Developmental biology

The book provides an in-depth and comprehensive overview of the essential role of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in bone formation.

Stem cells hold great promise for cell therapy, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications.

This book comprehensively summarizes the biological mechanisms of coloration and pattern formation of animals at molecular and cellular level, offering up-to-date knowledge derived from remarkable progress in the last 10 years.

This book explains how the beautiful goldfish body develops from a single fertilized egg and how this developmental process was changed during the process of domestication.

The book highlights the therapeutic applications of various stem cells, and introduces readers to thymus stem cells and their applications in the reconstitution of thymic structure and function.

This book comprehensively explores the basic concepts and applications of biomaterials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Globally stone fruits are emerging in the market due to the increased consumer's desire for health-promoting foods.

This book covers all aspects of deficiency of essential elements and excess of toxic ones in crop plants.

Plants growing in the natural environment battle with a variety of biotic (pathogens infection) and abiotic (salinity, drought, heat and cold stresses etc.

Tea is an important non-alcoholic beverage plant of the world.

Achieving zero hunger and food security is a top priority in the United Nations Development Goals (UNDGs).

This book deals with the paradoxical role of autophagy in tumor suppression and tumor promotion in cancer cells.

Sucking pests are most notorious group of pests for agricultural crops.

This book comprehensively reviews the history of nanotechnology, and describes the physiochemical properties of various nanoparticles and their biomedical applications.

This book discusses the recent developments in the therapeutic implications of cancer stem cells for the effective diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cancer.

This book focuses on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) of animal origin, including their isolation, characterization, and clinical applications.

High-quality seed is essential for healthy crops and greater agricultural productivity.

Understanding the reproductive physiology and endocrinology of fishes is essential for captive maturation and seed production in the field of aquaculture.

The first edition of this book, Genetic Mapping and Marker Assisted Selection: Basics, Practice and Benefits, was widely appreciated as the first of its kind on this topic and has been listed as a reference work in several agricultural universities' curricula.

This book provides an up-to-date overview of the various reproductive systems of a variety of aquatic animals, from invertebrates to fishes.

This book provides an overview of our current understanding of polyembryony in insects.

Plant breeding has the potential to improve quality of life for millions of people, and to harmoniously link agriculture, societies and ecosystems.

Powdery mildew disease is the fourth most widespread disease in cruciferous crops and a devastating effect, causing significant losses in terms of quality and quantity in rapeseed and mustard.

The green revolution led to the development of improved varieties of crops, especially cereals, and since then, classical or molecular breeding has resulted in the creation of economically valuable species.

This book focuses on the fundamentals of plant physiology for undergraduate and graduate students.

Natural bioactive compounds have become an integral part of plant-microbe interactions geared toward adaptation to environmental changes.

Nature has consistently provided human beings with bioactive compounds that can be used directly as drugs or indirectly as drug leads.

Bioactive compounds produced by natural sources, such as plants, microbes, endophytic fungi, etc.

This book offers a detailed overview of both conventional and modern approaches to plant breeding.

Phytochemistry is the branch of science that deals with the study of plant-derived chemicals or compounds, which are also known as phytochemicals or plant-derived secondary metabolites.

This book presents the life science experiments in a space microgravity environment conducted on board the SJ-10 recoverable satellite, which was launched on April 6th 2016 and recovered on April 18th 2016.

The entire range of the developmental process in plants is regulated by a shift in the hormonal concentration, tissue sensitivity and their interaction with the factors operating around the plants.

This book focuses on the morphology, exine ornamentation and the associated evolutionary trends of crabapple pollen and anatomical developmental patterns.

Achieving zero hunger and food security is a top priority in the United Nations Development Goals (UNDGs).

Phytoplasma-associated diseases are a major limiting factor in the context of the quality and productivity of many ornamental, horticultural and other economically important agricultural crops worldwide.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to various types of perinatal stem cells.

The growing scale of plant-based chemicals for industrial use has generated considerable interest in developing methods to meet their desired production levels.

This book summarizes the potent effect of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on the photoaging and cancer formation.

In the industrial era, the most important potential threat to crop production is abiotic stress, including toxic metal/metalloid stress.

This book is aimed at generating an updated reservoir of scientific endeavors undertaken to unravel the complicated yet intriguing topic of neurodegeneration.

This book focuses on the fundamentals of plant physiology for undergraduate and graduate students.

This book provides cutting-edge studies and technologies using small fishes, including zebrafish, medaka, and other fishes as new model animals for molecular biology, developmental biology, and medicine.

This book describes the nature of aging, age-related disorders, and the molecular principles of emerging strategies for anti-aging interventions, while also discussing the discovery of targets for geroprotective drugs.

This book provides detailed and comprehensive mechanistic insights of the various risk factors that lead to the ischemic stroke and the novel therapeutic interventions against it.

Recent advances in stem cell biology, nanotechnology and gene therapy have opened new avenues for therapeutics.

Conogethes is a group of moths distributed in Austral-Asian region from India to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.

Most crop plants grow in environments that are suboptimal, which prevents the plants from attaining their full genetic potential for growth and reproduction.

Plant biotechnology is a most interesting branch for academicians and researchers in recent past.

This book presents and discusses recent scientific progress on Cell and Stem Cell Engineering.

The natural environment for plants is composed of a complex set of abiotic and biotic stresses; plant responses to these stresses are equally complex.