Agricultural science

Because of the great variety of problems which this genus presents to biologists, Oenothera belongs to the best-known genera of plants not used economically.

The esculent Lycopersicon esculentum, long thought to be poisonous, has become a major U.

Clonal forestry has come of age.

An introductory discussion of basic chromosome structure andfunction preceeds the main text on the application ofcytogenetic approaches to the analysis of the manipulationof both the genetic make-up and the genetic transmissionsystem of plant breeding material.

In order to provide meaningful information for evaluating environmental consequences of alternative control strategies of air pollutant emissions, scientists have recently initiated numerous studies aiming at collecting and making use of regional data.

Rice is the most important cereal crop which feeds more than half the population of the world.

In contrast to animals, plants are immobile and, thus, cannot leave a drastically changed environment.

River Morphology deals with the interaction between flowing waters in rivers and their environment.

Modem Methods of Plant Analysis When the handbook Modern Methods of Plant Analysis was first introduced in 1954 the considerations were: 1.

Modern Methods of Plant Analysis When the handbook Modern Methods of Plant Analysis was first introduced in 1954 the considerations were: 1.

The idea for this book was conceived by the late Dr.

Particle samplers are widely used in workplaces in order to determine the concentration of airborne particles in the atmosphere.

Modem Methods of Plant Analysis When the handbook Modern Methods of Plant Analysis was fIrst introduced in 1954 the considerations were: 1.

This book is a collection of papers presented at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "e;Biology and Molecular Biology of Plant-Pathogen Interactions"e; which was held at Dillington College, Ilminster, UK, 1-6 September 1985.

When trying to solicit authors for this book it became apparent that the causal factors for heterosis at the physiological and biochemical level are today almost as obscure as they were 30 years ago.

Band 8 ist den Neuentwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der Herbizide gewidmet.

Dieser Band zeigt die sensationell anmutenden Fortschritte der Pyrethrum­ Chemie, die für Forschung, Industrie und Anwender neue Aspekte eröffnet.

Soils will play a central role in mediating the impact of climate change on natural and managed ecosystems.

Environmental stresses, such as high and low temperature, salinity, and drought, represent limiting factors to agricultural productivity worldwide.

Chemicals inhibiting the biosynthesis of branched-chain amino acids form a new and promising class of herbicides.

Pesticides in ground, surface and drinking water are a hot topic under continuing discussion.

Das vorliegende Buch Krisenmanagement bei Störfällen gibt eine umfassende Charakterisierung des Problemkreises industrieller Störfälle und deren Kontrolle durch Managementkonzepte.

Presented here is an analysis of plant development and plant metabolism using the tools of genetics and molecular biology, such as mutant analysis, mutation tagging, mapping using polymorphic characters and basic molecular biology techniques.

Books dealing with climatic change are commonplace, as are those concerned with effects of environmental stresses on plants.

The cambium has been variously defined as follows: "e;The actively dividing layer of cells that lies between, and gives rise to, secondary xylem and phloem (vascular cambium)"e; (IAWA 1964); "e;A meristem with products of periclinal divisions commonly contributed in two directions and arranged in radial files.

Plant leaves are covered by a thin, lipoidal, non-living membrane called the cuticle.

Der Eintrag von Luftschadstoffen ruft teilweise heftige Reaktionen in den betroffenen Ökosystemen hervor.

With one new volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of botany.

As the world population increases, there is increasingcompetition for waterquantity as well as quality.

Das Öko-Auditing wird in Zukunft eines der wichtigsten betrieblichen Werkzeuge des professionellen Umweltschutz-Managements sein.

Die Vorräte an fossilen Brennstoffen sind einmalig und begrenzt.

Presented here is a comprehensive account of boththeoretical and practical aspects of sugarcane production.

A year has passed since Eshel Bresler, my good friend and colleague, and a member of the editorial board of the Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences, died suddenly while on a visit to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.

Die Messung biologischer Parameter von Böden erlaubt eine rasche Beurteilung der Auswirkung chemischer und physikalischer Einflüsse auf den Boden.

Experts in soil and environmental sciences as well as in the theory of wave propagation and numerical modeling methods provide a comprehensive account of different aspects of pollutant migration in soils, aquifers, and other geological formations.

This book introduces aqueous geochemistry applied to geothermal systems.

The purpose of this book is to give an introduction to the most important aspects of suspended matter in the aquatic environment: its origin and composition, the concentration distribution, transport and deposition, and the most important physical-chemical-bio- logical process that affects suspended matter: flocculation.

Soil and water pollution have a serious impact on the environment, and soil scientists and hydrologists need fundamental help for the estimation of the consequences.

Tropical and subtropical countries have become well aware of the fact, that they must make better use of their fruits.

In recent years there has been a growing awareness of the importance of reproductive biology to crop production and there has been a tremendous increase in research on reproductive structures of higher plants.