Botany and plant sciences

Plant and Process Engineering 360 will be the backbone of any plant, chemical, or process engineer's library.

'The writing shines when recounting the stories behind these herbs, offering a blend of history and botanical fascination' - RHS, The GardenHerbs are wonderful things.

Turmeric has been used as a medicine, a condiment, and a dye since at least 600 B.

Plant Tissue Culture, Third Edition builds on the classroom tested, audience proven manual that has guided users through successful plant culturing A.

A completely up-to-date introduction to the most common group of bees in Britain.

Esta obra de caracteres naturalistas, históricos y artísticos es una contribución a la literatura especializada, la cual es complementada con una colección de ilustraciones botánicas del siglo xix de valor histórico que no se había divulgado en nuestro país hasta ahora.

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.

Bioinformatics offers novel tools and resources to analyze plant genomes and genes.

Post harvest biology and technology of citrus fruits is gaining importance as the therapeutic value of citrus fruits is realized and supported by the increase in health awareness among the general public.

This 33-chapter volume presents a critical examination of the importance of stable isotopes in understanding key plant metabolic processes.

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

Plant Systematics, Second Edition, provides the basis for teaching an introduction to the morphology, evolution, and classification of land plants.

Plant production in hydroponics and soilless culture is rapidly expanding throughout the world, raising a great interest in the scientific community.

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

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.

Written by a recognized expert and based on his experience in teaching the subject to students with a variety of educational backgrounds, The Science of Grapevines: Anatomy and Physiology is the only book to comprehensively explore the physiology of the grapevine as it occurs around the world.

The second edition of Agriculture's Ethical Horizon is a carefully considered application of philosophical concepts, such as utilitarianism and positivism, to the practice of agricultural science.

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

Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources presents a broad overview of the profession of forestry.

Never before has a holistic approach to sustainable agriculture and plant physiology been presented in one source.

A transgenic organism is a plant, animal, bacterium, or other living organism that has had a foreign gene added to it by means of genetic engineering.

This second volume of The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook provides the background and techniques for using this important organism in plant research.

Edited by Jean-Claude Kader and Michel Delseny and supported by an international Editorial Board, Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences.

Insect Pests of Potato: Biology and Management provides a comprehensive source of up-to-date scientific information on the biology and management of insects attacking potato crops, with an international and expert cast of contributors providing its contents.

This book provides up-to-date coverage of fossil plants from Precambrian life to flowering plants, including fungi and algae.

This revised edition maintains the clear, nontechnical format of the first, and covers the infectious diseases of shade trees, the major pathogens that cause them, and noninfectious diseases and their agents.

Se trata de una colección de 100 flores fantásticas, al modo de los "Bestiarios" medievales, con sus respectivos nombres científicos, descripción de características, propiedades, modos de activación e con textos de Claudia Bertini e ilustraciones realizadas en collage con técnica digital por Patrizia Bertini.

Todos los jardineros saben que las plantas necesitan ser alimentadas, pero la mayoría ignora cómo y qué «come» realmente una planta.

An out-of-this world guide to the wonders of physics for children aged 8 and up - as told by scientific sleuth Sherlock Ohms and his rodent sidekicks.

Based on palaeoecological studies by many authors, this book gives an overview of the changing history of the European plant cover during the past 2.

Die Zukunft liegt in unseren HändenSpringende Flussdelfine, himmelhohe Baumriesen, Hausboote auf dem Amazonas: Rund um die Stadt Manaus wartet der Dschungel.

Harnessing evolution for more sustainable agricultureAs human populations grow and resources are depleted, agriculture will need to use land, water, and other resources more efficiently and without sacrificing long-term sustainability.

Seeds of Amazonian Plants is the first field guide to treat the extraordinary diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics.

Cell Culture and Somatic Cell Genetics of Plants, Volume 5: Phytochemicals in Plant Cell Cultures provides comprehensive coverage of the wide variety of laboratory procedures used in plant cell culture, fundamental aspects of cell growth and nutrition, and plant regeneration and variability.

Genetic improvement has played a vital role in enhancing the yield potential of vegetable crops.

Much effort has been devoted to developing theories to explain the wide variation we observe in reproductive allocation among environments.

Vascular Transport in Plants provides an up-to-date synthesis of new research on the biology of long distance transport processes in plants.

Advances in Botanical Research is a multi-volume publication that brings together reviews by recognized experts on subjects of importance to those involved in botanical research.

Ein Leben für den ArtenschutzCarlos Magdalena hat eine Mission, er will gefährdete Pflanzen vor dem Aussterben bewahren: von der kleinsten Seerose der Welt bis zu Bäumen mit über fünfzig Meter langen Wurzeln.

Comprehensive, accessible, and lavishly illustrated, this is an essential and timely guide to the world's key plant and fungus species.

Fanáticos del alcohol en gel, ¡sepan que la batalla está perdida!

La agroecología es la ciencia de encuentro de los sistemas biológicos y sociales en torno a la planificación, diseño y construcción de agroecosistemas sostenibles.

Esta obra presenta resultados de trabajos del grupo de investigación en Productos Naturales Vegetales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, a nivel de pregrado y posgrado; explora la biodiversidad del país desde el punto de vista químico y biológico de las familias Myristicaceae, Rutaceae, Anonnaceae, Lauraceae, Piperaceae, entre otras.

Las bromelias, plantas admiradas por sus inflorescencias, guardan, en su interior, una diversidad inimaginable de especies de invertebrados.

La palinología estudia la materia orgánica microscópica, animal o vegetal, compuesta por materiales muy resistentes a la descomposición (e.

"Uno de los trabajos mas emocionantes con comunidades campesinas e indígenas es la botánica étnica o etnobotánica; estudio que busca encontrar las relaciones del ser humano con las plantas en ámbitos como la medicina, la nutrición, la producción de fibras y materiales para la construcción de viviendas.

Guía para turistas, excursionistas y amantes de la naturalezaLas plantas exóticas, ornamentales y útiles que se dan en Canarias sorprenden a los visitantes de todo el mundo por su profusa floración y abundantes cosechas.

Der Pflanzenführer für Urlauber, Wanderer und NaturfreundeDie exotischen Zier- und Nutzpflanzen, die auf den Kanarischen Inseln gedeihen, erstaunen die Besucher aus aller Welt durch üppige Blütenpracht und ertragreiche Ernten.

Guía para excursionistas y amantes de la naturaleza· Estructurado por pisos de vegetación: costas arenosas, litorales rocosos, cardonal-tabaibal, laurisilva, pinar y ­matorral de alta montaña.

Der Pflanzenführer für Wanderer und Naturfreunde· Gliederung nach Vegetationsstufen von den Sand- und Felsküsten, dem Sukkulentenbusch, den Lorbeer- und Kanarenkiefernwäldern bis in die subalpinen Gebüsche.