Plant biology

The volume on Industrial Crop Breeding will be part of the series, Handbook of Plant Breeding.

This third edition of the Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants is designed to assist the clinician in the initial response to the needs of a child or adult exposed to a poisonous or injurious plant.

Mycorrhiza in agroecosystem restoration is a groundbreaking book that sheds light on the critical role of mycorrhiza in restoring agroecosystems.

Several Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches are available for managing pests of varied kinds, including individual and integrated methods for pest suppression.

This book examines the way that lead enters the biosphere and the subsequent environmental impact.

Invasive species have inspired concern for many reasons, including economic and environmental impacts in specific jurisdictions within particular countries.

Cyanobacterial symbioses are no longer regarded as mere oddities but as important components of the biosphere, occurring both in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide.

 This book provides an up-to-date review and analysis of the carrot's nuclear and organellar genome structure and evolution.

The ant fauna of the Fijian archipelago is a diverse assemblage of endemic radiations, pan-Pacific species, and exotics introduced from around the world.

Natural resources and associated biological diversity provide the basis of livelihood for human population, particularly in the rural areas and mountain regions across the globe.

This is the first comprehensive monograph dedicated to using Nicotiana species for tobacco genetic improvement.

Insects are seldom mentioned in discussions surrounding human history, yet they have dramatically impacted today's societies.

White biotechnology, or industrial biotechnology as it is also known, refers to the use of living cells and/or their enzymes to create industrial products that are more easily degradable, require less energy, create less waste during production and sometimes perform better than products created using traditional chemical processes.

The Forest Primary Production Research Group was born in the Department of S- viculture, University of Helsinki in the early 1970s.

The goal of much of the scientific work in natural history museums is to explore and document the biological diversity of the planet.

For the past decade, there has been success in using conventional map-based strategies in identification and cloning of quantitative trait loci (QTL) in model plant species including tomato and Arabidopsis.

Isoprenoids are important in primary and secondary metabolism.

Contributors ix Chapter Introduction: The Challenge of Flowering Plant History David Winship Taylor and Leo J.

In the dynamic realm of digital agriculture, the integration of big data acquisition platforms has sparked both curiosity and enthusiasm among researchers and agricultural practitioners.

Lipids in Photosynthesis provides readers with a comprehensive view of the structure, function and genetics of lipids in plants, algae and bacteria, with special emphasis on the photosynthetic apparatus in thylakoid membranes.

This book, now in its second edition, provides researchers and operators a complete description of all aspects regarding the wild ancestor of sugar beet.

Due to complex phytochemical components and associated beneficial properties, numerous medicinal and aromatic plants, in whole or parts, have been used for nutritional purposes or the treatment of various diseases and disorders in humans and animals.

This book will present information on Pantanal vegetation including an updated checklist of flora, useful plants, ecological aspects and some topics never published for this region, such as lichens.

This book celebrates the dawn of the rye genomics era with concise, comprehensive, and accessible reviews on the current state of rye genomic research, written by experts in the field for students, researchers and growers.

The second-longest European river after the Volga, the Danube is one of the world's most important rivers in terms of its geographical and historical significance.

Mycorrhizal fungi are microbial engines which improve plant vigor and soil quality.

Mulberry (Morus spp.

The new edition of this authoritative text provides an interdisciplinary treatise of all aspects of the interactions between light and the living world.

This book has combined information on the most recent agricultural practices and breeding methods for ornamental crops.

This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of research on vegetable plants associated with root-galls disease caused by root-knot nematodes (RKNs), Meloidogyne spp.

The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the world's fourth most important food crop after maize, rice and wheat with 377 million tonnes fresh-weight of tubers produced in 2016 from 19.

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

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences.

Over the course of evolution most plants have acquired the ability to defend themselves against most groups of pathogens, including the viruses.

The Himalaya, a global biodiversity hotspot, sustains about one-fifth of the humankind.

The Himalaya, a global biodiversity hotspot, sustains about one-fifth of the humankind.

Global population is mounting at an alarming stride to surpass 9.

This volume provides updated technical approaches that have been developed to characterize monoterpene indole alkaloid metabolism in C.

This book uses five decades of map data, air photos, and medium to high-resolution satellite imagery to track the expansions of aquaculture and the loss of both estuarine and mangrove land covers in Ecuador.

This edited book focuses on ROS synthesis, potential applications, toxicity, and preservations.

This edited book is a comprehensive collection of scientific research on different plants under drought and salt stress conditions.

This edited volume focuses on the study of stress in plants and how it can be effectively managed.

This book presents recent research work on Biosaline Agriculture presented during First International Forum on Biosaline Agriculture in Laayoune, Morocco from May 3rd to May 4th 2019.

This volume describes the more relevant secondary metabolites of different fungi with current information on their biosynthesis and molecular genetics.

Ascochyta blights consistently affect large areas of grain legume production (pea, lentil, chickpea and faba bean) in all countries where they are cultivated.