Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass : Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry - Dufault, Robert J.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Introduction -- The beginnings of change -- My time to get involved -- Getting to the grass roots of cultivation -- Getting more involved -- Sweetgrass Utopia in the Southeast - Little St. Simon's Island -- Getting to know the basketmakers -- Sweetgrass Culture Workshop Oct. 24, 1992 -- The concept of large scale sweetgrass plantations -- 2nd Site of large scale sweetgrass plantings - McLeod Plantation, James Island -- 3rd Site of large scale sweetgrass plantings - Dill Sanctuary, James Island -- Alternative ways to access sweetgrass -- Sweetgrass biology -- Sweetgrass horticulture -environmental considerations -- Seedling cultural practices -- Field production practices -- Concluding thoughts -- Afterthoughts.
Keywords: Plant science; Botany; Plant systematics; Plant taxonomy; Plant ecology; Plant breeding; Plant physiology; Plant anatomy; Plant development; Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Plant Ecology; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Physiology; Plant Anatomy/Development.