Botany category: 1702 books
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Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2014
Harnessing the sun’s energy via photosynthesis is at the core of sustainable production of food, fuel, and materials by plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Photosynthesis depends on photoprotection against intense sunlight, starting with the safe removal of excess excitation energy from the light-harvesting...
Biosynthesis of Vitamins in Plants Part B
Vitamins B6, B8, B9, C, E, K
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2011
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. The series features a wide range of reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of...
by Nigel G Halford
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
The bioenergy industry has grown rapidly since the turn of the century as politicians and energy producers have sought alternatives to fossil fuels. This has been driven by the growing consensus that carbon dioxide released during the burning of fossil fuels is causing global warming and climate change...
by A. M. Mayer, A. Poljakoff-Mayber
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
The Germination of Seeds, Third Edition discusses topics concerning seed germination. The book is comprised of seven chapters that tackle subjects relating to the field of germination.
Chapter 1 discusses the structure of seeds and seedlings, while Chapter 2 covers the chemical composition of seeds....
Modern Topics in the Phototrophic Prokaryotes
Environmental and Applied Aspects
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
This book offers authoritative contributions by world experts actively working on different aspects of phototrophic prokaryotes. Providing up-to-date information in this rapidly advancing field, it covers the range of topics that are currently the focus of research with this group of organisms. As...
Post-harvest Pathology
Plant Pathology in the 21st Century, Contributions to the 10th International Congress, ICPP 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
This collection of papers includes some of the presentation given at the International congress of Plant Pathology held in Beijing in 2013 in the session of Recent Development in Postharvest Pathology. Fruit production for human consumption is an important part of the market economy. Any waste during...
by Manzoor Ahmad Shah
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
The book provides basic knowledge in mycorrhizal ecology, knitted with novel conceptual frameworks and contemporary perspectives, especially in the context of global change. In a fast changing world wherein anthropogenic climate change, biological invasions, deforestation, desertification, and frequent...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2010
Grassland farming in Europe was already established during the settlement of the rst farmers together with their domesticated animals after the last ice age. Since then, grassland provides the forage basis to feed ruminant animals for the p- duction of meat and milk. Depending on the ecological conditions...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Topics covered in this book include RNA silencing and its suppression in plant virus infection, virus replication mechanisms, the association of cellular membranes with virus replication and movement, plant genetic resistance to viruses, viral cell-to-cell spread, long distance movement in plants,...
Bioresources and Bioprocess in Biotechnology
Volume 1: Status and Strategies for Exploration
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2017
This book is a compilation of articles on various aspects of bioresources and the processes employed for its judicious utilization. Biodiversity and conservation, food security, gene banks and repositories, laws governing biodiversity, bioprospecting, bioresources in traditional medicine and biodiversity...
Tropical Forest Census Plots
Methods and Results from Barro Colorado Island, Panama and a Comparison with Other Plots
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
By way of a summary of all the data collected by the mapping teams, I will review what is entered on each of the data sheets. The map sheet was already de scribed in some detail (Fig. 2.2.1A), and includes a circle or a point for the location of each tree and the tree's tag number (the last three...
by Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Sarwar Khan
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economy and development of Pakistan providing food to consumers, raw materials to industries, and a market for industrial goods. Unfortunately, agricultural production is stagnant due to several barriers including a fixed cropping pattern, reliance on a few...
by Ara Kirakosyan, Peter B. Kaufman
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2009
Plant biotechnology applies to three major areas of plants and their uses: (1) control of plant growth and development; (2) protection of plants against biotic and abiotic stresses; and (3) expansion of ways by which specialty foods, biochemicals, and pharmaceuticals are produced. The topic of recent...
Polyphenols in Plants
Isolation, Purification and Extract Preparation
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Polyphenols in Plants: Isolation, Purification and Extract Preparation, 2nd edition, provides a detailed insight into polyphenols that occur naturally in plants and how they can be affected during growth and development, then effectively removed and optimized for various applications in food production....