Plant Growth and Development: Hormones and Environment

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This book provides current information on synthesis of plant hormones, how their concentrations are regulated, and how they modulate various plant processes. It details how plants sense and tolerate such factors as drought, salinity, and cold temperature, factors that limit plant productivity on earth. It also explains how plants sense two other environmental signals, light and gravity, and modify their developmental patterns in response to those signals. This book takes the reader from basic concepts to the most up-to-date thinking on these topics.

* Provides clear synthesis and review of hormonal and environmental regulation of plant growth and development
* Contains more than 600 illustrations
supplementary information on techniques and/or related topics of interest
* Single-authored text provides uniformity of presentation and integration of the subject matter
* References listed alphabetically in each section

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Great story of a time long past
Paradigmatic Prose - A True Classic
Growth of the Soil
Probably Hamsun's and Norway's best book
A favorite, a classic, a beautiful book

Growth of the Soil
Knut Hamsun
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ASIN: 0394717813
Release Date: 1972-05-12

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The story of an elemental existence in rural Norway.

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Now, if Isak had wanted to show his displeasure with Oline and maybe thrash her for her doings, here was his chance--a Heaven-sent chance to do that thing. They were alone in the house; the children had gone after the men when they went. Isak stood there in the middle of the room, and Oline was sitting by the stove. Isak cleared his throat once or twice, just to show that he was ready to say something if he pleased. But he said nothing. That was his strength of soul. What, did he not know the number of his goats as he knew the fingers on his hands--was the woman mad?

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Great story of a time long past.......2007-06-29

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It is a story so evocative of the feelings of a bygone era that it is almost heartbreaking! The story begins with a lone man setting out from a small village (which by the end of the book has grown to a bustling township) to simply make a life by working the land. Along the way he meets a girl--who is to become his wife--, has children, meets a large number of interesting characters, and generally experiences all that life has to offer for a simple farmer in the hills of Norway on the cusp of two entirely different centuries. I found myself longing to be transported back in time so I too could live the simple, fulfilling life (though Hamsun does not white-wash the experience at all; all the characters have their share of great hardships). The book is written in Hamsun's trademark 'clipped' style that did so much to inspire Hemmingway. Growth of the Soil is a must read.

Regarding this version of the book, there are a few problems with spelling at a few points, but it's nothing that will interrupt your enjoyment of the book. I don't think there were more than five or six instances. I just thought I'd throw that out there to be complete. (And it goes without saying that if you can read the book in its original Norwegian, you would be much better served doing that. I found that there was a lot of nuance and suggestion that, despite the great translation, could not be conveyed in English.)

Paradigmatic Prose - A True Classic.......2007-05-15

This ace of an author Knut Hamsun can spin a yarn with the best of them. The novel may lack excitement, the characters in it may all be prosaic, unsophisticated, country folk, and at times it seemed as if nothing was happening in the story, yet, for some crazy reason, it still works to perfection in my eyes. I never lost interest in the story from page one until the end. And that, is obviously because of the greatness of this writer.

Anyway, the story is essentially about this 'strong, coarse fellow, with a red iron beard' (Isak) who walks into the woods alone one day carrying with him nothing but a sack of food and a few implements. He then proceeds to slowly forge a life for himself in the forest. He takes a wife (Inger), they have children, he toils and toils away on his land, with his faithful (for the most part...) wife Inger by his side every step of the way. They soon become very successful and all in all live a happy life as true pioneers. Well... of course there is much more to it than that! However, in order to not divulge to much of the drama (I hate when reviewers do that!) I very highly recommend that you read this enjoyable classic so that YOU can fill in the blanks. It's a great story and as I stated before, I truly enjoyed losing myself from page one on to the very last page. Also, Hamsun (although definitely not as much as in his other novels) is not afraid of tackling some very important social issues as well (i.e. abortion being at the top of his list). As I stated in my previous review of Hamsun's work 'Hunger', this man was way ahead of his time!
In closing, this novel is a prime example of what great art is all about. Like all great art, it allows us to lose ourselves for a while - the same as admiring a painting, watching a wonderful film, listening to magnificent music, etc... - and it's so important to our mundane lives. Can you imagine living in a word without these classic books to read or films to view or music to listen to?

Knut Hamsun is slowly but surely becoming my favorite Modernist. I have read Eliot, Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Kafka, Ezra Pound, etc... and this guy is right up there with the best of them. He writes with such simplicity, yet at the same time his prose is so endearing, so poignant, and so, so sublime... ENJOY!

Growth of the Soil.......2007-03-03

Growth of the Soil begins in the wilderness. There is a man, 'A strong, coarse fellow, with a red iron beard...'. He seeks a woman to help bear the burden of his new home, built in the wilds, miles away from the nearest town. Nobody is interested - they believe the man, Isak, is too much of a loner. They believe he has chosen poor land, with little potential.

Finally, Inger arrives. She is disfigured, a cast-off, ridiculed in the village for her appearance. Isak is happy with her if she is able to work - and she can. Thus one man becomes a couple, thus a life begins.

Soon, there are children. The farm grows. Buildings are added, animals are born. What was once a wilderness becomes tendered, tamed. Isak stubbornly works at the soil, harnessing its potential, cajoling food and life from the ground.

Growth of the Soil is not a novel based on plot. No, instead we experience the steady growth of Isak's farm, christened Sellanraa. Attached to this growth is Isak's family, as well as the surrounding area. What begins as a wilderness ends as a moderately prosperous community on the cusp of becoming a town.

We are presented most obviously with an allegory of man's rise from nothing into civilisation. We begin with a lone man and his wife, we end with writing, with culture, with mistakes and with money. A good chunk of the novel at the beginning is virtually devoid of dialogue - most of the end is rife with it. Similarly, money does not play a part until midway, and then it becomes a major focus for everyone except Isak.

There are villains, but only if we consider villains as being people who do not directly follow Isak's way of life. His son, Eleseus, after tasting the refined morsels of town life, becomes useless around the farm. He clearly represents the corrupting forces of too much literacy, too much culture. Eleseus drains Isak's money, buying frivolities like umbrellas and alcohol.

Hamsun writes as though we are reading one giant parable. The novel is a huge fairy tale of a way of life that the author agrees with on so many levels that it is impossible to disagree with the text as it stands. Hamsun writes so persuasively of the positive qualities of life attached to the land, but what is more appealing is that he does not openly criticise Eleseus' - and other's - choices. No, he reveals the mistakes that people make, but he offsets that with Isak's sheer goodness, leaving the reader to come to the only conclusion possible - Isak's way of life is the way that life is meant to be lived. This is subtle grand-standing on the part of the author, but it works.

The novel attains a timeless quality by the way in which tense is used. Sometimes, characters will act and speak in present tense. 'Isak says', 'Oline walks', etc. Other times, descriptions will be past tense - and these change about within the same paragraph, page, chapter. A poor writer would create a nightmare of tense shifting confusion with such a technique, but Hamsun manages to control the ebb and flow of the text. He is crafting a story that, by way of its telling, is not bound within the specificities of a now or a then.

Near the end of the novel, Hamsun's message becomes clear. We have experienced the growth of their lives - the growth of the world, perhaps? - and it is time for us to understand the message behind at all. He writes with a clarity and urgency that is missing from the rest of the text. We, the reader, have been persuaded by the goodness inherent in Isak's life. We become receptive to the message: 'Growth of the soil was something different, a thing to be procured at any cost; the only source, the origin of all. A dull and desolate existence? Nay, least of all. A man had everything; his powers above, his dreams, his loves, his wealth of superstition.'

It is interesting to note that in a novel so concerned with the toiling man, there is little religion throughout the text. It would be easy for Hamsun to rely too heavily on divine providence as a tool for progressing the narrative. To his credit, he does not. Instead the earth itself, the land, becomes a God, not worshiped but endured, not praised but absolutely essential to the survival and well-being of the characters. Isak may not say out loud that he loves the land, but it is a part of him, a necessary facet of his life. Without the land, the people are nothing, they have nothing and can produce nothing.

There is a scene towards the end of the novel that resonates with the truth of the entire work. Isak is an older man now, not as strong as he would like, but not yet old enough to give over his farm to his sons. There is a large stone on his property which he begins to dig out. He digs, and then attempts to shift it. No luck. He digs deeper, avoiding the necessity of blasting the stone. No luck. Eventually, his wife helps him move the stone, and it is here that Isak realises his worth as a man lies almost entirely with his strength. What is there apart from that? A man's worth is beholden to the strength of his arm - when that fails, so to does the man. It is a sad scene, but one which encapsulates the themes with which Growth of the Soil is concerned. Our strength - be it intellectual, muscular or otherwise - will one day fade, no matter its previous breadth or depth. As adults, it is our duty to discover that for which we are most aligned, our strength, as it were. We must accomplish whatever it is that our natural strengths and weaknesses demand, but we must not define ourselves as such. For when strengths fade, and weaknesses overtake, what is their left of ourselves but a definition of then and not now? We become a crumbled shell, an empty carapace. Our strengths are important, but there must be a greater importance beyond ourselves once those strengths have faded. Hamsun's Growth of the Soil suggests that this greater strength is the legacy we leave, the children we raise, the land we tender. It is a conservative, earthy, tender message, but one which bears taking heed.

