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Our view of plants is changing dramatically. Rather than being only slowly responding organisms, their signaling is often very fast and signals, both of endogenous and exogenous origin, spread throughout plant bodies rapidly. Higher plants coordinate and integrate their...
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Springer
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2013-05-27
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Signaling and Communication in Plants
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Recent research has focused attention on the importance of intrinsic antiviral immunity, i.e. immunity mediated by factors that are constitutively expressed in many cells. In this volume, leading experts provide a comprehensive overview of this relatively new and...
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Springer
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2013-05-17
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Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Biofuel Crop Sustainability brings together the basic principles of agricultural sustainability and special stipulations for biofuels, from the economic and ecological opportunities and challenges of sustainable biofuel crop production to the unique characteristics of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2013-05-07
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?“Gets deep into the weeds, so to speak, of the microscopic architecture of plants and the biochemical processes at play.” —Washington Post Most gardeners realize that plants need to be fed, but many of us know little about the nature of the science...
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Timber Press
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2013-05-07
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Physiology and Behaviour of Plants looks at plants and how they sense and respond to their environment. It takes the traditional plant physiology book into a new dimension by demonstrating how the biochemical observations underlie the behaviour of the plant. In many...
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Wiley-Interscience
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2013-04-29
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Epigenetics commonly acts at the chromatin level modulating its structure and consequently its function in gene expression and as such plays a critical role in plant response to internal and external cues. This book highlights recent advances in our understanding of...
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Springer
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2013-04-18
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Signaling and Communication in Plants
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Measurements for Terrestrial Vegetation, 2nd Edition presents up-to-date methods for analyzing species frequency, plant cover, density and biomass data. Each method is presented in detail with a full discussion of its strengths and weaknesses from field applications...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-04-16
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This important reference is the first comprehensive resource worldwide that reflects research achievements in neglected and underutilized crop biotechnology, documenting research events during the last three decades, current status, and future outlook.This book has 16...
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Springer
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2013-04-15
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Focusing on yellow fever, cholera, and plague epidemics as well as on sanitation in the context of urban growth in Saint-Louis-du-Senegal between 1867 and 1920, this book explores how the French colonial and medical authorities responded to the emergence and...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2013-04-11
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The Trees and Shrubs manual is a reference manual on diseases which attack trees, shrubs, and vines.The manual identifies various types of diseases which are known to invade these plants located throughout North, Central, and South America.The recordings include...
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Springer
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2013-03-23
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The Garden and Greenhouse Flowers manual is a reference manual on diseases which attack garden and greenhouse flowers.The manual identifies various types of diseases which are known to invade these plants located throughout North, Central, and South America.The...
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Springer
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2013-03-23
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The Grasses and Native Plants manual is a reference manual on diseases which attack grasses, forage, native flowers, and weeds.The manual identifies various types of diseases which are known to invade these plants located throughout North, Central, and South America....
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Springer
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2013-03-23
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The Fruits and Vegetables manual is a reference manual on diseases which attack fruits (including berries), vegetables, and nuts.The manual identifies various types of diseases which are known to invade these plants located throughout North, Central, and South America....
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Springer
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2013-03-22
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Asiatic Momordica comprises 10 species of which 3 are monoecious and rest dioecious. They are unique in the sense that all are wild or cultivated vegetables with medicinal uses. Barring bitter gourd, all are under utilized vegetables with little research and...
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Springer
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2013-03-21
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Climate change, a global phenomenon, has attracted scientists to contribute in anticipatory research to mitigate adverse impacts, which are more important for horticulture, considering that the scenario is in the midst of revolution, reaching the production level of 250...
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Springer
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2013-03-15
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Phytoremediation is an emerging technology that employs higher plants for the clean-up of contaminated environments. Basic and applied research have unequivocally demonstrated that selected plant species possess the genetic potential to accumulate, degrade, metabolize...
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Springer
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2013-03-12
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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...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-03-01
Collection :
Plant Breeding Reviews
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This is the newest title in the successful Molecular Plant Biology Handbook Series. Just like the other titles in the series this new book presents an excellent overview of different approaches and techniques in Metabolomics. Contributors are either from ivy-league...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-02-28
Collection :
Molecular Plant Biology
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Environmental conditions and changes, irrespective of source, cause a variety of stresses, one of the most prevalent of which is salt stress. Excess amount of salt in the soil adversely affects plant growth and development, and impairs production. Nearly 20% of the...
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Springer
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2013-02-26
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Sebacinales have emerged as a fascinating order with mutualistic plant-fungal symbionts that consists of exclusively beneficial fungi.This volume of Soil Biology presents an overview of the current results inSebacinales research with a focus on the potential of these...
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Springer
Parution :
2013-02-15
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