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The smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller that will transform your understanding of our planet and life itself.
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature's processes.
In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake takes us on a mind-altering journey into their spectacular world, and reveals how these extraordinary organisms transform our understanding of our planet and life itself.
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Gerard's Herball
(Hardcover)
John Gerard; Edited by Marcus Woodward
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R809
R758
Discovery Miles 7 580
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Plant Receptor-like Kinases: Role in Development and Stress
presents the latest research in receptor-like kinases (RLKs), a
class of development and defense-response proteins in plants. As
one of the largest protein families, with roles ranging from growth
and development to stress response, RLKs are involved in every
aspect of the plant life cycle, including growth and development,
reproduction, and immunity. Development of high throughput
sequencing technology has improved the identification and
characterization of numerous gene families in plants in the recent
years, allowing researchers to identify and characterize numerous
RLK sub-families in model plant species and agro-economically
important crop plants like rice, wheat, sorghum, tomatoes, and
more. This book provides foundational knowledge on the
classification of RLKs, their mechanism of action and their roles
in the plant life cycle, as well as the most up-to-date advances in
the applications of RLKs. It is an essential read for researchers
interested in plant signaling and plant genomics.
In modern days, crop improvement is a multidisciplinary division of
agriculture. In this book, entitled, "Breeding, Biotechnology and
Seed Production of Field Crops", emphasis has been given on
principles, methods and practices in plant breeding, biotechnology
in crop improvement and seed production of field crops. The book
has been written for all sections of learners, educators and
staff-members of seed industries. Particular importance has been
underlined for postgraduate students who specialize in plant
breeding and seed science. Each of the book has been designed as
per the recommended of syllabus of Indian Council of Agricultural
Research for the postgraduate students of various Agricultural
Universities in our country. This book has been divided into two
major parts- i) Principles of crop breeding and ii) Methods and
practices of crop improvement and seed production of individual
field crop. The book contains total of 18 chapteFirst three s are
related to shed light on the basic-principles and remaining s deal
with methods and practices of individual crop for improvement and
seed production. We hope that the book will be ready to lend a hand
to the advanced undergraduate students doing plant breeding in
elective, postgraduate students who opted plant breeding, teachers,
researchers and staff-members of private seed companies of this
field of specialization.
Current Applications, Approaches and Potential Perspectives for
Hemp: Crop Management, Industrial Usages, and Functional Purposes
presents the latest in the rapidly growing interest for hemp
cultivation and its sustainable applications for humans. This book
gathers research and review chapters that analyze research trends
and current agricultural issues. It then proposes alternative
solutions and describes current and future applications for this
raw material. This book will be extremely beneficial for
researchers, academics, policymakers, technicians and other
stakeholders interested in this crop development and its
applications. Cannabis sativa is considered as a proper and
alternative crop because of its wide range of applications and
marketability, especially when developed for biomedical
applications. Thus, many producers and technicians are trying to
find relevant information about this crop development and usages in
order to be considered viable in the future.
Role of Chitosan and Chitosan-Based Nanomaterials in Plant Sciences
explores the physiological, morphological, biochemical and
molecular regulation of chitosan and chitosan-based nanoparticles
in plants in normal conditions, as well as during different
stresses, and their probable mechanism of operation in the
tolerance mechanism. The book stimulates further research in the
field of chitosan and will foster further interests for
researchers, academicians and scientists worldwide. Nanotechnology
is being used widely in all disciplines of science and technology,
including plant sciences. Chitosan has widely been reported as a
beneficial organic compound for the growth and developments of
plants and it plays a protective role for the plants against
abiotic and biotic stresses. Yet there are very few books available
that deal exclusively with Chitosan and Chitosan based
nanoparticles impacts on plants respectively.
Metals and Metalloids in Soil-Plant-Water Systems: Phytophysiology
and Remediation Techniques examines the impact of metal/metalloid
contamination on the plant lifecycle, along with microbes present
in soil. Highlighting uptake and translocation, the book also
examines antioxidant, photosynthesis and growth characteristics of
plants grown in metal contaminated soil. Beginning with an
introduction to different sources of soil and water pollution,
chapters assess the environmental cytotoxicity pollution impact on
plants, as well as how the generation of reactive oxygen and
nitrogen species in plant tissues is affected. The book also
discusses various soil remediation methodologies, including the
potential applications of metal oxidizing microbes and
nanomaterials. This is an essential resource for researchers and
students interested in plant physiology, soil science,
environmental science and agriculture.
Mendel's groundbreaking paper, which laid the foundation for
further research upon heritage and genetics, is published here
complete with the original illustrations and charts. When Mendel
released this paper in 1865, it was after years of rigorous study
and comparison in plant specimens and their offspring. His
conclusion that variant traits were hereditary and could be
determined, with a good degree of accuracy, through probability
analysis were revolutionary in natural science at the time.
Mendel's assertions regarding acquired characteristics,
demonstrated through the comparison of peas and their seeds, would
spark great interest in the nature and mechanisms behind heredity
between generations of organisms. Seeking to gain high quality
results, Mendel prefaces his explanations by noting that he
artificially fertilized the plants described in the work.
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