Probably Hamsun's and Norway's best book.......2007-01-28

This is THE tale from Norway. It's strange to think about that the entire book spawns from the actions of a single man entering the wild. This man is Isak Sellanrå, a man of few words and many actions. He's the embodiment of the Germanic farmer. He enters the wild with nothing but his bare hands, and once there, in the no-mans land, he starts building his farm, Sellanrå. Eventually his future wife, Inger, comes along, and she becomes the second member of Isak's household. From there many happenings take place, and I must say it is perhaps my favourite book. It is for sure the best book in Norway, at least. One of Norway's 3 Nobel's prizes in literature; Hamsun was awarded the prize in 1920 for this book.

Hamsun shows us that there are many views of life, but there is only one thing that is real and universal as a currency; arable land. In this book Hamsun is quite skilled in conveying his political views to us; anti-abortion, anti-capitalism, anti-modernity, but unlike so many others of a political persuasion, he doesn't only give us "anti's", but also shows us what a organic, vibrant society we can have if we want to. The tale is wonderfully built up, so unmistakably Hamsun, with all the diverse characters he's so well known for.

Norway's biggest author Knut Hamsun; the anti-modern "right wing" conservative's best book.

Highly recommended!

(I read a different edition)

A favorite, a classic, a beautiful book.......2005-09-27

This book is beautfiful and brilliant, simple and magic. A man walks into the woods with something heavy on his back. It sounds like the start of a joke, but it's actually the start of an amazing experience of a novel. A man walks into the woods, and makes his simple life happen, and the things that happen along the way are magical and beautiful, and full of hope and love and real life. A man walks into the woods, builds a home, finds a wife, and raises a family. Along the way, he civilizes the wilderness, and then civilization begins to surround HIS wilderness, and some of it seems bad, but not all. Along the way, mushrooms wobble on stalks like cold, bodiless lungs, and sometimes, someone steps on the back half of an ant, and the ant's front half runs and struggles to get away. This book is poetry, but it's also an account of two of my favorite literary characters, Isak and Inger. Isak: a simple, strong man with a knowledge of what's important, and how he wants the world to be. And Inger: a kind woman with a harelip, whose baby dies mysteriously, suspiciously. Morally, the characters aren't perfect human beings, but they are perfect characters, and perfectly depicted. I would recommend this book to anyone--it's among my top ten, for sure.

Paramagnetism: Rediscovering Nature's Secret Force of Growth

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Another Great Book by Callahan
Practical Application.

Paramagnetism: Rediscovering Nature's Secret Force of Growth
Philip S. Callahan
Manufacturer: Acres U.S.A.
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0911311491

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This book is the culmination of all of Callahan's previous works and will certainly be his most popular book to date and a classic for years to come. Quite frankly, the author considers this his most important work ever, as he believes an understanding of paramagnetism — and its practical integration into farming — can save agriculture worldwide.

In this one, beautiful little book, Callahan lays out a lifetime of research into low-frequency forces in nature and his discoveries regarding the force of paramagnetism and the amazing effects it has upon soils, plants and people. Join Phil Callahan as schooling, research, life experiences, insight and inspiration come together for the benefit of humankind. Amply illustrated by the author.

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Paramagnetism review.......2007-05-13

amazingly simple outline of the author's ideas, I recommend it for it's direct approach!

Another Great Book by Callahan.......2002-04-06

If you are growing anything in soil you should buy this book. As mentioned, Paramagnetism is Yang and Diamagnetism is Yin. Plants are diamagnetic,when measured on a paramagnetic meter, and require paramagnetic soil to be healthy and strong. Ultimately, paramagnetic material is usually silica based rock with small amounts of iron oxide (approx.12%). But not all iron oxide is paramagnetic. As explained in many of Callahan's books, paramagnetism is essential for the healthy growth of friendly bacteria and therefore crops. Do yourself a favour and educate yourself with this book and Nature's Silent Music also by Callahan

Practical Application........1998-09-23

Green Gold has integrated the Callahan Recognitions with homeopathy, nutrition, and paramagnetic growing into a total approach to Houseplants, Gardening, Horticulture & Agriculture. We highly recommend buying this book, a small Green Gold houseplant formula, and watch this amazing book in action in your own home. Dr. Callahan's work is used extensively in sustainable natural growing circles. These principles have been used in China for milleniums and are know there as the Yen & the Yang and the Chi of Growing. The medical and agricultural applications are a major breakthrough and just waiting for global debut.

