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Fungi are distinct eukaryotic organisms renowned for their remarkable biodiversity and extensive habitat range. Many fungal species have long been exploited for food and medicines. This volume considers other important applications of fungal biotechnology especially in...
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Springer
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2016-09-13
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The monograph entitled “Crop responses to Global warming” describes the normal historical shifts in the earth’s atmospheric temperature and weighs the evidence concerning anthropogenic induced changes in the level of temperature. The unprecedented increase in the...
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Springer
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2016-09-13
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This book offers comprehensive coverage of important grain cereals including their origin and distribution, crop gene pool, level of diversity, production constraints, traits of importance for genetic base widening, crop improvement methodologies, genome mapping,...
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Springer
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2016-09-13
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Bananas and plantains are among the most important food and cash crops in the world. They are cultivated in more than 135 countries, across the tropics and subtropics, with an annual global production of ca. 130 million metric tonnes. Though bananas are one of the most...
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Springer
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2016-09-08
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Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These review articles, written...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-09-06
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Horticultural Reviews
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Dieser neu konzipierte Kritische Ergänzungsband erweitert Grund- und Atlasband der Rothmaler-Exkursionsflora und ermöglicht die Bestimmung von ca. 700 Sippen aus bestimmungskritischen Pflanzengattungen der deutschen Flora. Anerkannte Experten konnten für die Bearbeitung...
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Springer Spektrum
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2016-09-06
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Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-08-31
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Plant Breeding Reviews
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This book focuses on the evolution of plant viruses, their molecular classification, epidemics and management, covering topics relating to evolutionary mechanisms, viral ecology and emergence, appropriate analysis methods, and the role of evolution in taxonomy. The...
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Springer
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2016-08-29
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Asian tropical forests are amongst the most diverse on the planet, a richness that belies the fact that they are dominated by a single family of trees, the Dipterocarpaceae. Many other families contribute to Asia's natural diversity, but few compare to the dipterocarps...
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OUP Oxford
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2016-08-25
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Drought is one of the most severe constraints to crop productivity worldwide, and thus it has become a major concern for global food security. Due to an increasing world population, droughts could lead to serious food shortages by 2050. The situation may worsen...
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Springer
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2016-08-24
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To comprehend the organizational principle of cellular functions at diff erent levels, an integrative approach with large-scale experiments, the so-called ‘omics’ data including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, is needed. Omics aims...
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Springer
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2016-08-23
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This book focuses on the taxonomic diversity of the genus Tuber as economically important truffles. In contributions by internationally respected scientists, it examines truffle systematics, interactions with abiotic and biotic environments, strategies for spore...
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Springer
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2016-07-26
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This book serves the larger community of plant researchers working on the taxonomy, species delimitation, phylogeny, and biogeography of pseudo-cereals, with a special emphasis on amaranths. It also provides...
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Springer
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2016-07-25
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This book is a compilation of recent global measures to conserve bio-resources and manage biotic and abiotic stresses. It highlights emerging issues related to
agriculture, abiotic and biotic stress factors, ethnic knowledge, climate
change and global warming, as well...
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Springer
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2016-07-20
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This brief describes various methods of chitosan nano-materials synthesis, with detailed discussion of various factors effecting its synthesis process, stability and physicochemical properties. Chitosan is naturally occurring biopolymer derived from chitin. Due to...
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Springer
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2016-07-13
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Dieses Buch entführt Sie auf einen überraschenden Streifzug in die amüsanten Geschichten, die hinter den oft seltsam anmutenden Namen von Pflanzen, Pilzen und Tieren stecken. Von Abendsegler, Gänsesäger, Hängender Mensch und Hundswürger über Nussknacker und Palmendieb...
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Springer
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2016-07-11
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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...
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Springer
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2016-07-07
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The interactions between the plant, soil, and microbes are very complex in nature and may be antagonistic, mutualistic, or synergistic, depending upon the types of microorganisms and their association with the plant and soil.The multi-trophictactics are involved in...
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Springer
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2016-06-21
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This book presents recent advances in understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms of different abiotic stresses such as high or low temperature, salinity, drought, flooding, soil acidity, heavy metals, light stress and ozone stress, and discusses the...
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Springer
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2016-06-17
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An Introduction that describes the origin of cytochrome notation also connects to the history of the field, focusing on research in England in the pre-World War II era. The start of the modern era of studies on structure-function of cytochromes and energy-transducing...
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Springer
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2016-06-14
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