On the Causes of Plants
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On the Causes of Plants is an ancient botanical treatise by Theophrastus that systematically investigates plant growth, reproduction, and cultivation practices in the classical world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Causes of Plants canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient botanical treatise
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book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain causes of plant characteristics
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explain causes of successful cultivation ⓘ |
| author | Theophrastus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| complements | Enquiry into Plants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
classical studies
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history of botany ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
effects of climate on plants
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effects of cultivation practices on plants ⓘ effects of soil on plants ⓘ effects of water on plants ⓘ environmental factors affecting plants ⓘ plant cultivation ⓘ plant diseases ⓘ plant growth ⓘ plant propagation techniques ⓘ plant reproduction ⓘ |
| genre |
natural history
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of grafting
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discussion of irrigation ⓘ discussion of manuring ⓘ discussion of plant breeding ⓘ discussion of plant diseases and remedies ⓘ discussion of pruning ⓘ discussion of seasonal agricultural practices ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest systematic works on plant causes and cultivation ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Greco-Roman botanical writing
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medieval botanical tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Aristotelian natural philosophy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agriculture
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botany ⓘ horticulture ⓘ plant physiology ⓘ |
| methodology |
empirical description of cultivation techniques
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systematic observation of plants ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Theophrastus’ botanical corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Enquiry into Plants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | organized thematically by types of causes and practices ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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