Botany and plant sciences

Este livro é uma coletânea de meus estudos pessoais sobre orquídeas e minha principal fonte é a orquidófila Tati Rodrigues em seu site “Orquídeas sem segredos.

Deus dotou os cactos de feições peculiares, as cactáceas apresentam notáveis especializações anatômicas, morfológicas e funcionais.

Grain legumes provide an excellent source of dietary protein, carbohydrates, iron and zinc.

In his lectures my teacher Karl Magdefrau used to say that one only becomes a real plant scientist when one enters a tropical rainforest.

This contributed volume highlights cutting-edge breeding techniques in legumes, specifically targeting drought tolerance.

This book comprehensively describes biological phenomena, adaptation mechanisms, and strategies of living organisms to survive under extremely cold or desiccated conditions at molecular, cellular, and organ levels.

No matter what forests are used for, forest managers have to deal with interactions between individual trees and between trees and other forest organisms.

This book is about our quest over the centuries, from ancient Greece onwards, for pattern in the rich diversity of life.

Since the middle of the Sixties, new types of formulation for biologically active com- pounds have been developed, which have been introduced into the literature under the term Controlled Release Formulations (CRF).

This edited book presents recent developments in the field of plant biotechnology involving highly efficient micropropagation for the commercial exploitation of nanomaterials (such as silver, cobalt, copper, zinc, magnesium, silicon, iron, nickel, manganese, and selenium nanoparticles, etc.

The Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology series has turned several times to the topic of photosynthesis.

This book covers the theoretical and practical aspects of pest population components, explaining the probable reasons for pest density fluctuations and outbreaks in agricultural or other ecosystems.

This book is dedicated to international cooperation, understanding and peace.

Mechanisms of resistance to plant viruses are diverse, and probably involve different types of recognition events.

During germination, the most resistant stage of the life cycle - the seed - changes to the most sensitive stage, namely the seedling.

This book discusses indigenous practices and obstacles faced by farmers conducting shifting cultivation (jhum) in North-east India and suggests methods of soil fertility improvement through e.

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.

Advances in plant genomics, plant molecular biology and genome editing have revolutionized opportunities for more efficient plant breeding.

This volume presents three chapters discussing a range of topics.

Although over 40 years have passed since Jacobs (1945) convincingly established the basic radial pattern of residual growth stress in growing trees, yet this phenomenon is still not widely appreciated in wood science and technology circles.

This book covers biologically produced toxins, their chemistry, mode of action, and potential therapeutic applications.

This book provides comprehensive information on tropane alkaloids, from their discovery to their pharmacological applications and biotechnological production.

This book covers the use and impacts of nanofertilizers from a sustainable agriculture perspective and together with its companion book "e;Nanofertilizers in Agriculture: Synthesis, Mechanisms, and Effect on Plants"e; serves as an indispensable resource for researchers, agronomists, and policymakers exploring sustainable agriculture with nanotechnology.

'frees contribute a major part of fuel, fodder and fruit, and are an im- of bioenergy.

This book introduces the concept of 'biological weathering.

New developments in computer science, biology, mathematics and physics offer possibilities to obtain deeper understanding of growth and forms of organisms.

The essential features of constitution, configuration, and conformation in carbo- hydrate chemistry, so well established in the .

This is the first comprehensive and critical evaluation of the biome (large-scale, functional biotic communities) patterns in the Southern Hemisphere.

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

This book highlights 12 major plants in the Asteraceae family from the aspects of traditional uses as food and medicine, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities.

Our knowledge of the biochemistry and biophysics of dinitrogen fixa- tion has developed rapidly in the 15 years since the first N2-fixing enzyme system was successfully extracted from a bacterium.

This book presents recent research on natural fibers extracted from pineapple leaves.

This book addresses the relevance of tropical pastures and the challenges they face in terms of soil fertility, productivity, and sustainability.

This edited book covers all aspects of omics approaches used for the varietal improvement of millets in changing climatic conditions.

This book explores the use of various plant polysaccharides for pharmaceutical purposes, including drug delivery.

This volume, the tenth in the series, comprises modern treatments for the families and genera of the eudicot orders Sapindales and Cucurbitales.

The Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences is designed to fill a long-felt need for advanced educational and technological books in the agricultural sciences.

This edited book is a compilation of tangible research findings and actual experiences on various salt tolerant rice breeding programmes, that have been successfully practiced and continuing to do so by research centres in South East Asia, with major emphasis in India, Bangladesh and Philippines.

 This edited volume provides insights into the current state of food and nutritional security, highlights the significance of micronutrients for human health, offers a historical perspective on biofortification, and covers current strategies and challenges.

In biological literature, several definitions of quantitative autoradio- graphy are given.

An introductory discussion of basic chromosome structure andfunction preceeds the main text on the application ofcytogenetic approaches to the analysis of the manipulationof both the genetic make-up and the genetic transmissionsystem of plant breeding material.

This book covers all aspects of hybrid breeding technologies applied for crop improvement in major field crops.

This book reports the latest work on green technologies in palm oil milling processes, including new processes and various optimisation techniques.

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