Botany and plant sciences

Plant Life under Changing Environment: Responses and Management presents the latest insights, reflecting the significant progress that has been made in understanding plant responses to various changing environmental impacts, as well as strategies for alleviating their adverse effects, including abiotic stresses.

This book presents deliberations on molecular and genomic mechanisms underlying the interactions of crop plants to the abiotic stresses caused by heat, cold, drought, flooding, submergence, salinity, acidity, etc.

Sustainability Science and Technology: An Introduction explains the root causes of global failures in natural and human systems, as well as the most readily available technological solutions.

Plant Micronutrient Use Efficiency: Molecular and Genomic Perspectives in Crop Plants presents information on the complex mechanisms regulating micronutrient use efficiency in plants.

The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family.

This book examines theories and ethnographies related to the anthropology of power in conservation.

Chemical pest control is in use in practically every country in the world since agrochemicals play a decisive role in ensuring food supply and protection against damage by pests, insects and pathogenic fungi.

This book highlights current Cannabis research: its botany, authentication, biotechnology, in vitro propagation, chemistry, cannabinoids biosynthesis, metabolomics, genomics, biomass production, quality control, and pharmacology.

Ethnobiology is the scientific study of the way plants and animals are treated or used by different human cultures.

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Plant Pathology explores the topic of plant pathology and aligns classic studies and knowledge in the topic with the current state of research, in an accessible format.

International Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Biology: The Plant Cell Wall, Volume 2 is a four-chapter text that covers the botanical aspects of cell wall.

Fruits of the Brazilian Cerrado: Composition and Functional Benefits describes the nutritional, chemical and physical characteristics of the fruits of the Cerrado, as well as their pharmacological effects and use in phytotherapics.

This book provides a concise overview of the Apocynaceae plant family, focusing on its morphology, diversity, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, and biological activities.

Agriculture is the science or occupation of cultivating land and rearing crops and livestock.

The present book titled "e;A Comprehensive Field Guide to Medicinal Plant Biodiversity of Myanmar and Mauritius"e; is based on the preliminary survey of medicinal plants of Myanmar and Mauritius under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme of Govt.

Some animals and plants injure or kill millions of people annually, others cause trillions of dollars in property damage and loss.

This book encompasses the current knowledge of plant microbiomes and their potential biotechnological application for plant growth, crop yield and soil health for sustainable agriculture.

Pteridophytes, Variously Called As Primitive Land Plants, Pioneer Vascular Plants Or Early Land Plants, Represent A Group Of Plants In Turmoil.

This book is based on EU-funded project PLANTFOODSEC, covering intentional and unintentional threats to plant biosecurity and to food safety areas.

This textbook introduces research on dinosaurs by describing the science behind how we know what we know about dinosaurs.

The Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants is the first illustrated reference on the uses of plants in the Arabian Peninsula.

This book provides authentic and comprehensive information on the concepts, methods, functional details and applications of nano-emulsions.

Lichens are the predominant vegetation in the arctic environment, but the literature on them has remained scattered until now.

Grasslands, in particular managed pastures and rangelands, are widespread, covering approximately 40% (52 million km2) of the Earth's land surface.

The conference "e;Combating Desertification with Plants"e; was held in Beer Sheva, Israel, from November 2-5, 1999, and was attended by 70 participants from 30 countries and/or international organisations.

Phenology refers to recurring plant and animal life cycle stages, such as leafing and flowering, maturation of agricultural plants, emergence of insects, and migration of birds.

The accumulation of large amounts of contaminants occurs in the environment due to industrialization and various other anthropogenic activities.

The book begins with a chapter on Molecular Evolution and Phylogeny of mycorrhizas.

Plant Regeneration and Genetic Variability

The book presents comprehensive information on fundamental, and applied knowledge for developing varieties resistant individually as well as to all the major pathogens of crucifers, such as Albugo, Alternaria, Erysiphe, Hyaloperonospora, Plasmodiophora, Leptosphaeria, Sclerotinia, Turnip mosaic virus, Verticillium, and Xanthomonas through the use of latest biotechnological approaches including identification of R genes and their incorporation into agronomically superior varieties.

An enthralling exploration of the biologically richest island on Earth, featuring more than 200 spectacular color images by award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim LamanIn this beautiful book, Bruce Beehler, a renowned author and expert on New Guinea, and award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim Laman take the reader on an unforgettable journey through the natural and cultural wonders of the world's grandest island.

This volume presents a collection of tools currently used for the characterization of rust, the host plant wheat, and their interactions.

The information on pest and disease management under protected cultivation of horticultural crops is very much scattered.

Authored by world-class scientists and scholars, The Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition, is an excellent reference for understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the degradation of ecological integrity and the sustainability of life.

This book is an advanced textbook and a reference book for the post-graduate plant-breeding students and the plant breeders.

Plants that Fight Cancer, Second Edition, is a compilation that reviews cancer treatment and research-based information on the plant kingdom as the source of both known and novel chemical moieties and mixtures, many of them still under identification.

The book describes a fact that a virus, stamped as a poisonous one, also alternatively becomes a friendly without any adverse environmental impact on crop improvement.

Phytoremediation aids to augment bioremediation as it uses broad range plants to remediate soil, sediment, surface water and ground water that have been contaminated with toxic metals, organic, pesticides and radionuclides.

Der erste Tagebuchband der amerikanischen Reise Alexander von Humboldts gibt Einblicke in die Überfahrt von Europa nach Amerika, den Aufenthalt auf Teneriffa und in das Leben und Arbeiten in Cumaná.

Microbial biofilms have both positive and negative effects.

This book provides an up-to-date analysis of the Portuguese forests and forestry sector, including its history, its total economic value, current threats and opportunities and future challenges, namely the need to incorporate more planning and technology in forest management practices.

Physiology and Behaviour of Plants looks at plants and how they sense and respond to their environment.

This book offers authoritative contributions by world experts actively working on different aspects of phototrophic prokaryotes.

Recent interest in the health-related, culinary, and biological properties of berries is stimulating new initiatives in berry breeding and production.

This title focuses on the many aspects of the interaction between plants and heavy metals.