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Global Wild Edibles of Deserts: Food Security and Sustainability provides coverage of topics in food and health in desert rangelands, using an interdisciplinary approach that considers health not on……続きを見る

This book presents principles of animal biodiversity, its importance, sustainable utilization, and conservation. The introductory chapter explores the origins and evolution of biodiversity throughou……続きを見る

Genome editing offers a powerful tool to significantly accelerate crop-breeding programs in order to develop new and improved varieties. It allows precise modification of an organism's DNA sequence,……続きを見る

In most developing countries, agriculture has grown from merely an art to a science, but it does not yet maximize its business potential. In these countries, subsistence farming dominates, and farme……続きを見る

Conventional plant breeding alone can no longer sustain the rising global demand for food. Genetic engineering technology makes it possible to develop new crop varieties with improved yield performa……続きを見る

'A hymn of love to the world ... A journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love As a ……続きを見る

Beach-spawning fishes from exotic locations on most continents of the world provide spectacular examples of extreme adaptations during the most vulnerable life cycle stages. The beauty, intriguing b……続きを見る

Bestseller del New York Times por más de 200 semanas consecutivas. «Mejor Colección de Ensayos de la Década» según Literary Hub. Uno de los libros más importantes de nuestros tiempos, que nos invita……続きを見る

This open access book is an outcome of the collaboration between the Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Depart……続きを見る

This book covers correlation and combined disciplinary aspects implying the use of secondary metabolites (SMs) of different plant species for control and monitoring of environment states. Phytochemi……続きを見る

Dictionary of South American Trees provides a single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists, and climatologists on the many native trees in South America. The index lets readers find……続きを見る

This book deals with the basic concepts of Plant Science including botanical micro technique and microtomy, staining techniques, molecular techniques, plant tissue culture, electron microscopy, and ……続きを見る

Included is a study of the following genera of the family Apiaceae: Phlyctidocarpa, Actinolema, Alepidea, Arctopus, Astrantia, Eryngium, Petagnaea, Sanicula, Polemanniopsis, Steganotaenia, Aciphylla……続きを見る

Included is a description of the following genera of the family Apiaceae: Actinotus Labill., Apiopetalum Bail., Centella L., Chlaenosciadium C.Norman, Mackinlaya F.Muell., Micropleura Lag., Pentapel……続きを見る

What was tulipmania? Where would you find a boreal forest? And why are fungi not plants? Exploring everything from algae to the wood-wide web, this brilliantly eclectic and beautifully illustrated b……続きを見る

Provides a comprehensive review of the wealth of research which addresses how to sustainably achieve higher yields through improving the rate of C₃ photosynthesis in crops Assesses current practice……続きを見る

Reviews latest research on crop physiology and genetic diversity Detailed coverage of key advances in breeding and their application to produce more resilient drought, salt and cold-tolerant variet……続きを見る

Summarises advances in cultivation practices to close yield gaps, including more efficient irrigation and nutrition techniques; Discusses innovative methods of ‘climate-smart’ cultivation such as i……続きを見る

Reviews key challenges and advances in maize breeding methods; Discusses the development of varieties with enhanced nutritional and other properties such as improved protein content and abiotic str……続きを見る

Assesses performance of conventional techniques such as backcross and hybrid breeding in introducing new traits Maps current progress in methods to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) linking ph……続きを見る

Reviews advances in cultivation practice such as seed establishment and more efficient irrigation techniques; Summarises developments in ‘climate smart’ agriculture such as conservation tillage and……続きを見る

Discusses the growing importance of cassava as a global crop; Reviews trends and challenges in cassava cultivation in Asia, Africa and Latin America; Summarises current best practice in cassava agr……続きを見る

Highlights key innovations in citrus cultivation, from genetics to precision agriculture and integrated pest management (IPM). Covers advances in breeding and cultivation of a range of soft tropica……続きを見る

Comprehensive coverage of improvements in cultivation techniques across the potato value chain, from yield modelling to post-harvest storage Detailed review of the main fungal, bacterial and viral ……続きを見る

Comprehensive review of the development of plant phenotyping as a research field in a wide range of scientific communities Explores key advances in the use of plant phenotyping techniques to improv……続きを見る

Salinity is one of the acute problems causing enormous yield loss in many regions of the world. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in arid and semiarid regions. Halophytes can remove salt fr……続きを見る

This book shows, through real and current examples from the field of environmental and wetland science, that personal and professional success depends on persistence and a refusal to compromise on "……続きを見る

This study attempts to analyse the British Forest Policy from 1864 to 1947, in particular context of Assam. Situating the geography and history of the region, it traces the genesis and development o……続きを見る

Allium crops include more than 30 species, many of which (for e.g. onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, bunching onions, and chives) are of economic importance. Bulb onions rank second only to tomatoes ……続きを見る

Latin is one of two acceptable languages for describing new plants, and taxonomists must be able to translate earlier texts in Latin. Providing a simple explanation of Latin grammar along with an in……続きを見る