Botany & Plant Sciences

This book provides new research in the study on seed banks. Chapter One begins with an overview of seed bank research in Central European grassland...

Traditional societies have always exploited edible wild plants to provide an adequate level of nutrition. These plant resources play a significant ...

The use of medicinal plants or natural products increased in the last decades all over the world. One of the most popular herbal plants is Ginkgo b...

Curcumin, the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, is obtained from the ground rhisomes of Curcuma longa L. Curcumin is a hy...

The current presence of plant species in a particular area is explained by a series of events and processes of a diverse nature -- mainly geologica...

Jasmonic acid (JA) is an essential phytohormone for plant development and stress response. It not only acts as the regulatory molecule in root elon...

The International Year of Pulses celebrated in 2016 magnified the public focus and consumer perception on human health, environmental aspects, crop...

Acacia: Characteristics, Distribution and Uses opens with a chapter describing the wood of A. melanoxylon grown in Portugal in view of determining ...

In Solanaceae: Cultivation, Nutrition and Health, the authors first set out to demonstrate how utilization of soil amendments in agricultural syste...

Identification of the Larger Fungi is ecologically biased in order to emphasize a rather neglected aspect of the higher fungi. The book is arranged...

Cactaceae is a botanical family composed of arborescent, shrub, climbing, globose, discoid or epiphytic species, being almost all endemic to the Am...

The ever-increasing human population, rapid development of industries and human introduction of different xenobiotic compounds have contaminated th...

An innovative book in the agricultural field. The leaf of the betel vine has a vast array of health and medicinal properties for multiple applicati...

Diterpenoids are chemical compounds containing 20 carbon atoms and belong to the terpenoid class. They derive from geranylgeraniol, a C20 precursor...

Botany is a forerunning field of study that could address the foremost disputes facing humanity in the 21st century; coupled with the development o...

Animal Explorers is a wonderful picture book series that will inspire all budding travellers and explorers to follow their dreams. ...

This handbook compiles comprehensive reference information on sweeteners for academic researchers and professionals. It discusses both natural as w...

At once delicate, exotic, and elegant, orchids are beloved for their singular, instantly recognizable beauty. Found in nearly every climate, the ma...