Chapter 13 - Breeding Your Plants:

Chapter explains the pros and cons of breeding your own seed stock, highlighting the science involved. The process of F1, F2, F3 and F4 breeding, pollination and cross pollination are covered and the gene effects on the offspring explained. The chapter concludes by encouraging the grower to have a go and breed, emphasising the greater the gene pool, the greater the chance of creating something unique.

Contents

Introduction: The Merging of Nature and Technology
Chapter 1: Plants - A Basic Overview 4
Chapter 2: Plants and Entropy 17
Chapter 3: Propagation 23
Chapter 4: Hydroponic Systems 39
Chapter 5: Nutrients 51
Chapter 6: Oxygen and Air 67
Chapter 7: Carbon Dioxide 75
Chapter 8: Water pH 81
Chapter 9: Pests and Pest Control 87
Chapter 10: Fungi 107