How Plants Are Trained to Work for Man, Vol. 6 of 8 (Classic Reprint): Useful Plants: Useful Plants (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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In this volume, Luther Burbank dives into how plants are bred to work for people, tying practical work to fundamental ideas in heredity.

It combines long-running experiments with clear explanations of how dominant, recessive, and blended traits show up across crops like wheat, oats, and barley, as well as in fruits, grasses, and ornamentals.

From field notes on turning wild and ordinary plants into productive varieties to reflections on rice, pampas grasses, and fragrant dahlias, the book reveals a hands-on approach to plant improvement. It emphasizes careful selection, careful testing, and the surprising ways traits can reappear in later generations, guiding readers through the evolving science of cultivation.

• See how Mendelian ideas explain why some traits dominate while others blend or reappear in later generations
• Learn about real-world breeding work with wheat, rice, grasses, and ornamental flowers
• Explore methods for increasing yield, hardiness, fragrance, and other useful plant qualities
• Understand the practical challenges and possibilities of selective breeding in farming and gardening

Ideal for readers curious about the science and history of plant development, and for gardeners and growers who want a grounded view of how new varieties arise.

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