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Here is an original and exciting new look at the fascinating natural world of plants. Stunning, real-life photographs of flowers, fruits, seeds, leaves and more offer a unique 'eyewitness' view of the...

The proteome comprises all protein species resulting from gene expression in a cell, organelle, tissue or organism. By definition, proteomics aims to identify and characterise the expression pattern, ...

In order to manage, use and conserve plants, we need to improve communication of useful information about them. For this, accurate identification using field guides is important. This book provides po...

In this, the latest in the "People and Plants" series, plant conservation is described in the context of livelihoods and development, and ways of balancing the conservation of plant diversity with the...

The fourth edition of this established text returns better than ever to provide plant science students with a fresh, colourful textbook, suitable for a variety of academic levels. New contributing aut...

Mitochondria are critical organelles in the metabolic regulation of all eukaryotic organisms. Knowledge of their biochemistry and molecular biology in plants has been fuelled over recent years by the ...

The root system is a vital part of the plant and therefore understanding roots and their functioning is key to agricultural, plant and soil scientists. In Plant Roots Professor Peter Gregory brings to...

This fifth edition of the classic textbook in plant pathology outlines how to recognize, treat, and prevent plant diseases. It provides extensice coverage of abiotic, fungal, viral, bacterial,nematode...

Lectins are natural products found mainly in plants. Their properties are examined in this book.

First published in 1991. Nutrition is a major environmental factor in regulating plant growth, and is therefore of significant practical concern to agriculturalists and ecologists. In order to achieve...

Written by subject experts, this book provides an indispensible overview of all aspects of plant-parasitic nematodes. It begins by reviewing the basic structure and classification of nematodes, their ...

Plant Biochemistry is an invaluable companion for any second or third year undergraduate student. It is also an ideal reference text for graduates and researchers. Biochemistry is placed within the co...

The cytoskeleton is a key intracellular structure governing relevant processes such as cell division, growth, molecule trafficking, response to internal and external signals, and others. The ambitious...

"Plant & Soil Science: Fundamentals and Applications" leads the learner through four major sections, Introduction to Plants, Fundamentals of Soil Science, Fundamentals of Plant Growth and Propagation,...

Plant Cell Biology is a semester-long course for undergraduates and graduate students that integrates mathematics and physics, two years of chemistry, genetics, biochemistry and evolution disciplines....

Volume 72 is wholly dedicated to the topic of plant hormones. Although "Vitamins and Hormones" is normally dedicated to mammalian hormone action, this volume is unique to plants and their actions thro...

Detailed, colorful illustrations and simple language bring the reader through plant reproduction, seed dispersal, pollen transference, and seed germination. "An appealing presentation of basic science...

An understanding of plant diversity at both the genome and phenome level is important for both biodiversity conservation and plant breeding. Recent advances in genomics have also resulted in a growth ...

An exploration of the world of plants, with stunning full-colour photography, explaining how plants are essential to life on earth, how they grow and survive, and the features that make them unique. P...

Plant Microtechnique and Microscopy surpases all previously written manuals by providing an in-depth coverage of the field of microtechnique. The traditional paraffin method is covered in explicit ste...

Plant growth is regulated by developmental programmes that can be modified by environmental cues acting through endogenous signaling molecules including plant hormones. This volume provides an overvie...

The conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources is of increasing importance globally. "Plant Conservation Genetics" addresses this issue by providing an extensive overview of this emer...

This revision of the now classic Esau's Plant Anatomy offers a completely updated review of the structure, function, and development of meristems, cells, and tissues of the plant body. The text follow...

Over the past decade, our understanding of plant adaptation to environmental stress has grown considerably. This book focuses on stress caused by the inanimate components of the environment associated...

Plants provide the food and the oxygen needed to sustain all animal life. Without them, there would be no life on Earth. Plants grow almost everywhere - from sandy beaches to dark forests, and from hi...

Fully revised and expanded, Plant-Environment Interactions, Third Edition leverages recent research at the cellular and molecular level to provide unparalleled insight concerning the most important an...

This book provides a broad overview of solute transport in plants. It first determines what solutes are present in plants and what roles they play. The physical bases of ion and water movement are co...

Addresses key issues in current food plant safety practicesPresents information for the creation and design of an effective food sanitation plantProvides a practical approach and specific application ...

Plants have been successfully selectively bred for thousands of years, culminating in incredible yields, quality, resistance and so on that we see in our modern day crops and ornamental plants. In rec...

This handbook introduces engineers, project and construction managers, and senior technicians to a methodology for the management of quality on a process plant construction site. The eleven chapters o...