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Greenhouse Gardening for Beginners - Your Ultimate and Complete Guide to Learn How to Create a DIY Container Gardening and Grow... Greenhouse Gardening for Beginners - Your Ultimate and Complete Guide to Learn How to Create a DIY Container Gardening and Grow Vegetables at Home and How to Manage a Miniature Indoor Greenhouse. (Paperback)
Marc Spencer
R712 R578 Discovery Miles 5 780 Save R134 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How-To Hydroponics - The Complete Guide to Easily Build Your Sustainable Gardening System at Home. Learn the Secrets of... How-To Hydroponics - The Complete Guide to Easily Build Your Sustainable Gardening System at Home. Learn the Secrets of Hydroponics and Boost Your Gardening Skills (Paperback)
Sebastian Moore
R581 R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Save R111 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cellular and Molecular Phytotoxicity of Heavy Metals (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Mohammad Faisal, Quaiser Saquib, Abdulrahman A.... Cellular and Molecular Phytotoxicity of Heavy Metals (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Mohammad Faisal, Quaiser Saquib, Abdulrahman A. Alatar, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy
R4,431 Discovery Miles 44 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Plant growth and development is closely dependent on the plant environment, including the wide-spread presence of organic and inorganic xenobiotics and pollutants. Currently, heavy metals are the most common inorganic environmental pollutants and they have pronounced effects and consequences not only for plants, but also for the ecosystem in which the plants form an integral component. It has been suggested that these contaminants accumulate in agricultural crops, thus entering the food chain and posing a significant health risk. Plants growing in polluted sites exhibit altered metabolism, reduced growth, and decreased biomass production. These pollutants adhere to plant roots and exert physical or chemical toxicity and subsequently cell death in plants. Yet, plants have developed various defence mechanisms to counteract the toxicity induced by heavy metals. Only detailed study of the processes and mechanisms would allow researchers and students to understand the interactions, responses, and adaptations of plants to these pollutants; however, there are several unresolved issues and challenges regarding the interaction and biological effects of heavy metals. Therefore, this volume provides relevant, state-of-the-art findings on environmental phytotoxicity and the mechanisms of such interactions at the cellular and molecular levels. This volume consists of chapters on relevant topics contributed by different experts or group of experts so as to make available a comprehensive treatise designed to provide an in-depth analysis of heavy metals phytotoxicity. This book may serve as a reference to scientists, researchers and students in the fields of toxicology, environmental toxicology, phytotoxicology, plant biology, plant physiology, plant biochemistry and plant molecular biology, and especially those interested in heavy metals toxicology.

CONTAINER GARDENING for Beginners - An Easy Guide to Grow Fresh Organic Vegetables and Ornamental Plants in Pots and Tiny... CONTAINER GARDENING for Beginners - An Easy Guide to Grow Fresh Organic Vegetables and Ornamental Plants in Pots and Tiny Spaces (Paperback)
Hannah Roses
R680 R550 Discovery Miles 5 500 Save R130 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
CONTAINER GARDENING for Beginners - An Easy Guide to Grow Fresh Organic Vegetables and Ornamental Plants in Pots and Tiny... CONTAINER GARDENING for Beginners - An Easy Guide to Grow Fresh Organic Vegetables and Ornamental Plants in Pots and Tiny Spaces (Hardcover)
Hannah Roses
R828 R676 Discovery Miles 6 760 Save R152 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Raised Bed Gardening - An Easy Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables with Your Thriving Raised Bed Garden Month by Month... Raised Bed Gardening - An Easy Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables with Your Thriving Raised Bed Garden Month by Month (Paperback)
Hannah Roses
R677 R547 Discovery Miles 5 470 Save R130 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Raised Bed Gardening - An Easy Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables with Your Thriving Raised Bed Garden Month by Month... Raised Bed Gardening - An Easy Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables with Your Thriving Raised Bed Garden Month by Month (Hardcover)
Hannah Roses
R917 R739 Discovery Miles 7 390 Save R178 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Protein Phosphatases and Stress Management in Plants - Functional Genomic Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Girdhar K.... Protein Phosphatases and Stress Management in Plants - Functional Genomic Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Girdhar K. Pandey
R4,411 Discovery Miles 44 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The regulation of the phosphorylation/dephosphorylation process, resulting in "cellular switches" that monitor normal plant physiology, growth and development, has immense potential in crop systems. With much of the information in the nascent stages, coming largely from Arabidopsis and rice particularly, the use of cell biology, genetic screens, biochemical approaches aided by an omics approach should help unravel the detail functional information available about signaling pathways in plants. The regulation could be exploited to develop crop varieties better equipped to handle changing environments and enhance agricultural productivity. In the post-genomic era, one of the major challenges is investigation and understanding of multiple genes and gene families regulating a particular physiological and developmental aspect of plant life cycle. One of the important physiological processes is regulation of stress response, which leads to adaptation or adjustment in response to adverse stimuli. With the holistic understanding of the signaling pathways involving phosphatases, one gene family or multiple genes or gene families, plant biologist can lay a foundation for designing and generating future crops, which can withstand the higher degree of environmental stresses. Especially abiotic stresses, which are the major cause of crop loss throughout the world without losing crop yield and productivity. This book incorporates the contributions from leading plant biologists in the field of stress-mediated dephosphorylation by phosphatases as an important task to elucidate the aspects of stress signaling by functional genomic approaches.

