Seeds: Time Capsules of Life
- ISBN-10
- 1906506523
- ISBN-13
- 9781906506520
- Series
- Seeds
- Category
- Seeds
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-05-07
- Authors
- Rob Kesseler, Wolfgang Stuppy, Alexandra Papadakis
Description
Art and science collaborate on a fascinating story with extraordinary images in a highly-acclaimed book. Seeds, the most complex organs produced by plants, ensure the biodiversity of our planet. They vary from the impressive Seychelles nut that weighs twenty kilos to the dust-like seeds of the orchids. Some wait for hundreds of years to find the right place and time for germination after travelling thousands of kilometres or just a few centimetres. The evolution of their highly sophisticated structures from prehistoric times to today makes fascinating reading as do the wiles plants use to attract and deceive their chosen pollinators. The extraordinary images that accompany this story provide an unprecedented presentation of the magnificent diversity of seeds in all their exquisite beauty and sophistication. Fruits are the keepers of the precious seeds that ensure our future; some are edible, others inedible and many, quite simply, incredible.
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