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  • Plant Breeding For Stress Environments

    by Abraham Blum ...
    This publication opens with the inevitable introduction, moves on to the present traditional approach to breeding for yield stability, and then enumerates a detailed discussion of the physiological approach to breeding for resistance to specific stresses. Not all environmental stresses are covered, omitting those for which little can be said today on practical breeding solutions. ... Read more

    $394.99 CAD

  • Plant Breeding for Water-Limited Environments

    by Abraham Blum ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This volume will be the only existing single-authored book offering a science-based breeder’s manual directed at breeding for water-limited environments. Plant breeding is characterized by the need to integrate information from diverse disciplines towards the development and delivery of a product defines as a new cultivar. Conventional breeding draws information from disciplines such as genetics, ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding

    Edited by Henry T. Nguyen, Abraham Blum ...
    � Global demand for wheat, rice, corn, and other essential grains is expected to steadily rise over the next twenty years. Meeting this demand by increasing production through increased land use is not very likely; and while better crop management may make a marginal difference, most agriculture experts agree that this anticipated deficit must be m ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

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    A Plant's-Eye View of the World

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    The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in AmericaIn 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant ... Read more

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  • Native Grasses

    Identification Handbook for Temperate Australia

    by Meredith Mitchell ...
    Native Grasses: Identification Handbook for Temperate Australia is an easy-to-use tool for identifying some of the most common native grasses in temperate Australia. The text describes 17 species in detail, covering general features as well as specific distinguishing features. Full-colour photographs of the whole plant, as well as close-ups of significant parts of the plants such as the seedhead, ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Teaming with Nutrients

    The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition

    by Jeff Lowenfels ...
    “Gets deep into the weeds, so to speak, of the microscopic architecture of plants and the biochemical processes at play.” —Washington PostMost gardeners realize that plants need to be fed, but many of us know little about the nature of the science involved. In Teaming with Nutrients, Jeff Lowenfels explains the basics of plant nutrition from an organic gardener’s perspective. In his trademark down ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • A Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica

    by Margaret Gargiullo ...
    At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts one of the widest varieties of plants in the wold, with habitats ranging from tidal mangrove swamps, and lowland rainforests, to dry tropical evergreen and deciduous forests. Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica is a must-have reference guide for beginner and expert naturalists alike. It provides a thorough survey of more than 850 plant ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • The Tree Identification Book

    by George W. Symonds, Stephen V. Chelminski ...
    The classic easy-reference field guide with more than 1500 photographs: "An almost foolproof practical reference book." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)This useful book for botanists, horticulturists, and nature lovers is made up of two parts: Pictorial Keys and Master Pages. The Keys are designed for easy visual comparison of details that look alike, narrowing the identification of a tree to one ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology

    Current Methods in Fungal Biology

    Edited by Vijai Kumar Gupta, Maria G. Tuohy, Manimaran Ayyachamy, Kevin M. Turner, Anthonia O’Donovan ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology presents the latest techniques in fungal biology. This book analyzes information derived through real experiments, and focuses on cutting edge techniques in the field. The book comprises 57 chapters contributed from internationally recognised scientists and researchers. Experts in the field have provided up-to-date protocols covering a range of frequently ... Read more

    $268.99 CAD

  • Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture

    Prospects for the 21st Century

    Edited by Arie Altman, Paul Michael Hasegawa ...
    As the oldest and largest human intervention in nature, the science of agriculture is one of the most intensely studied practices. From manipulation of plant gene structure to the use of plants for bioenergy, biotechnology interventions in plant and agricultural science have been rapidly developing over the past ten years with immense forward leaps on an annual basis. This book begins by laying ... Read more

    $183.19 CAD

  • Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose Crop for Several Industrial Applications

    New insights from the Biokenaf Project

    Edited by Andrea Monti, Efthimia Alexopoulou ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Natural plant fibers fibres are being increasingly used in manufacturing industrial products because of their renewable and biodegradable natures. Kenaf is an annual bast fibre crop that can provide fibres for several industrial applications (composites, insulation mats, absorbents, bedding material, etc.) as well as raw material for energy exploitation (solid biofuels). Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Plant Cell Biology

    From Astronomy to Zoology

    by Randy O. Wayne ...
    Plant Cell Biology is a semester long course for undergraduates and graduate students which integrates mathematics and physics, two years of chemistry, genetics, biochemistry and evolution disciplines. Having taught this course for over ten years, the author uses his expertise to relate the background established in plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD