Botany

Presenting the latest findings in the field of seed physiology on the physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels, the Handbook of Seed Physiology: Applications to Agriculture discusses aspects of seed physiology with implications for crop management and utilization. Four sections focus on spec..

The grass family is one of the largest and most diverse families in the plant kingdom and is of great economic value. This handbook is a pictorial resource guide to the identification of different common grasses in their early growth stage. In this book, 100 of the most common grasses (palatable and..

The late 1980s saw an explosion in the amount and diversity of herbicide resistance, posing a threat to crop production in many countries. The understanding of resistance at the population, biochemical, and molecular level is the focus of this book, which is invaluable to those interested in evoluti..

The first definitive, state-of-the-art text on the practice, this unique book presents horticultural therapy as a medical discipline that uses plants and plant products to improve the cognitive, physical, psychological, and social functioning of its participants. In doing so, it educates future hort..

Quite possibly the first comprehensive text on Galactomannans, this book compiles information on industrial galactomannans such as locust bean gum, guar gum, tara gum, fenugreek gum, Cassia tora gum, and Sesbania bisipinasa gum. Until now, the topic has been only generally covered within chapters in..

Written for use in biotechnology courses in which the students are at various levels, this book covers plant tissue culture viz. nutrition media, micropropagation, organ culture, cell suspension culture, haploid culture, protoplast isolation and fusion, secondary metabolite production and more...

A comprehensive resource compiling the scattered wealth of new research into the multidisiplinary field of allelopathy, this 3 volume set offers a coherent, specialized look at this burgeoning area of plant science. Highlighting allelochemicals and natural products, Volume 1 is divided into three se..

This text presents a comprehensive description of the fundamental principles of plant lipid metabolism and then uses this base to examine current research in the field...

This work outlines the life of James Bruce of Kinnard, and Luigi Balugani and his relationship with James Bruce...

Modern plant science research currently integrates biochemistry and molecular biology...

Microalgae are a particularly interesting potential source for novel sources of bioproducts, from specialty foods to biofuels and feeds, because they do not compete with agriculture for resources. Covering recent academic and industrial developments, this book outlines the field from a variety of pe..

This work presents improved equations for monthly water resources models, in particular for interception and transpiration...