Plant biology

This book presents a timely review of the latest advances in rhizosphere biology, which have been facilitated by the application of omics tools.

This book is about morphogenesis as the genesis of forms.

This volume presents detailed reviews on biochemistry, classical genetics and traditional breeding, germplasm diversity, molecular genetics, tissue culture, biotechnology, and structural and functional genomics of ten major seed spices including ajwain, anise, celery, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, fenugreek, Nigella and parsely.

rd This book has been developed from the proceedings of the 3 Tannin Confer- ence honoring Professor Edwin Haslam, Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, for his efforts and outstanding contributions to the field of plant polyphe- nols.

Demand for agricultural crops and nutritional requirement continues to escalate in response to increasing population.

Gives a review of the diseases of the major genera of forest and ornamental trees.

This book is the first volume of a compendium of the global distribution some 3500 aquatic macrophyte species occurring in inland freshwater and brackish waterbodies worldwide, highlighting aspects of their ecology including endemism, world rarity, ecozone/ macroregional occurrence, ploidy state, species age, uses, and endangered status.

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.

Spontaneous self-cloning or clonality is a widespread phenomenon in the plant kingdom, and has a wide array of ecological and evolutionary implications.

Comprising some 28,000 different species, orchids are by far the largest flowering plant family on Earth.

In the recent years, the need to increase food production to meet the demands of rapidly increasing population from a limited land resource necessitated the use of intensive farming systems, with the inputs like narrow genetic base, high dose of fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation, monocropping, etc.

The book deals with latest research achievements of Brassica scientists using omics approaches in understanding host-pathogen interaction, molecular detection, identification, and functional characterization of effectors/genes including pathogenomics and biometabolomics.

This book offers a comprehensive compilation of biotic and abiotic factors that affect lychee production and commercialization.

The book highlights the state of research in plant genetics and breeding and the results and applications of biotechnology procedures: i.

There is a growing need for appropriate management of aquatic plants in rivers and canals, lakes and reservoirs, and drainage channels and urban waterways.

A presentation of over 700 popular orchid species in 104 genera carefully detailed with beautiful photographs and concise descriptions of plants, their distribution and habitats by a well-known author and photographer.

This book presents the current state of the art in peanut genomics, focusing particularly on the latest genomic findings, tools and strategies employed in genome sequencing, transcriptomes and analysis, availability of public and private genomic resources, and ways to maximize the use of this information in peanut breeding programs.

Of the global population of more than 7 billion people, some 800 million do not have enough to eat today.

Transport properties of plant cuticles are important for different ?

This book provides detailed protocols for research in plant photomorphogenesis.

This books presents an updated compilation on fundamental interaction mechanisms of microbial communities with the plant roots and rhizosphere (belowground) and leaves and aerial parts (aboveground).

Fungi are an essential, fascinating and biotechnologically useful group of organisms with an incredible biotechnological potential for industrial exploitation.

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Heavy metals are severe environmental pollutants, and many of them are toxic even at very low concentrations.

Natural resources and associated biological diversity provide the basis of livelihood for humans, particularly in rural areas and mountain regions around the world.

The 12th meeting on Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants that took place in Carry-le-Rouet, France in June 2001 was the opportunity for scientists to communicate about latest developments on this symbiosis that concerns a wide range of dicotyledonous plants, initiates ecological successions and is used in a number of countries to protect crops from winds or improve soil status.

This volume is aimed at offering an insight into the present knowledge of the vast domain of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants with a focus on North America.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of plant omics and big data in the fields of plant and crop biology.

Over the past decades, chromatin remodelling has emerged as an important regulator of gene expression and plant defense.

Cash crops are grown and sold for monetary gain and not necessarily for sustenance.

This book describes the current state of international grape genomics, with a focus on the latest findings, tools and strategies employed in genome sequencing and analysis, and genetic mapping of important agronomic traits.

This book provides insights on innovative strategies to build resilient food systems in the wake of challenges posed by climate change.

This book conceptualizes a revolutionary idea based on a mechanistic-mathematical model in which the "e;Buffer Power"e; of the principal and problematic nutrients like phosphorus, potassium and zinc is quantified.

This book focuses on quinoa, providing background information on its history, summarizing recent genetic and genomic advances, and offering directions for future research.

This book - the first published on this topic in plants - presents the reader with an overview of recent research on nitric oxide (NO) in plants, which, in view of its empirical interest and its growth regulatory potential, is in the forefront of scientific endeavor in plant science.

The book reviews the literature on the ecological succession of plants on fallowed swiddens in tropical forests.

A considerable change in climate at a global level will impact the vegetable cultivation and agriculture as a whole; subsequently affecting the world's food supply.

Arsenic is likely the most talked-about metalloid in the modern world because of its toxic effects on both animal and plants.

Great progress has been made in our understanding of pollen-pistil interactions and self-incompatibility (SI) in flowering plants in the last few decades.

This edited book provides the readers with the concepts and in-depth knowledge of plant disease assessment and conventional and modern technologies that aid in precise and accurate phytomathometery.

The progress in photosynthesis research has been transduction and expression of photosynthetic genes quite dramatic during the last two decades.

There has been a dramatic increase in theoretical and practical studies on insect natural enemies over the last decades.

This comprehensive book discusses the ecophysiological features of trees affected by the two most prominent factors of climate change: atmospheric CO2 concentration and temperature.

Kolumbien - DAS aufstrebende Reiseland, das mehr und mehr Touristen in seinen Bann zieht.

This book collects comprehensive information on taxonomy, morphology, distribution, wood anatomy, wood properties and uses.

Dramatic advances in computing power enable simulation of DNA sequences generated by complex microevolutionary scenarios that include mutation, population structure, natural selection, meiotic recombination, demographic change, and explicit spatial geographies.

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