: Growing Media
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Chapter 6: Containers
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Chapter 7: Collecting, Processing, and Storing Seeds
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Chapter 8: Seed Germination and Sowing Options
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Chapter 9: Vegetative Propagation
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Chapter 10: Water Quality and Irrigation
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Chapter 11: Fertilization
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Chapter 12: Hardening
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Chapter 13: Harvesting, Storing, and Shipping
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Chapter 14: Beneficial Microorganisms
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Chapter 15: Holistic Pest Management
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Chapter 16: Nursery Management
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Chapter 17: Discovering Ways To Improve Crop Production and Plant Quality
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