Botany and plant sciences

In Virus-Insect-Plant Interactions, the world's leading scientists discuss the latest breakthroughs in understanding the biological and ecological factors that define these complex transmission systems and how this knowledge might be used to our advantage in producing innovative, user and environmentally friendly approaches to controlling the spread of plant pathogens by insects.

Fluid and flow problems in porous media have attracted the attention of industrialists, engineers and scientists from varying disciplines, such as chemical, environmental, and mechanical engineering, geothermal physics and food science.

This revision maintains the position of Forest Ecosystems as the one source for the latest information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest ecosystems.

Knowledge of plant names can give insight into largely forgotten beliefs.

Sperm Competition and Sexual Selection presents the intricate ways in which sperm compete to fertilize eggs and how this has prompted reinterpretations of breeding behavior.

Rice yields need to increase in order to keep pace with the growing population of Asia and to alleviate hunger and poverty.

Humans face the challenge of producing enough food to meet the demands imposed by economic, biological and agricultural factors: rising population; rising income; and an expectation of higher quality food and a more diverse diet; decreasing amount of land available for food production; lowering environmental impact of agricultural practices and preserving biodiversity.

This completely revised classic volume is an up-to-date synthesis of the intensive research devoted to woody plants.

Offering detailed protocols for those needing to construct a variety of maps and isolate genes, this unique book is intended to popularize the new techniques of genome analysis derived from the Human Genome Project.

The turn of the millennium from the twentieth to the twenty-first century provides an occasion to review our understanding of a biological process, biological nitrogen fixation, that is of prime importance for the continued survival of mankind.

This book and its companion, Volume II, concentrate on new procedures--especially those based on the new molecular methodology--developed within the past decade.

Harvested Forages deals with the subject of food for domestic animal feeding.

This is a unique compilation on the use of leaching/extraction methods in different fields.

The processes and mechanisms that control the growth of woody plants are of crucial importance for both economic and biological reasons.

Carbohydrate reserves constitute the major part of edible portion of the plants.

Due to many issues related to long-term carbon dynamics, an improved understanding of the biology of C4 photosynthesis is required by more than the traditional audience of crop scientists, plant physiologists, and plant ecologists.

Environmental and agricultural modeling and assessment have a multitude of uses for soil parameters governing retention and transport of water and chemicals in soils.

This volume of Applied Mycology and Biotechnology completes the set of two volumes dedicated to the coverage of recent developments on the theme "e;Agriculture and Food Production"e;.

Forest management is a complex process that now incorporates information obtained from many sources.

This volume focuses on issues of plant pathology and sustainability, such as short term economic plans versus long term economic visions in farming and forestry.

Plant Biochemistry provides students and researchers in plant sciences with a concise general account of plant biochemistry.

Together with other volumes in this series, Volume 58 presents thoughtful and forward-looking articles on developmental biology and developmental medicine.

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source of the latest and best research in agronomy.

This third edition of Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants, Volume 3, is completely revised and updated throughout to make this standard reference more valuable than ever.

This book provides current information on synthesis of plant hormones, how their concentrations are regulated, and how they modulate various plant processes.

From this modern and profusely illustrated book, the reader will learn not just the basics, which are amply reviewed, but also how plant anatomy is integrated with a wide variety of other disciplines, such as plant breeding, forensic analysis, medicine, food science, wood and fiber products, and the arts.

The book discusses the ideas and creates a framework for building toward a theory of paleoclimate.

This book focuses on the interactive effects of environmental stresses with plant and ecosystem functions, especially with respect to changes in the abundance of carbon dioxide.

Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations combines biology and physics to show how water moves through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.

Programmed cell death is a common pattern of growth and development in both animals and plants.

The Advances in Virus Research series covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology.

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Below the soil surface, the rhizosphere is the dynamic interface among plant roots, soil microbes and fauna, and the soil itself, where biological as well as physico-chemical properties differ radically from those of bulk soil.

The media coverage of natural disasters (hurricanes, fires, floods, ice storms, etc.

'teeming with fascinating and enlightening insights' OBSERVER'Plant lovers will find much of interest in Schlanger's inspiring tale of where her curious mind has led her' NATURE'Captivating' THE GUARDIAN'It's rare that you read a book that makes you want to grab people to tell them what it's about, but this is one of them' DAILY MAILLook at the green organism across the room or through the window: the potted plant, or the grass or a tree.

Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology.

Cell Surface Proteases provides a comprehensive overview of these important enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a protein as it degrades to a simpler substance.

This comprehensive book describes cork as a natural product, as an industrial raw-materials, and as a wine bottle closure.

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The chapters presented in Secondary Metabolism in Model Systems are a microcosm of what the recent completion, or near completion, of various genome projects are enabling biochemists to understand not only about control and regulation of secondary metabolism, and how various pathways relate to each other, but also about its relation to primary metabolism.

The Pneumatic Conveying Design Guide will be of use to both designers and users of pneumatic conveying systems.

This fifth edition of the classic textbook in plant pathology outlines how to recognize, treat, and prevent plant diseases.

This fully revised translation of the world-renowned German edition covers the complete and modern knowledge of plant biochemistry.

Under the title of the New Forest I have thought it best to include the whole district lying between the Southampton Water and the Avon, which, in the beginning of Edward I.

This book offers a collection of information on successive steps of molecular 'dialogue' between plants and pathogens.

This timely book provides an overview of natural products/botanicals used for the management of insect-pest and diseases.

Current major interests in this area include the study of higher level phylogenetic relationships and character evolution in the angiosperms, floral evolution, the genetic basis of key floral differences in basal angiosperms, the genetic and genomic consequences of polyploid speciation, conservation genetics of rare plant species, and phylogeography.

Introduction to Electrophysiological Methods and Instrumentation covers all topics of interest to electrophysiologists, neuroscientists and neurophysiologists, from the reliable penetration of cells, the behaviour and function of the equipment, to the mathematical tools available for analysing data.

A breathtakingly illustrated look at botanical spirals and the scientists who puzzled over themCharles Darwin was driven to distraction by plant spirals, growing so exasperated that he once begged a friend to explain the mystery ';if you wish to save me from a miserable death.