Botany and plant sciences

Mistletoes are an enigmatic group of plants.

Cadmium Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants: Agronomic, Genetic, Molecular and Omic Approaches presents research and latest developments on mechanisms of cadmium tolerance covering both lab and field conditions.

When enjoying a southeast asian soup or cup of herbal tea, we are really savoring the flavor of lemongrass.

This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full syllabus for examination from 2023.

Have you ever dreamed of walking on Mars?

This book presents up-to-date information on foxtail millet genomics, with a particular focus on its agronomic importance, genome architecture, marker development, evolutionary and diversity studies, comparative genomics and stress biology.

This book presents a universal picture of the impact of climate change on food production, diversity, and concerns regarding food safety.

Mudskippers are amphibious fishes native to the Indo-West Pacific and tropical western Africa.

The tomato is commercially important throughout the world both for the fresh fruit market and the processed food industries.

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

Submerged macrophytes have been the object of intensive research, and a large body of literature exists on their growth, reproduction, and physiology.

This book tells the amazing story behind seashells: how they are made by mollusks, used for protection and camouflage, and full of clues about all they've been through.

The book is a comprehensive compilation of the most recent advances in the practical approach of the use of microbial probiotics for agriculture.

The second edition of this book presents the role of osmolytes in human health and diseases.

This volume gathers case studies on plant diversity from selected, representative mountain systems of Italy (Mediterranean and temperate zones), while also addressing the biodiversity of avian fauna.

This sixth volume describes 226 species of 32 families of medicinal plants, which are commonly used in Chinese medicine.

Nanotechnology is an emerging, pivotal platform for enhancing plant health.

There are many good books in the market dealing with the subject of allelopathy.

This handbook covers both principal and applications aspects of hydroponics.

Water Deficits and Plant Growth, Volume II: Plant Water Consumption and Response focuses on internal water deficits in plants, the measurement for such deficits, and the identification of physiological and growth responses of herbaceous and woody plants to water deficiency.

Much of Europe has been complaining recently of unseasonal weathe- disastrous floods in Eastern Europe, temperatures reaching over 40"e;C in Central Europe, no decent rain for months in parts of the Balkans, coupled with unusually long and severe frosts in winter.

Chlorophyll a fluorescence is a tool for evaluating plant responses to stress conditions.

This work reviews the theoretical and historical basis of genetic engineering, particularly in regard to genetically modified plants, and details techniques of creating genetically modified organisms.

These four volumes with close to one thousand contributions are the proceedings from the VIIIth International Congress on Photosynthesis, which was held in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 6- 11, 1989.

Microbial ecology has come of age.

Almost half of all life on earth may exist in the world's forest canopies.

Book Features:* Ages 4-7, PreK-Grade 2, Guided Reading Level B, Lexile 100L* 16 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches* Vibrant, full-color photographs* Includes a photo glossary, high-frequency vocabulary list, and review activity* Reading/teaching tips includedReady For Science: In Animals Need Shelter, preschoolers-second graders explore where some of their favorite animals live!

This book highlights the latest discoveries about the nitrogen cycle in the soil.

Population genomics has provided unprecedented opportunities to unravel the mysteries of marine organisms in the oceans' depths.

Reproduction is one of the most important functions of all living beings.

This book contributes significantly to the international literature by bringing forth a novel and comprehensive exploration of urban resilience in the face of climate change and environmental pollution.

Probabilistic graphical models and decision graphs are powerful modeling tools for reasoning and decision making under uncertainty.

Interactions between plants and animals are incredibly diverse and complex and span terrestrial, atmospheric and aquatic environments.

Explains Force And How The Lever, Pulley, And Wedge Work.

This book is a collection of comprehensive reviewed chapters covering major physiological aspects, both production as well as biochemical aspects, of a plant under low temperature stress.

This book provides essential information on the morphology, biology, phytochemistry, pharmaceutical prospects, evolution, phylogeny, biogeography, and taxonomy of Paris (Melanthiaceae), a morphologically distinctive plant genus with great economic importance.

This book, now in its second edition, provides researchers and operators a complete description of all aspects regarding the wild ancestor of sugar beet.

Originally published in 1899, The History of Creation was the first book of its kind to apply a doctrine to the whole range of organic morphology and make use of the effect Darwin had on biological sciences during the 19th century.

This book presents deliberations on molecular and genomic mechanisms underlying the interactions of crop plants to the biotic stresses caused by different diseases and pests that are important to develop resistant crop varieties.

This book provides an overview of current knowledge, ideas and trends in the field of induced acclimation of plants to environmental challenges.

Plant cell and tissue culture is a relevant area of experimental biology that has been developed for some decades to become an indispensable tool of plant biotechnology.

This book provides insights into various aspects of medicinal plant-associated microbes, known to be a unique source of biological active compounds, including their biotechnological uses and their potential in pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications.

Assembling the latest research by an international group of contributors, this volume covers the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and control measures of this elusive microorganism.

This book is the 8th volume of the popular series 'Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World'.

Nanoscience and nanotechnologies are leading to a major point to our understanding of nature.

Plant Physiology: A Treatise, Volume VIC: Physiology of Development: From Seeds to Sexuality deals with the physiology of development in angiosperms, from seeds to sexuality.

This book covers the fundamentals and methods of biologically producing nanoparticles using microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and algae, along with optimization strategies for microbe-mediated nanoparticle production.

This book focuses on the origin of the Gielis curves, surfaces and transformations in the plant sciences.

The book presents comprehensive information on fundamental, and applied knowledge for developing varieties resistant individually as well as to all the major pathogens of crucifers, such as Albugo, Alternaria, Erysiphe, Hyaloperonospora, Plasmodiophora, Leptosphaeria, Sclerotinia, Turnip mosaic virus, Verticillium, and Xanthomonas through the use of latest biotechnological approaches including identification of R genes and their incorporation into agronomically superior varieties.