Plant biology

Abiotic and biotic stress factors, including drought, salinity, waterlog, temperature extremes, mineral nutrients, heavy metals, plant diseases, nematodes, viruses, and diseases, adversely affect growth as well as yield of crop plants worldwide.

This book focuses on the significance and implications of Calcium (Ca2+) transport machinery in the plant cell in generating alternating Ca2+ levels and impacting the cell's physiological, biochemical and developmental processes.

This work synthesizes research and practical work, including various techniques and applications of botany and nanoparticles, including enzymology, pharmaceuticals, phenolics, antioxidants, metal particles, synthesis of nanoparticles by plants and microbes, and more.

The intended audience of this textbook are plant and animal breeders, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in biological and agricultural science majors.

This book summarizes the latest research results on the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in plants, particularly in many abiotic stresses, and their regulation.

This book describes the latest advances in Allium genome research.

This volume focuses on the ethnobiology of southern Chile's Archipelago of Chiloe.

This book presents an overview of the state-of-the-art in barley genome analysis, covering all aspects of sequencing the genome and translating this important information into new knowledge in basic and applied crop plant biology and new tools for research and crop improvement.

The book includes 19 selected contributions presented at the 21st Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in Marseille in September 2017.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the phytosociological information currently available in Morocco - a country famous for its floristic and landscape diversity.

This book reviews modern strategies in the breeding of vegetables in the era of global warming.

This book addresses various aspects of the current castor bean research, including genetics, biotechnology, comparative genomics, and more specific topics such as oil metabolism and the ricin toxin.

This book highlights modern methods and strategies to improve cereal crops in the era of climate change, presenting the latest advances in plant molecular mapping and genome sequencing.

This authoritative textbook/reference presents a comprehensive introduction to the field of evolutionary genomics.

This book presents advanced ecological techniques for crop cultivation and the chapters are arranged into four sections, namely general aspects, weeds, fungi, worms and microbes.

This book discusses and addresses the rapidly increasing world population demand for food, which is expected to double by 2050.

This book highlights modern strategies and methods to improve oilseed crops in the era of climate change, presenting the latest advances in plant molecular breeding and genomics-driven breeding.

This book is the first comprehensive compilation of deliberations on whole genome sequencing of sesame including genome assembly, annotation, structure and synteny analysis, and sequencing of its chloroplast genome and also its wild species.

This book describes the concepts, strategies and techniques for pulse-crop improvement in the era of climate change, highlighting the latest advances in plant molecular mapping and genome sequencing.

This book discusses the influence of Friedrich Ratzel's ideas in more contemporary geopolitical analytical systems and the geodeterminism commonly attributed to him.

This handbook covers the most commonly used techniques for measuring plant response to biotic and abiotic stressing factors, including: in vitro and in vivo bioassays; the study of root morphology, photosynthesis (pigment content, net photosynthesis, respiration, fluorescence and thermoluminiscence) and water status; thermal imaging; the measurement of oxidative stress markers; flow cytometry for measuring cell cycle and other physiological parameters; the use of microscope techniques for studying plant microtubules; programmed-cell-death; last-generation techniques (metabolomics, proteomics, SAR/QSAR); hybridization methods; isotope techniques for plant and soil studies; and the measurement of detoxification pathways, volatiles, soil microorganisms, and computational biology.

Wie reagieren Pflanzen auf Umwelteinflüsse?

This volume covers the orders Apiales (Asterids I) and Gentianales (except Rubiaceae; Asterids II).

Das Buch zeigt Wege, Wälder gegen Trockenheit und Klimawandel zu stabilisieren.

Early anthropological evidence for plant use as medicine is 60,000 years old as reported from the Neanderthal grave in Iraq.

In kurzer und anschaulicher Weise gibt Thomas Binz einen Überblick über die biologische Sicherheit im Laborbereich.

This book provides a detailed overview of the microorganisms that form the initial growth on the exterior facades of buildings.

Bettina Heberer gibt interessierten Laien einen Einblick in die grüne Gentechnik.

Dieses Buch erläutert die neusten Technologien im Bereich Genmanipulation, Gentherapie und Klonierungen, insbesondere auch beim Menschen, die in den kommenden Jahren zunehmend in der Praxis eingesetzt werden könnten.

Die Zellen eines jeden Lebewesens enthalten die Erbinformation in Form von DNA, auch Genom genannt, welche zu einem Großteil Aussehen und Funktion eines Organismus bestimmt.

This completely updated and revised second edition provides a unique and up-to-date treatment of all aspects of plant ecology, making it an ideal textbook and reference work for students, researchers and practitioners.

In this volume, the Amazon and its adjacent rainforest are presented in all their important facets: First, there is the vast river system itself, with its network of white, black, and clear water rivers.

This book highlights the latest advances made in the niche area of Reactive Oxygen Species and Redox processes in plants.

Se trata de una colección de 100 flores fantásticas, al modo de los "Bestiarios" medievales, con sus respectivos nombres científicos, descripción de características, propiedades, modos de activación e con textos de Claudia Bertini e ilustraciones realizadas en collage con técnica digital por Patrizia Bertini.

The book offers an integrated overview of plant-pathogen interactions.

This book introduces readers to nearly 600 common weeds.

This volume in the series is devoted to Africa, a continent that possesses a vast treasure of medicinal plants and has produced some exclusive materials for the world market.

This study, based on a literature review and simulations, shows the efficiency of cover crops at catching nitrate in most agriculture situations.

This book outlines a new paradigm, "e;Agro-ecological Intensification of Crop Protection"e;, which reduces negative impacts on the environment and enhances the provision of ecosystem services.

This book comprehensively introduces stripe rust disease, its development and its integral control.

This book introduces readers to nearly 600 common weeds.

This book highlights some of the most important biochemical, physiological and molecular aspects of plant stress, together with the latest updates.

This book addresses the crucial aspects of plant adaptation strategies in higher as well as lower plant groups.

This book provides systematic information on the lychee and modern tools to promote its sustainable growth and development.