Botany & Plant Sciences

Examining intercellular infections in certain plant species that lead to a symbiotic relationship between the host and its endophytic microbes, thi...

Diagnosis of Plant Virus Diseases presents a comprehensive summary of methods currently available for the diagnosis of plant diseases caused by vir...

Building on the success, and maintaining the format, of the best-selling Human and Nonhuman Bone Identification: A Color Atlas (ISBN: 978-1-4200-62...

Molecular Cell Biology of the Growth and Differentiation of Plant Cells encompasses cell division, cell enlargement and differentiation; which is t...

In an attempt to improve communication between disciplines in this field, we have aimed to cover what we perceive to be all relevant aspects of pho...

This publication contains the most important information acquired over the last twenty years in the area of nitrogen metabolism and envisages new s...

This book would be particularly valuable to researchers in the fields of ecology, forestry, botany, and universities and scientific forest institut...

In this fascinating book, a celebrated author rescues from the pages of history the practical experience and botanical wisdom of generations of Ame...

This texts discusses DNA replication in plants including chapters on; functional chromosomal structure, the biochemistry of DNA replication, Contro...

This book presents information on the taxonomy, chorology, and composition of species and subspecies of the plants under various divisions of the f...

This book is a comprehensive review of the genera of Cyperaceae, a family of graminoid, monocotyledonous flowering plants, found in Siberia. It pre...

This book provides a vital scientific base for the utilization and conservation of the floral resources of Siberia. It covers the data on morpholog...

Assembled by two of the most distinguished botanical and ethnological scholars in Britain, this book chronicles the medicinal uses of more than 400...

This is an illustrated directory of flowers, trees, shrubs, climbers, water plants, vegetables and herbs, with 650 photographs. It is an A-Z guide ...

Plant embryology, dealing with the regularities of initiation and the first stages of development of an organism, is now flourishing because of the...

For the half million people living in the remote mountains of Northern Thailand, survival is dependent upon the forest. This study, based on extend...

Based on a review of materials kept in the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute of St. Petersburg, Russia, this work is part of a series ex...

This book looks at significant current grassland problems and issues, and provides an insight into grassland productivity in diverse areas of the w...

Alternative systems of medicine (Ayurveda, Siddha, Homoepathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medcila Herbalism) utilizes medicinal plant...

The principal goal of allelopathy is to foster sustainable agriculture, forestry, and environment. The objective is to minimize the industrial chem...

The aim of this volume is to provide a compendium of state of the art overview chapters by leading research, from diverse scientific fields, who sh...

This crucial reference focuses on the growth of vegetation on disturbed lands, specifically the problems of plant seeding and growth and the ecolog...

An illustrated hourly guide that spotlights twenty-four flowers as they attract pollinators, resist predators, and survive on our changing planet. ...

The present work is organised such that the whole phenomenon of flowing is divided into two major steps: 1. the initiation of flower primordia and ...

Plant Biochemistry focuses on the molecular and cellular aspects of each major metabolic pathway and sets these within the context of the whole pla...

Our ambition in the organization of this book was to explore the current stus of knowledge about nucleic acids in plants. We wanted the reader to b...

The Fourth Edition of the Handbook of Photosynthesis offers a unique and comprehensive collection of topics in the field of photosynthesis, serving...

The 24th volume in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin's published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19th c...

Plants are an indispensable part of human and animal lives for nutrition and health. But pests, diseases and abiotic stress adversely affect crop y...

Extending through the Carolinas, Georgia, and eastern Tennessee, the southern Appalachian Mountains are home to a rich diversity of plant life. Thi...

The author's aim in these essays, which complement his pioneering books on natural history, has been to find out more about the different categorie...

Many wild plant names originate from early Greek, Latin or Old English and through the ages their original meanings have become misunderstood or un...

The leading American botanist of the nineteenth century, Asa Gray helped organize the main generalizations of the science of plant geography. The m...

This title explores the re-appearance of the so-called "old roses" which vanished when the first hybrid rose was cultivated in 1867. This text look...

Echinacea has emerged from the realm of folklore medicine and into the territory of valued and potentially fundamental therapy. While an understand...

A farmer cultivates genetically modified potatoes so that a customer at McDonald's half a world away can enjoy a long, golden french fry. A gardene...

Searching for Order traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds...

Drawing on the author’s extensive personal experience, Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific provides comprehensive coverage of the medicinal pl...

Although ferns were not included in Trimen?s original five-volume ?A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon?, they form a significant part of the vascular...

Malaria is a potentially life-threatening disease that affects millions worldwide, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. The recent emergence and sprea...

The discipline of mycology is a fascinating one. It has a major influence on the nutrition, health and environmental safety of mankind. Cultivation...

Tales of the botanist explorers who enriched our gardens.