Botany

Additional Resources

Textbooks

• Capon, B. (2010). Botany for gardeners (3rd ed.). Timber Press.

• Kratz, R. F. (2011). Botany for dummies. Wiley Publishing.

Websites

• Mycorrhizae. https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/General_Biology_(Boundless)/31%3A_Soil_and_Plant_Nutrition/31.03%3A__Nutritional_Adaptations_of_Plants/31.3B%3A_Mycorrhizae-_The_Symbiotic_Relationship_between_Fungi_and_Roots 

• Nitrogen Fixation. https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/General_Biology_(Boundless)/31%3A_Soil_and_Plant_Nutrition/31.03%3A__Nutritional_Adaptations_of_Plants/31.3A%3A_Nitrogen_Fixation-_Root_and_Bacteria_Interactions 

• Jordan, C. et al., Botany, Extension Gardener Handbook, NC State University Extension Resources. https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/extension-gardener-handbook/3-botany 

• Kundt, J. F., & Baker, R. L. (1970). Leaf Key to Common Trees in Maryland. University of Maryland, Cooperative Extension Service

• Mahr, S. What’s In a Name. Understanding botanical or Latin names. University of Wisconsin—Madison. https://mastergardener.extension.wisc.edu/files/2015/12/plantnames.pdf

• Sargent, C. Pollination Basics. University of Maryland Home & Garden Information Center. https://extension.umd.edu/resource/pollination-basics/

• Pollinator Gardens. University of Maryland Extension Home & Garden Information Center. https://extension.umd.edu/resource/pollinator-gardens/

• Fruits for the Home Garden. University of Maryland Extension, https://extension.umd.edu/resource/fruits-home-garden/

• Starting Seeds Indoors. University of Maryland Extension. https://extension.umd.edu/resource/starting-seeds-indoors/

• USDA: Can GMOs be Used In Organic Products? https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Can%20GMOs%20be%20Used.pdf