Plant Roots: Growth, Function and Interactions with the Soil

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An excellent, in-depth reference

Plant Roots: Growth, Function and Interactions with the Soil
Peter Gregory
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1405119063

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The root system is a vital part of the plant and therefore understanding roots and their functioning is key to agricultural, plant and soil scientists.In Plant Roots Professor Peter Gregory brings together recent developments in techniques and an improved understanding of plant and soil interactions to present a comprehensive look at this important relationship, covering:Root response to, and modification of, soilsGenetic control of roots ' responses to the environmentUse of modern techniques in imaging, molecular biology and analytical chemistryPractical exploitation of root charactersThis book will be a vital tool for plant, crop, soil and agricultural scientists, plant physiologists, environmental scientists, ecologists and hydrologists. It will be a valuable addition to libraries in universities, agricultural colleges and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught.

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An excellent, in-depth reference.......2006-10-07

Written for agricultural and environmental scientists as well as ecologists and hydrologists, Plant Roots: Growth, Activity, And Interaction With Soils by Peter Gregory (Director Of The Scottish Research Institute Dundee, UK) is a comprehensive and scientific instructional text about the relationship between plants and soil. Chapters scrutinize the architecture of root systems, roots and their physio-chemical as well as biological environment, the rhizosphere (volume of soil affected by the presence of roots of growing plants), genetic control of root system properties, and much more. An excellent, in-depth reference for college courses or extended individual study, Plant Roots reflects the expertise of its author in its impeccable scholarship. Recommended for agriculture, botany, and bioscience college libraries.

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Soil conditions and plant growth
Edward John Russell
Manufacturer: Longman
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The organic front
J. I Rodale
Manufacturer: Rodale Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007DMGV6

Microbial Ecology Of The Soil And Plant Growth

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Microbial Ecology Of The Soil And Plant Growth
Pierre Davet
Manufacturer: Science Publishers
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Handbook of Plant Growth pH as the Master Variable (Books in Soils, Plant and the Environment)

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Handbook of Plant Growth pH as the Master Variable (Books in Soils, Plant and the Environment)

Manufacturer: CRC
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0824707613

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"Explores the molecular, biochemical, functional, structural, and developmental mechanisms of pH in plant growth. Examines the role of pH in plant symplasm, plant apoplasm, thr rhizosphere, the ecosystem, and plant interaction with biotic snd abiotic environments."

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Soil Conditions and Plants Growth
Sir John E. Russell
Manufacturer: Biotech Books,India
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Binding: Hardcover

Agriculture-Fertilizer Interface in Asia: Issues in Growth and Sustainability

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Agriculture-Fertilizer Interface in Asia: Issues in Growth and Sustainability
Saleem Ahmed
Manufacturer: Science Publishers Inc
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The Bluewater Affair, by Cindy Gerard
The Bluewater Affair (Family Secrets)
Cindy Gerard
Manufacturer: Silhouette
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0373613717

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Subject: Single, soon-to-be-mother Susannah Hobson

Family History: Stepdaughter of Violet Vaughn, mother of the Extraordinary Five

Darkest Secret: Hiding her knowledge of Code Proteus. . .and holding on to her heart

Abandoned by the father of her child, vulnerable beauty Susannah Hobson returned to her family's Colorado ranch hoping to find a safe haven. Yet her homecoming was shattered when she discovered that her beloved stepmother had been killed. Fortunately, handsome rancher Travis Dean was there to offer some neighborly support and the security of his strong embrace. Yet Susannah knew that caring for this man was impossible. Because Susannah suspected that Violet's death was no accident, and her own newfound knowledge of her stepmother's involvement in secret government project put her in danger. Susannah couldn't risk Travis's life by staying. . .but could she jeopardize her own soul by leaving?

Five extraordinary siblings,
One dangerous past.
Unlimited potential.

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The Bluewater Affair, by Cindy Gerard.......2006-06-20

I've read 7 out of 12 of the Family Secrets/Extraordinary 5 series. All are well written and the stories mesh remarkably successfully, considering that each is by a different author. You definitely have to suspend disbelief about the overall plot of the series, but the relationships are well realized and you'll care about the characters. All the romances sizzle.

This one is definitely worth reading even though it is peripheral to the overall plot of the series; the main characters are not among the extraordinary five.

Here is the series in order (c. 2003-2004):
Enemy Mind, by Maggie Shayne
Pyramid of Lies, by Anne Marie Winston
The Player, by Evelyn Vaughn
The Bluewater Affair, by Cindy Gerard
Her Beautiful Assassin, by Virginia Kantra
A Verdict of Love, by Jenna Mills
The Billionaire Drifter, by Beverly Bird
Fever, by Linda Winstead Jones
Blind Attraction, by Myrna Mackenzie
The Parker Project, by Joan Elliott Pickart
The Insider, by Ingrid Weaver
Check Mate, by Beverly Barton

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THE BLUEWATER AFFAIR
CINDY GERARD
Manufacturer: Silhouette
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OWXZ6A

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