Plant biology

This edited volume is a comprehensive account of plant diseases and insect pests, plant protection and management for various crops using microbial and biotechnological approaches.

This book presents a collection of cross-disciplinary research, with contributions addressing all key features of the plant/microbe/ENP nexus in agro-ecosystems.

Wild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts.

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 provides a comprehensive, global synthesis of current knowledge on the potential and challenges associated with the multiple roles, use, management and marketing of non-timber forest products (NTFPs).

The present work covers many aspects of plant nematode management using organic strategies.

Research in recent years has increasingly shifted away from purely academic research, and into applied aspects of the discipline, including climate change research, conservation, and sustainable development.

The Trees and Shrubs manual is a reference manual on diseases which attack trees, shrubs, and vines.

The floristic studies carried out during the 19th and 20th centuries in the Retezat Massif identified 1,152 plant species and 104 subspecies within the Cormobionta sub-regnum.

Insect Natural History introduces the reader to some of the latest discoveries and ideas about British Insects.

Annual desert plant species of unrelated taxa in the Negev Desert of Israel have developed complementary sets of adaptations and survival strategies as ecological equivalents with physiological, morphological and anatomical resemblances, in the various stages of their life cycles.

This book describes the latest advances in Allium genome research.

This volume is a compendium of selected plant species of ethnobotanical value to the highland communities of popular Southeast Asia.

An understanding of crop physiology and ecophysiology enables the horticulturist to manipulate a plant's metabolism towards the production of compounds that are beneficial for human health when that plant is part of the diet or the source of phytopharmaceutical compounds.

This edited book is a comprehensive collection of information on host plant resistance to insects in major field crops.

Nanotechnology is the application of science to control matter at the molecular level.

A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's spidersPacked with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover.

The cropping system is one of the important components of sustainable agriculture, since it provides more efficient nutrient cycling.

Genetic variability is an important parameter for plant breeders in any con- ventional crop improvement programme.

Major Fungal Diseases of Rice: Recent Advances provides a comprehensive overview of latest research in rice fungal pathology.

The population of the world continues to increase at an alarming rate.

With the erratic changes in climate, crop plants are facing many forms of biotic stresses.

This book has a broad scope and provides a comprehensive overview of the most up-to-date knowledge of the plant genus Baccharis.

Palms are monocots, Angiosperms, belonging to the family Palmae (Arecaceae), perennials having woody stems.

As the largest scale chemical reaction, photosynthesis supplies all of the organic carbon and oxygen for life on Earth.

The protein molecule is the basic building block of every living entity.

This edited book is focused on SDG 15.

This book is the third in a series of volumes on major tropical and sub-tropical crops.

Die Lebensgeschichte der Gold- und Silberdisteln ist eine umfassende Darstellung dieser Pflanzen in der klassischen Form einer Monographie, d.

This book systematically discusses the vegetation dynamics in northern China since the LGM, with a focus on three dominant tree species (Pinus, Quercus and Betula).

As the largest scale chemical reaction, photosynthesis supplies all of the organic carbon and oxygen for life on Earth.

As employed here the term grass applies only to species included in the Poaceae, one of the largest families of flowering plants.

This edited book stands as a one place knowledge hub for plant metal(loid) transporters.

Wie reagieren Pflanzen auf Umwelteinflüsse?

This book describes nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) functions in higher plants.

Maize is one of the world's highest value crops, with a multibillion dollar annual contribution to agriculture.

Chaetomium genus was established by Gustav Kunze in 1817.

Plant mycobiome represents a diverse array of plant-associated communities of endophytic and epiphytic fungi.

The Encyclopedia of Plant Viruses and Viroids provides an up-to-date information on the viruses and viroids infecting all types of cultivated and weed plants at global level; and is unique among plant virology texts as it is organized alphabetically by the genus name of the host plant infected.

This book discusses the importance of plants in terms of their natural bioactive products and medicinal, nutraceutical and health benefits.

This book sheds new light on the chickpea genome sequencing and resequencing of chickpea germplasm lines and provides insights into classical genetics, cytogenetics, and trait mapping.

Horticulture has remained far behind in understanding of botanical principles.