Botany 4

'Should be mandatory reading ... A superb book' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN 'Fascinating, comprehensive and highly convincing' OBSERVER 'I defy anyone to read this book and not embrace a life with plants!' I……続きを見る

This volume provides updated technical approaches that have been developed to characterize monoterpene indole alkaloid metabolism in C. roseus from metabolite/gene product localization, alkaloid che……続きを見る

A fascinating look at the myths, folklore and botany behind over 70 British wildflowers. From hedgerows to meadows, wildflowers can be found throughout our green and pleasant land. In this book, jou……続きを見る

The book presents the core concepts of microbiology with a focus on applications for careers in allied health. The pedagogical features of the text make the material interesting and accessible while……続きを見る

This "amazing and wonderful book" explores the evolutionary history of photosynthesis in a grand story of how the world became the verdant place we know ( Choice). On this blue planet, long before d……続きを見る

“Fans of Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life and Suzanne Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree will enjoy Seifert’s latest... A perspective-shifting guide to our microfungal matrix.”ーKirkus Even though we……続きを見る

Oribatid mites, also called beetle or moss mites, include more than 10,000 named species representing 172 families worldwide. This book provides an identification key to the 96 families, 250 genera ……続きを見る

**An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attractedーand addictedーto them. “A magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force.” ーNeil Shubin, biology profe……続きを見る

This book presents the phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of freshwater red algae. Its content is divided into five chapters. The first chapter provides a brief history of freshwater red algal res……続きを見る

Plant diseases are a serious threat to food production. This unique volume provides the fundamental knowledge and practical use of B.subtilis as a promising biocontrol agent. In order to replace che……続きを見る

Camp's Botany by the Numbers provides a succinct, yet comprehensive walk through the plant kingdom in study outline form. Camp's Biology by the Numbers guide series provide advanced high school stud……続きを見る

横越洲際，跋涉千里， 多次深入探訪拉丁美洲亞馬遜雨林與婆羅洲祕境， 帶您認識空中的微型生態島。 森林裡的大樹上住著許多房客，這類附著在其他植物體上生長的植物為了生存，在形態與生理上演化出異於一般陸生植……続きを見る

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS Rediscover the foremost introduction to molecular photosynthesis on the market today In the comprehensively revised Third Edition of Molecular Mechanisms of Ph……続きを見る

Discover everything you need to know about biology, with the simplest most visual guide to the science of life. How do vaccines work? What is special about stem cells? How did we evolve from bacteri……続きを見る

The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in America In 1637, one Dutchman paid as mu……続きを見る

Propagating your own plants is one of the greatest joys of gardening, and instead of being intimidated, gardeners should relish this chance to create new life. In this book the best Royal Horticultu……続きを見る

Suppose you were designing a marine mammal. What would they need to live in the ocean? How would you keep them warm? What design features would allow them to dive for very long periods to extreme de……続きを見る

Plant dormancy involves synchronization of environmental cues with developmental processes to ensure plant survival; however, negative impacts of plant dormancy include pre-harvest sprouting, non-un……続きを見る

Underestimated for too long as just a shrub for cottage gardens, the hydrangea is experiencing a renaissance in floral design. Lavish and luscious, the often-giant blooms are the epitome of chic. Th……続きを見る

The sixth title in the bestselling Collins Guide series, this book covers the fungi of the British Isles, with considerable relevance for Europe and the wider temperate world. Leading mycological ar……続きを見る

Bloomsbury Green Guides are portable handbooks to the most commonly found species in Britain and Europe. Aimed at both the general reader and amateur naturalist, Green Guide Trees offers a wealth of……続きを見る

Microbial toxins are secondary metabolites that accumulate in the organism and, to a large extent, are metabolically inactive towards the organism that produces them. The discovery of penicillin, a ……続きを見る

In "The Chemistry of Plant Life," Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher intricately explores the biochemical processes that underscore plant growth and sustainability. Employing a rigorous yet accessible literary……続きを見る

'A joy to read ... mind-expanding' Book of the Week, Guardian 'A bold and brave paean to our planet's ligneous, leafy kingdom' Telegraph 'An impressive exploration and dazzling insight into the live……続きを見る

The million-copy bestseller that will transform your understanding of our planet and life itself. 'Astonishing ... it seems somehow to tip the natural world upside down' Observer 'Completely mind-bl……続きを見る

Discover the extraordinary role of plants in modern forensics, from their use as evidence in the trials of high profile murderers such as Ted Bundy to high value botanical trafficking and poaching. ……続きを見る

Plant tissue culture and advanced biotechnologies have proven to be influential tools that complement conventional breeding and accelerate development of many medicinal plants. Various approaches, s……続きを見る

Plant-parasitic and free-living nematodes are increasingly important in relation to food security, quarantine measures, ecology (including pollution studies), and research on host-parasite interacti……続きを見る

From sprawling fields of showy hillside poppies, lupines, and paintbrushes in the foothills to orchids, lilies, and primroses in the higher meadows of our national parks, the Sierra Nevada is one of……続きを見る

This book is the first comprehensive compilation of deliberations on botany, medicinal importance, genetic diversity, classical genetics and breeding, in vitro biosynthesis, somatic embryogenesis, g……続きを見る