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The Way to Work, the Living Plant

Better Farming Series, no. 1

Year of publication 1970

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 36 p.

Author Animal Production and Health Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Series title FAO Better Farming Series

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract)

This handbook is designed for intermediate level agricultural education and training.

This manual is a translation and adaptation of "Methodes de travail - La plante vit," published by the Agri-ServiceAfrique of the lnstitut africain pour le developpement economique et social (INADES), and forms part of a series of booklets. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the publishers for making this text available for English-language agricultural education and training.

The text covers th e reasons for learning about plants, what plants are, and how to germinate and grow plants.

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