Botany and plant sciences

This volume describes different up-to-date methodological approaches, ranging from physiological assays to imaging and molecular techniques, to study a wide variety of plant responses to environmental cues.

The cell wall and its constituent polysaccharides and proteins control nearly all plant-based biological and biophysical processes.

This volume assembles protocols for chromosome engineering and genome editing in two recently developed approaches for manipulating chromosomal and genomic DNA in plants.

Over the course of evolution, fungi have adapted to occupy specific niches, from symbiotically inhabiting the flora of the intestinal tract of mammals to saprophytic growth on leaf litter resting on the forest floor.

This book is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted role of phytochemicals in contemporary drug discovery and biotechnology.

The study of plant mineral nutrition has both academic and applied aspects to it.

Westcott's Plant Disease is a reference book on diseases which attack plants.

This volume describes up-to-date techniques for improved production of secondary metabolites of economic interest using field and laboratory methods.

Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols: Second Edition is a compilation of robust, reproducible techniques for the conservation of a wide range of biological materials.

The effects of climate change can already be felt around the world, and they will likely impact all facets of human civilization-from health, livelihood security, agricultural production, and shelter to international trade.

Late in 2013, snowy owls started showing up in places no one expected to find them-including Florida.

In Flower Development: Methods and Protocols, researchers in the field detail protocols for experimental approaches that are currently used to study the formation of flowers, from genetic methods and phenotypic analyses, to genome-wide experiments, modeling, and system-wide approaches.

The present study will help answer questions of tree type evolution, function, optimum, and tree construction types, using the approach of constructional morphology which to date has been widely neglected in palaeobotany and botany.

Transposable elements have played a major role in shaping plant genome structure and gene expression.

The study of plant mineral nutrition has both academic and applied aspects to it.

Studies related to pathogen-mediated virus resistance in plants were instrumental in providing some of the historical observations which ultimately led to the vital discovery of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-induced gene silencing or RNA interference (RNAi), which has since revolutionized research on plant-virus interactions.

Given the vital and far-reaching applications of medicinal plant metabolites worldwide, the quality and consistency of the products as well as the very survival of various species are of the utmost importance.

In Chloroplast Biotechnology: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the field detail many of the methods which are now commonly used in chloroplast molecular biology.

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Plasmodesmata: Methods and Protocols provides a unique compendium of currently applied methods to explore plasmodesmata (PD).

Meiosis is one of the most critical processes in eukaryotes, required for continuation of species and generation of new variation.

With numerous methods available for the quantification ofnitric oxide (NO), this detailed book explores their advantages anddisadvantages in order to provide a foundation for further research in plantnitric oxide.

Cell culture methodologies have become standard procedures in most plant laboratories.

With an increasing human population and a decreasing amount of arable land, creative improvements in agriculture will be a necessity in the coming decades to maintain or improve the standard of living.

Photosynthesis is one of the most important biological phenomena on earth.

Rapid changes and significant progress have been made in the Agrobacterium field, such as genetically transforming plants for both basic research purposes and agricultural development.

Recombinant Proteins from Plants is one of the most exciting and fastest developing areas in biology.

By 2050 the United Nations (UN) predicts a world population of 9.

This volume describes up-to-date techniques for improved production of secondary metabolites of economic interest using field and laboratory methods.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

Cotton is the most important textile and cash crop and is widely cultivated in more than 70 countries, including the United States, China, and India.

Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols: Second Edition is a compilation of robust, reproducible techniques for the conservation of a wide range of biological materials.

Plant Chemical Genomics: Methods and Protocols , expert researchers in the field detail many of the techniques used for identification of bioactive compounds from a large selection of fields in plant biology including plant pathogenesis, immune responses, small RNA processing, endomembrane trafficking, lipids, plant hormone signaling and cell wall.

Molecular cloning and DNA-based analysis have become part of every molecular life science laboratory.

This book assembles experimental and bioinformatics protocols for the design and experimental testing of synthetic promoters.

Understanding seed-related processes is of major social, environmental, and economic concern.

This book covers all aspects of biotic stress, with detailed focus on elicitors to alleviate adverse effects on plant development and growth.

Plasmodesmata: Methods and Protocols provides a unique compendium of currently applied methods to explore plasmodesmata (PD).

Chloroplasts are essential for the survival and flourishing of life on Earth.

Recombinant Proteins from Plants is one of the most exciting and fastest developing areas in biology.

Plant genomics is a growing and constantly evolving field of study, one which has gained much ground in past years through the development of advanced research and data management tools.

A DNA barcode in its simplest definition is one or more short gene sequences taken from a standardized portion of the genome that is used to identify species through reference to DNA sequence libraries or databases.

Soil salinity is destroying several hectares of arable land every minute.

This volume covers broad aspects of cell expansion in three different cell types: root hairs, pollen tubes, and hypocothyl cells.

The use of Arabidopsis in genetics and biology laboratories can be traced back to the beginning of the century, when the small size of this plant species, its short generation time, and the thousands of seeds produced by each plant attracted the interest of geneticists.