Plant Life category: 1095 books

2012 Wall Calendar, eBook Edition. The name says it all: our most romantic 2012 calendar, illustrated by the world famous artist and writer John Prost. Flowers as you've never seen them before, seasons like you've never imagined them to be.

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was een moedige ontdekkingsreiziger en de bekendste wetenschapper van zijn tijd. Hij had een grote honger naar avontuur en ontdekkingen, hij beklom de hoogste vulkaan ter wereld, reisde door Siberië, waar de bevolking aan miltvuur leed, en deed onderzoek in de meest...

BBC 英國廣播公司 × 英國皇家植物園 聯手呈現 250 年植物學大觀 百幅珍貴圖片與原始手稿首度披露 1759 年成立，日不落國的皇家植物園 匯聚世間的奇花異種 不斷演革的研究機構 演示人與植物的情深與共生 呈現近代植物學的恢弘全像 1759...

The book provides fundamental chemistry and properties of near-critical water (NCW) and supercritical water (SCW), criteria and challenges/solutions in reactor design for NCW and SCW processes, and up-to-date reviews and practice of a wide range of their applications in bio refineries including: production...

Kirstenbosch is a name that resonates round the world as the home of a uniquely rich flora in a setting of unsurpassed beauty, and in 2013 Kirstenbosch celebrates its 100th anniversary. This centenary publication tells the story of its establishment, its setbacks and triumphs, its benefactors and...

Agricultural biomass is abundant worldwide and it can be considered as alternative source of renewable and sustainable materials which can be used as potential materials for different applications. Despite this enormous production of agricultural biomass, only a small fraction of the total biomass...

During the 4th International Consultation on Forest Genetics and Tree Building, held in 1998 in Beijing, China, leading scientists were invited to review past achievements, to redefine the role of forest genetics and breeding in contemporary forestry, and to set priorities for future research and...

I find a fungus one autumn in a grassy area of a town park. I identifiy it as Amanita Rubescens, the Blusher. I cook and eat it. It affects me, the ripples begin. I am curious to know more. Others get involved. It is prepared as a medicine at a homoeopathic pharmacy, then a group take part in a trial,...

Experience the ancient roots and enduring natural beauty of New York as never before. New York City, once a lush and verdant group of forested islands, is still home to a rich collection of diverse tree species, each with a story to tell about the city’s past. This gorgeous book by naturalist...

Longleaf forests once covered 92 million acres from Texas to Maryland to Florida. These grand old-growth pines were the "alpha tree" of the largest forest ecosystem in North America and have come to define the southern forest. But logging, suppression of fire, destruction by landowners,...

Mountains fauna, flora and landscape pictures. (English and French) Images de montagnes, de sa faune et de sa flore. (Français et anglais)  

This brief reviews the pollination aspects of both wild and domesticated fruit tree species in a global climate change context. It explores cross-pollination mediated by insects, vertebrates and abiotic factors, self-pollination and their global warming implications. The authors identify the link...

Could a book by any other name smell as sweet? Absolutely not. The rose is the world’s favorite flower—and always has been. It is our greatest floral symbol of love and romance, and it is a bloom that touches our hearts as the flower most often chosen to celebrate significant milestones—weddings,...

This book provides up-to-date information on the environmental impact of transgenic trees on genetically modified tree (GMT) communication strategy. It is useful to public/private organisations as well as to private and public research bodies and universities worldwide since it reports on the global...