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by Paul H. Li
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
Advances in Plant Cold Hardiness provides a detailed, up-to-date discussion of plant cold hardiness research. The molecular mechanisms of plant cold hardiness development, a subject not covered in any other low temperature stress book, is examined in depth. Other major topics addressed include the...
Pigments in Fruits and Vegetables
Genomics and Dietetics
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
This comprehensive treatise provides a systemic and insightful overview of current advances in the biosynthetic genomics/genetics and preventive dietetics of carotenoids, flavonoids and betalains, from a general perspective, and in specific fruits and vegetables as well. Genomics/genetics focuses...
Coping with Biological Growth on Stone Heritage Objects
Methods, Products, Applications, and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Coping with Biological Growth on Stone Heritage Objects: Methods, Products, Applications, and Perspectives offers hands-on guidance for addressing the specific challenges involved in conserving historical monuments, sculptures, archaeological sites, and caves that have been attacked and colonized...
Plants in Alpine Regions
Cell Physiology of Adaption and Survival Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
This book brings together experts from different fields, who used a broad spectrum of methods to investigate the physiological and cellular adaptation of alpine plants from the tree line to the upper limits. Some articles link alpine plant physiology with physiological adaptations observed in polar...
Nutrient Use Efficiency in Plants
Concepts and Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
Nutrient Use Efficiency in Plants: Concepts and Approaches is the ninth volume in the Plant Ecophysiology series. It presents a broad overview of topics related to improvement of nutrient use efficiency of crops. Nutrient use efficiency (NUE) is a measure of how well plants use the available mineral...
Plant Cell Biology
From Astronomy to Zoology
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Plant Cell Biology is a semester long course for undergraduates and graduate students which integrates mathematics and physics, two years of chemistry, genetics, biochemistry and evolution disciplines. Having taught this course for over ten years, the author uses his expertise to relate the background...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 1998
British Plant Communities is the first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country. It covers all natural, semi-natural and major artificial habitats in Great Britain (but not Northern Ireland), representing the fruits of fifteen years of research by leading plant...
by Jean-Claude Kader, Michel Delseny
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
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. Currently in its 53rd volume, the series features a wide range of reviews by recognized...
Ascorbic Acid in Plants
Biosynthesis, Regulation and Enhancement
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2012
Ascorbate acid (AsA) is an important antioxidant in plants, playing important roles in various physiological processes. Humans have lost the ability to synthesize AsA because of the lack of L-gulono-1,4-lactone oxidoreductase, and thus have to absorb ascorbate from diet including fresh fruits and...
The Chloroplast
Basics and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2010
As the industrial revolution that has been based on by higher photosynthetic efficiencies and more utilization of fossil fuels nears its end [R. A. Ker biomass production per unit area. (2007) Even oil optimists expect energy demand to According to Times Magazine (April 30, 2007 outstrip supply. Science...
Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 1
Targeting Sensory, Transport and Signaling Mechanisms
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Soil salinity is a key abiotic-stress and poses serious threats to crop yields and quality of produce. Owing to the underlying complexity, conventional breeding programs have met with limited success. Even genetic engineering approaches, via transferring/overexpressing a single ‘direct action gene’...
Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 2
Exploring RNAi, Genome Editing and Systems Biology
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2018
Soil salinity is a key abiotic-stress and poses serious threats to crop yields and quality of produce. Owing to the underlying complexity, conventional breeding programs have met with limited success. Even genetic engineering approaches, via transferring/overexpressing a single ‘direct action gene’...
by Reena Sharma
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Although major genetic improvements have been made in crops, progress in conventional breeding programs has been slow. In fact, most crops grown in the US produce less than their full genetic potential. These shortfalls in yield are due to the inability of crops to tolerate or adapt to environmental...
by John Carr, Gad Loebenstein
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
Viruses are a huge threat to agriculture. In the past, viruses used to be controlled using conventional methods, such as crop rotation and destruction of the infected plants, but now there are more novel ways to control them. This volume focuses on natural and engineered virus resistance, the two...