The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World's Rarest Species
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (895 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385543611 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He is renowned for his unique skills as a plant propagator who is saving the world's rarest plants. CARLOS MAGDALENA is the Tropical Senior Botanical Horticulturist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; an international lecturer; and Chairman of the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society
. About the Author CARLOS MAGDALENA is the Tropical Senior Botanical Horticulturist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; an international lecturer; and Chairman of the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society. He is renowned for his unique skills as a plant propagator who is saving the world's rarest plants
Along the way, he offers moving, heartfelt stories about the secrets contained within these incredible organisms. Globally recognized for his pioneering work, he has committed his life to protecting plants from man-made ecological destruction and thieves hunting for wealthy collectors. An impassioned memoir of saving extraordinary plants on the brink of extinction, by a scientist the media has dubbed "The Plant Messiah" Carlos Magdalena is not your average horticulturist. First captivated by the flora of his native Spain, he has travelled to the remotest parts of the world in search of exotic species. Passionate and absorbing, The Plant Messiah is a tribute to the diversity of life on our planet, and the importance of preserving it.. Back in the lab, he develops groundbreaking, left-field techniques to rescue species from extinction, encouraging them to propagate and thrive. In The Plant Messiah, Magdalena takes readers around the world--from the to the jungles of Mauritius to deep within the Australian outback--in search of the rare and the vulnerable. H