Botany and plant sciences

Plant gene silencing is a crucially important phenomenon in gene expression and epigenetics.

Originally published in 1983, The Earth Sciences: An Annotated Bibliography is a compact and thematically organized guide that provides comprehensive access to themes and areas of study in the earth sciences.

Big-Leaf Mahogany is the most important commercial timber species of the tropics.

This edited book provides the readers with the concepts and in-depth knowledge of plant disease assessment and conventional and modern technologies that aid in precise and accurate phytomathometery.

Ecological Restoration and Management of Longleaf Pine Forests is a timely synthesis of the current understanding of the natural dynamics and processes in longleaf pine ecosystems.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

The world relies on very few crop and animal species for agriculture and to supply its food needs.

This book is a simple-to-read manual providing wealth of information on the utilization of 126 trees, 106 shrubs, 11 undershrubs, 47 climbers (Adhesive-3spp; Beverage-3 spp; Brush-1 sp; Detergent-6 spp; Dye-13 spp; Eyeliner-1 sp; Fibre-13 spp; Fish poison-1 spp; Fodder-67 spp; Fruits- 74 spp; Fuel-30 spp; Human Ailments-211 spp; Illuminants-1 sp; Incense-3 spp; Ink-2 spp; Local wine (sur)-15 spp; Magico-religious 42 spp; Perfumery-3 spp; Repellent- 7 spp; Veterinary Ailments-13 spp; etc.

Kiwifruit: The Genus ACTINIDIA includes extensive and full coverage of scientific and applied information, ranging from basic taxonomy, population genetics, and natural resources/distribution, to domestication history and breeding/cultivars, also including further information on culture and international production and commercialization.

What do you know about the sense of sight?

Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems highlights the problems faced by entomologists working in forest ecosystems.

Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations, 2e describes the principles of water relations within soils, followed by the uptake of water and its subsequent movement throughout and from the plant body.

The Flora is prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in close collaboration with East African Herbarium and in liaison with the University of Dar es Salaam, the University of Nairobi and the Makerere University.

Fungal natural products are among some of the earliest described sources of bioactive compounds.

The surge of interest in cannabis-based medicinal products has put an extremely high demand on testing capabilities, particularly for contaminants such as heavy metals, which are naturally taken up through the roots of the plants from the soil, growing medium, and fertilizers but can also be negatively impacted by the grinding equipment and extraction/distillation process.

This book represents a pioneer initiative to describe the new technologies available for next-generation phenotyping and applied to plant breeding.

Explore the captivating world of plankton with this hands-on guide, perfect for students, educators, hobbyists, and citizen scientists alike.

In this well-illustrated reference, contributors summarize current research on sulfate-reducing bacteria and examine their relationship to biotechnology processes.

Production and utilization of sustainable energy toward maintaining a clean environment is a major challenge.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of plant stresses caused by salt, drought, extreme temperatures, oxygen and toxic compounds, which are responsible for huge losses in crop yields.

Increasingly, forensic scientists use plant evidence to reconstruct crimes.

Environmental stresses, such as high and low temperature, salinity, and drought, represent limiting factors to agricultural productivity worldwide.

Pathogenic microorganisms affecting plant health are a major and chronic threat to food production and ecosystem stability worldwide.

The long-awaited fourth edition of a classic text, now fully revised and updated for the molecular era.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 50 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwanaland.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of DNA barcoding and molecular phylogeny, along with a number of case studies.

This book reviews the current status of P.

This book provides the concepts, techniques, and recent developments with regard to use of mulches in agriculture, utility of mulches for non-chemical pest control, and sustainability of crop production systems.

The latest findings in seed physiologydiscussed as they relate to agricultural problems!

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.

For hundreds of years scientists have sought and studied new worlds beyond Earth.

This new book deals with recent advanced research on natural products and health-promoting foods that work to reduce the risk of diseases while enhancing overall well-being.

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications.

The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.

Research on the interaction between plants and microbes has attracted considerable attention in recent years.

Essential Oil Bearing Plants: Agro-techniques, Phytochemicals, and Healthcare Applications provides a unique, comprehensive view of the plants which produce these valuable products, exploring optimal plant production.

Saline land is a resource capable of significant production.

This book discusses 14 model organisms and are used by thousands of researchers, teachers, and students each year in laboratories and classrooms, around the globe.

This comprehensive volume examines techniques for studying Phytophthora species, a devastating group of plant pathogens that cause diseases in crops and natural ecosystems worldwide.

The second edition of Ecological Forest Management Handbook continues to provide forestry professionals and students with basic principles of ecological forest management and their applications at regional and site-specific levels.

Subtilisin is the most extensively studied model system for protein engineering.

This volume continues the series of books on "e;Plant Pathology in the 21st Century"e;, and contains the papers given at the 10th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2013) held in Beijing, August 25-30, 2013 concerning seed health.

Forensic Botany: Principles and Applications to Criminal Casework, Second Edition updates what, at the time, was the very first book published on the subject.

Nanotechnology can target specific agricultural problems related to plant pathology and provide new techniques for crop disease control.