Sucking Pests of Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Omkar Sucking Pests of Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Omkar
R6,488 Discovery Miles 64 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sucking pests are most notorious group of pests for agricultural crops. Unlike most pests with chewing mouth parts, sucking pests cause more severe damage to the crops and are complex to get identified until advanced stages of infection. Not only is this late detection detrimental to their effective control, sucking pests also often cause fungal growth and virus transmission. The book emphasizes on sucking pests of most major crops of India. It aims to reflect Indian scenario before the international readership. This book complies comprehensive information on sucking pests of crops and brings the attention of the readers to this multiple damage causing insect complex. The chapters are contributed by highly experienced Indigenous experts from Universities & ICAR institutes, and book collates useful content for students and young researchers in plant pathology, entomology and agriculture.

CONTAINER GARDENING for Beginners - An Easy Guide to Grow Fresh Organic Vegetables and Ornamental Plants in Pots and Tiny... CONTAINER GARDENING for Beginners - An Easy Guide to Grow Fresh Organic Vegetables and Ornamental Plants in Pots and Tiny Spaces (Hardcover)
Hannah Roses
R920 R742 Discovery Miles 7 420 Save R178 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Management of Phytonematodes: Recent Advances and Future Challenges (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Rizwan Ali Ansari, Rose Rizvi,... Management of Phytonematodes: Recent Advances and Future Challenges (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Rizwan Ali Ansari, Rose Rizvi, Irshad Mahmood
R7,145 Discovery Miles 71 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book illustrates the currently available strategies for managing phytonematodes. It discusses the latest findings on plant-pathogen-microbiome interactions and their impacts on ecosystems, and provides extensive information on the application of microorganisms in the sustainable management of phytonematodes. This is followed by an in-depth discussion of the application of potential strains of biocontrol fungi, endophytes and actinomycetes to enhance plants' ability to fend off phytonematode attacks, leading to improved plant health. In conclusion, the book addresses new aspects like the biofabrication of nanoparticles and their application in plant disease management, and presents an extensive list for further reading.

Nanotechnology for Food, Agriculture, and Environment (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Devarajan Thangadurai, Jeyabalan Sangeetha,... Nanotechnology for Food, Agriculture, and Environment (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Devarajan Thangadurai, Jeyabalan Sangeetha, Ramprasad
R4,417 Discovery Miles 44 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nanotechnology progresses its concerts and suitability by improving its effectiveness, security and also reducing the impact and risk. Various chapters in this book are written by eminent scientists and prominent researchers in the field of nanotechnology across the world. This book is focused to put emerging techniques forward using nanoparticles for safe and nutritional food production, protecting crops from pests, increasing nutritional value and providing solutions for various environmental issues. The outcome of this book creates a path for wide usage of nanoparticles in food, agriculture and the environment fields. This book has clear and simple illustrations, tables and case studies to understand the content even by non-experts. This book especially deals with the nanotechnology for controlling plant pathogens, food packaging and preservation, agricultural productivity, waste water treatment and bioenergy production. Hence, this book can be adopted and used by many researchers and academicians in the fields of food, agriculture, environment and nanotechnology for catering the needs of sustainable future. The salient features of this book are * Describes nanotechnology as an interdisciplinary and emerging field in life sciences* Useful for researchers in the cutting edge life science related fields of nanoscience, nanobiology and nanotechnology* Deal with various problems in food, agriculture and environmental sector for sustainable solutions through the application of nanotechnology* Supported with illustrations in color, tables and case studies (wherever applicable), and * Contributed and well written by nanotechnology experts from across various disciplines

