Plant Reproduction & Propagation

Under ongoing climate change, natural and cultivated habitats of major food crops are being continuously disturbed. Such condition accelerates to i...

Under ongoing climate change, natural and cultivated habitats of major food crops are being continuously disturbed. Such condition accelerates to i...

Sustainable food production is vital to ensure food and nutritional security to growing human population. Recently, there has been a shift in agric...

This monograph provides a comprehensive review of many aspects of current interest and progress on mutation research on vegetatively propagated orn...

This monograph provides a comprehensive review of many aspects of current interest and progress on mutation research on vegetatively propagated orn...

It is likely that Plant genetic resources will become the essential methods manual to facilitate their international exchange and local disseminati...

Natural resources and associated biological diversity provide the basis of livelihood for humans, particularly in rural areas and mountain regions ...

This volume presents detailed reviews on biochemistry, classical genetics and traditional breeding, germplasm diversity, molecular genetics, tissue...

This book provides an overview of the state of our understanding regarding the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds from plant and microbial sources...

This book provides information on the applications of lignocellulosic wastes, aquatic weeds, algal biomass and microbes in biofuel production, clim...

Agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges including climate change, declining arable land, and a growing global population. To meet the increa...

This book addresses the literature gap by providing both theoretical foundations and practical insights into in vitro plant secondary metabolite pr...

Orchids account for a large share of global floriculture trade both as cut flowers and as potted plants, and are estimated to comprise around 10% o...

First published in 1985: This book presents a comprehensive survey of progress and current knowledge of those biochemical processes with greater po...

This collection of essays looks at sexuality and reproduction from an evolutionary perspective. Covering experimental discoveries as well as theore...

This edited book focuses on various research topics and constraints over the seaweed sectors sustainable development. Seaweed potentially contribut...

This is the first comprehensive listing of Amazon fruits from an ethnobotanical perspective. This detailed book covers 50 botanical families, 207 s...

This book offers a comprehensive guide to discovering, assessing, and utilizing consortia of beneficial microbes for crop protection and enhanced c...

The volume stands out for its principal focus on photosynthetic improvement yet supports this focus by providing essential basic background that al...

This book provides a concise overview of the Apocynaceae plant family, focusing on its morphology, diversity, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, an...

Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the...

This contributed volume discusses the impact of bioenergy on the environment and economy. The book contents include contributions on themes, such a...

As per the reports of FAO, the human population will rise to 9 billion by the end of 2050 and 70% of more food must be produced over the next three...

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of microalgal cultivation methods and optimization of astaxanthin production for various applications, in...

This book aims to present the latest advances in the application of plant biotechnology and molecular biology in disease management. Among these, m...

This edited book deals with medicinal plants (herbs and trees) used in critical diseases which contain a rich resource of bioactive compounds that ...

  This edited book covers various bioinoculants for sustainable crop production under the changing global climate. The book envisages a compilatio...

Genomic Applications for Crop Breeding: Abiotic Stress, Quality and Yield Improvement is the second of two volumes looking at the latest advances i...

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and mol...

Genomic Applications for Crop Breeding: Biotic Stress is the first of two volumes looking at the latest advances in genomic applications to crop br...

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and mol...

This contributed volume provides a comprehensive, in-depth and subject-based reviews on the current status of active ingredients, sustainable use, ...

Plant breeders have long sought technologies to extend human control over nature. Early in the twentieth century, this led some to experiment with ...

In this second edition, the book has been thoroughly revised eliminating errors and changing some of the contents in the light of recent developmen...

Temperate fruits include stone/drupe fruits (such as peach), pome fruits (such as apple) and berries (such as strawberries). Like other crops, cult...

Thirty years ago, in vitro propagation was a new technique for producing plants, and Lydiane Kytes Plants from Test Tubes became the standard work ...

Essential reading for all studying horticulture and keen gardeners. This clear introduction to the principles underlying the practical applications...

Irrigation has been used for thousands of years to maximize the performance, efficiency and profitability of crops and it is a science that is cons...

From their ability to use energy from sunlight to make their own food, to combating attacks from diseases and predators, plants have evolved an ama...

Reproduction is a fundamental feature of life, it is the way life persists across the ages. This book offers new, wider vistas on this fundamental ...

Development of transgenic crop plants, their utilization for improved agriculture, health, ecology and environment and their socio-political impact...

Most of the plant breeding programs aim to increase yield, disease and insect resistance, abiotic stress tolerance and to improve quality character...

This book offers effective, low-cost and user-friendly protocols for the pre-field selection of salt-tolerant mutants in cereal crops. It presents ...

This book offers low-cost and rapid molecular assays for the characterization of mutant plant germplasm. Detailed protocols are provided for the de...