Botany and plant sciences

In the decade since the first edition of this book was published advances have been made in our knowledge of the fresh waters of the world, espe- cially in understanding many of the processes involved in their functioning as systems and in countering the problems created by human activities.

This book covers all aspects of naturally occurring phenomenon of Plant-Pathogen Interaction (PPI).

This book reveals how pro environmental actions can boost individuals' and communities' psychological, social, and emotional wellbeing, resulting in positive environmental changes.

Research data is expensive and precious, yet it is seldom fully utilized due to our ability of comprehension.

A presentation of over 700 popular orchid species in 104 genera carefully detailed with beautiful photographs and concise descriptions of plants, their distribution and habitats by a well-known author and photographer.

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children.

This book presents evidence-based approaches and techniques used to diagnose and manage organic solutes, oxidative stress, and antioxidant enzymes in crop plants under abiotic stressors.

This is an original and wide-ranging account of the careers of a close-knit group of highly influential ecologists working in Britain from the late 1960s onwards.

Ninja were skilled warriors in medieval Japan.

This book highlights current Cannabis research: its botany, authentication, biotechnology, in vitro propagation, chemistry, cannabinoids biosynthesis, metabolomics, genomics, biomass production, quality control, and pharmacology.

This book examines the current literature and knowledge on the evolution and ecology of all the birds named as eagles, with particular emphasis on the larger species.

With the rapid increase in the global population and changing climatic impacts on agriculture, this book demonstrates how genome editing will be an indispensable technique to overcome ongoing and prospective agricultural challenges.

This book covers nearly all the aspects of duck rearing system with various duck genetic resources of India, their nutritional requirements, care management, diseases and prevention, slaughter, grading, packaging of meat, nutritional importance of meat & egg and integrated farming.

Phylonyms is an implementation of PhyloCode, which is a set of principles, rules, and recommendations governing phylogenetic nomenclature.

Plants have roots, stems, leaves, and sometimes flowers.

The purpose of the book Postharvest Plant Pathology is to provide its readers recent developments and updated comprehensive information on postharvest pathogens & diseases of major crops.

Comprising some 28,000 different species, orchids are by far the largest flowering plant family on Earth.

Molecular research on algae over the last decades has provided significant insights into universal biological mechanisms.

Plant innate immunity is a potential surveillance system of plants and is the first line of defense against invading pathogens.

Plant physiology is now considered as an essential ingredient for improving crop productivity, a continuing necessity with today's ever-increasing world population.

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

This is the first volume to be published under a new series agreement for Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, co-published with the Phytochemical Society of North America.

In 1929, Charles Upson Clark (1875-1960), a history Professor at Columbia University carrying out bibliographic research on the early history of the Americas in the Vatican Library, came across a remarkable illustrated Latin manuscript entitled Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis (Little Book of Indian Medicinal Herbs) completed in 1552.

In Calabria, Italy, where bergamot has been successfully cultivated since the eighteenth century, it is commonly defined as "e;the prince of the Citrus genus.

Adverse environmental factors can impose stress on plants and influence the expression of the full genetic potential for growth and reproduction.

This book addresses complex problems associated with crop improvement programs, using a wide range of programming solutions, for genomics data handling and sustainable agriculture.

This book provides a comprehensive summary of the recent advances in the biofortification of plants under climate change and how it affects food security globally.

Endophytes are commonly known as microorganisms, mainly bacteria and fungi, which live inside plant tissues without inducing symptoms.

This book discusses algae and fungi as the tools for decontamination of polluted environments and how the remediation techniques aid in biorefining the pollution in environmentally sustainable ways.

Looks at the fossil plant history of Antarctica and its relationship to the global record of environmental and climate change.

Mycology (from the Greek meaning ';fungus') is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic andbiochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans as a source for tinder, medicinals (e.

Physiological Processes in Plant offers acomprehensive account of the fundamental principles of plant physiology.

This reference book provides a comprehensive overview of natural gums, resins, and latexes of plants with a focus on their chemistry, biological activities, and practical uses.

Cell Signaling Pathways in Development, Volume 149 in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Ephrin signaling, Cell signaling to the extracellular matrix, Signaling by TGF-b superfamily members, Hedgehog signaling, Parallels in signaling during development and regeneration, Hippo signaling, Wnt/PCP signaling, Signaling oscillations in presomitic mesoderm, FGFs/RTKs subcellular signaling compartments, and Signaling dynamics.

The Cambridge Lower Secondary Complete Physics Student Book builds a solid foundation in Lower Secondary Physics through a rigorous, separate science approach and develops the skills students need to prepare them for the step up to IGCSE.

This book offers a fresh look on a variety of issues concerning herbal medicine - the methods of growing and harvesting various medicinal plants; their phytochemical content; medicinal usage; regulatory issues; and mechanism of action against myriad of human and animal ailments.

The articles in this volume represent papers delivered by invited speakers at the 6th International Symposium on the Immunobiology of Proteins and Peptides.

This user-friendly book introduces biochar to potential users in the professional sphere.

This book correlates the vast genetic diversity associated with environmental samples and still underexploited potential for the development of biotechnology products.

Over the past 40 years, countries throughout the world have similarly adopted human rights related to environmental governance and protection in national constitutions.

Biotic Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops: Challenges and Mitigation Strategies explores concepts, strategies, and recent advancements in the area of biotic stress tolerance in horticultural crops, highlighting the latest advances in molecular breeding, genome sequencing, and functional genomics approaches.

A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive mind-the power of bees as an amazing collective.

Here is a comprehensive resource on the devastating effect of locust outbreaks on crop production along with valuable coverage of traditional as well as new and emerging control and mitigation strategies.

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.

Biotechnology: Prospects and Applications covers the review of recent developments in biotechnology and international authorship presents global issues that help in our understanding of the role of biotechnology in solving important scientific and societal problems for the benefit of mankind and environment.

While biodiversity loss is an ecological phenomenon, it also has further dimensions - political, social and, last but not least, economic.

Woody plants such as trees have a significant economic and climatic influence on global economies and ecologies.