Humiriaceae (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Ghillean T. Prance Humiriaceae (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Ghillean T. Prance
R3,652 Discovery Miles 36 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a comprehensive monograph of the family Humiraceae. It includes information on economic botany, conservation, phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic history, ecology, cytology, anatomy, and phytochemistry, among other topics. This volume is illustrated with line drawings, black and white photographs, and distribution maps. It was written by the world-leading authority on this plant group and contains a total of eight genera, 65 species, and 15 infraspecific taxa, with two new species described. This work is volume 123 in the Flora Neotropica book series (Lawrence M. Kelly, Editor-in-Chief). Flora Neotropica volumes provide taxonomic treatments of plant groups or families growing in the Americas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Crop Protection Under Changing Climate (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Khawar Jabran, Singarayer Florentine, Bhagirath Singh Chauhan Crop Protection Under Changing Climate (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Khawar Jabran, Singarayer Florentine, Bhagirath Singh Chauhan
R4,353 Discovery Miles 43 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book addresses the impact of important climatic changes on plant pests (including weeds, diseases and insect pests), and their interactions with crop plants. Anthropogenic activities have seriously impacted the global climate. As a result, carbon dioxide (CO2) and temperature levels of the earth are on a continuous rise. The global temperature is expected to increase by a 3 DegreesC or more by the end of this century. The CO2 concentration was below 300 parts per million (ppm) before the start of the industrial era; however, recently it has exceeded 400 ppm. This is highest ever in human history. Other than global warming and elevated CO2 concentrations, anthropogenic activities have also disturbed the global water cycle, ultimately, impacting the quantity and distribution of rainfall. This has resulted in drought conditions in many parts of the world. Global warming, elevated CO2 concentration and drought are considered the most important recent climatic changes that are impacting global ecosystems and human societies. Among other impacts, the effects of climatic changes on pests, pest-crop interactions and pest control are important with relevance to global food security, and hence require immediate attention by plant scientists. This book discusses innovative and the most effective pest control methods under an environment of changing climate and elaborates on the impact of drought on plant pests and their control.

If You're a Tomato, I'll Ketchup With You - Tomato Gardening Tips and Tricks (Paperback): Rosefiend Cordell If You're a Tomato, I'll Ketchup With You - Tomato Gardening Tips and Tricks (Paperback)
Rosefiend Cordell
R425 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R78 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes for Sustainable Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Heba I.... Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes for Sustainable Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Heba I. Mohamed, Hossam El-Din Saad El-Beltagi, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam
R5,274 Discovery Miles 52 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Abiotic and biotic stress factors, including drought, salinity, waterlog, temperature extremes, mineral nutrients, heavy metals, plant diseases, nematodes, viruses, and diseases, adversely affect growth as well as yield of crop plants worldwide. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM) are receiving increasing attention from agronomists and environmentalists as candidates to develop an effective, eco-friendly, and sustainable alternative to conventional agricultural (e.g., chemical fertilizers and pesticide) and remediation (e.g., chelators-enhanced phytoremediation) methods employed to deal with climate change-induced stresses. Recent studies have shown that plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), rhizobia, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), cyanobacteria have great potentials in the management of various agricultural and environmental problems. This book provides current research of biofertilizers and the role of microorganisms in plant health, with specific emphasis on the mitigating strategies to combat plant stresses.

Aquatic Plants & Plant Diseases - Types, Characteristics & Management (Hardcover): Kandikere R Sridhar Aquatic Plants & Plant Diseases - Types, Characteristics & Management (Hardcover)
Kandikere R Sridhar
R2,778 Discovery Miles 27 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book, the authors gather and present topical research in the study of aquatic plants and plant disease. Topics discussed include the diagnosis and treatment of Sharka disease; the biology of the aquatic plant Wolffia arrhiza (Lemnaceae); the bioactive metabolites of plant herbivores and species immunity for preventing infectious diseases in plants, animals and humans.

Selenium Supplementation in Horticultural Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Alzbeta Hegedusova, Ondrej Hegedus, Silvia Jakabova,... Selenium Supplementation in Horticultural Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Alzbeta Hegedusova, Ondrej Hegedus, Silvia Jakabova, Alena Andrejiova, Miroslav Slosar, …
R4,128 Discovery Miles 41 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Selenium plays a significant role in preventing certain types of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The level of Selenium in the human body depends on its concentration in food. In turn, the content in vegetable crops is a function of the soil-plant system. There are many countries in the world with low Selenium content in the soil. The average daily human intake is thus limited through food chain. Analysis of Selenium status suggests that fortification of the soil substrate with Sodium Selenate, and foliar application to agricultural crops are both effective means of Selenium enrichment. Our intention for this publication is to present the possibilities of augmenting Selenium content by biofortification of soils and plants through differentiated nutrition. In the first part of the monograph, the results of Selenium supplementation in model vegetation experiments are presented. The next part of the monograph presents the results of foliar supplementation of Selenium in field conditions. This book is an outstanding reference source for plant breeders and researchers engaged in biofortification of horticulture crops. It is also beneficial to agricultural companies and other stakeholders.

Growing Marijuana - The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide On How to Grow Marijuana Indoors & Outdoors, Produce Mind-Blowing Weed, and... Growing Marijuana - The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide On How to Grow Marijuana Indoors & Outdoors, Produce Mind-Blowing Weed, and Even Start a Profitable Long-Term Legal Business. (Paperback)
Tom Cruz
R854 R695 Discovery Miles 6 950 Save R159 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Growing Marijuana - The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide On How to Grow Marijuana Indoors & Outdoors, Produce Mind-Blowing Weed, and... Growing Marijuana - The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide On How to Grow Marijuana Indoors & Outdoors, Produce Mind-Blowing Weed, and Even Start a Profitable Long-Term Legal Business. (Hardcover)
Tom Cruz
R1,003 R812 Discovery Miles 8 120 Save R191 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Plant Responses to Nanomaterials - Recent Interventions, and Physiological and Biochemical Responses (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021):... Plant Responses to Nanomaterials - Recent Interventions, and Physiological and Biochemical Responses (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Vijay Pratap Singh, Samiksha Singh, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi, Sheo Mohan Prasad, Devendra Kumar Chauhan
R4,674 Discovery Miles 46 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The population of the world continues to increase at an alarming rate. The trouble linked with overpopulation ranges from food and water scarcity to inadequacy of space for organisms. Overpopulation is also linked with several other demographic hazards, for instance, population blooming will not only result in exhaustion of natural repositories, but it will also induce intense pressure on the world economy. Today nanotechnology is often discussed as a key discipline of research but it has positive and negative aspects. Also, due to industrialization and ever-increasing population, nano-pollution has been an emerging topic among scientists for investigation and debate. Nanotechnology measures any substance on a macromolecular scale, molecular scale, and even atomic scale. More importantly, nanotechnology deals with the manipulation and control of any matter at the dimension of a single nanometer. Nanotechnology and nanoparticles (NPs) play important roles in sustainable development and environmental challenges as well. NPs possess both harmful and beneficial effects on the environment and its harboring components, such as microbes, plants, and humans. There are many beneficial impacts exerted by nanoparticles, however, including their role in the management of waste water and soil treatment, cosmetics, food packaging, agriculture, biomedicines, pharmaceuticals, renewable energies, and environmental remedies. Conversely, NPs also show some toxic effects on microbes, plants, as well as human beings. It has been reported that use of nanotechnological products leads to the more accumulation of NPs in soil and aquatic ecosystems, which may be detrimental for living organisms. Further, toxic effects of NPs on microbes, invertebrates, and aquatic organisms including algae, has been measured. Scientists have also reported on the negative impact of NPs on plants by discussing the delivery of NPs in plants. Additionally, scientists have also showed that NPs interact with plant cells, which results in alterations in growth, biological function, gene expression, and development. Thus, there has been much investigated and reported on NPs and plant interactions in the last decade. This book discusses the most recent work on NPs and plant interaction, which should be useful for scientists working in nanotechnology across a wide variety of disciplines.

How-To Raise Chickens - Everything You Need to Know to Start Raising Chickens Right in Your Own Backyard (Paperback): Gabriel... How-To Raise Chickens - Everything You Need to Know to Start Raising Chickens Right in Your Own Backyard (Paperback)
Gabriel Harris
R748 R610 Discovery Miles 6 100 Save R138 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Indoor Vegetable Gardening - Improve your Skills to Grow Up Vegetables at Home. Urban Gardening for Beginners Using Kitchens,... Indoor Vegetable Gardening - Improve your Skills to Grow Up Vegetables at Home. Urban Gardening for Beginners Using Kitchens, Backyards, and Other Indoor Opportunities. (Hardcover)
Sebastian Moore
R947 R769 Discovery Miles 7 690 Save R178 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Microbial Biotechnology in Crop Protection (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Manoj Kaushal, Ramprasad Microbial Biotechnology in Crop Protection (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Manoj Kaushal, Ramprasad
R6,447 Discovery Miles 64 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited volume is a comprehensive account of plant diseases and insect pests, plant protection and management for various crops using microbial and biotechnological approaches. The book elucidates the role of biotechnology for the enhancement of crop productivity and management of bacterial and fungal diseases via eco-friendly methods. It discusses crop-pest/ pathogen interaction and utilizing this interaction in a beneficial and sustainable way. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, plant scientists and plant pathologists. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences.

Fungi in Fuel Biotechnology (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Gholamreza Salehi Jouzani, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo Fungi in Fuel Biotechnology (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Gholamreza Salehi Jouzani, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo
R4,174 Discovery Miles 41 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Due to the huge quantity and diverse nature of their metabolic pathways, fungi have great potential to be used for the production of different biofuels such as bioethanol, biobutanol, and biodiesel. This book presents recent advances, as well as challenges and promises, of fungal applications in biofuel production, subsequently discussing plant pathogenic fungi for bioethanol and biodiesel production, including their mechanisms of action. Additionally, this book reviews biofuel production using plant endophytic fungi, wood-rotting fungi, fungal biocontrol agents, and gut fungi, and it investigates highly efficient fungi for biofuel production and process design in fungal-based biofuel production systems. Finally, life cycle assessment of fungal-based biofuel production systems are discussed in this volume.

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