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Molecular Approach To Primary Metabolism In Higher Plantsby Christine Foyer
CRC Press 1997; US$ 124.95Discusses and explains the major advances that the new technology of applying molecular genetic techniques of modifying carbon and nitrogen in plants has provided, giving insights into its applications for the benefits of agriculture, the environment and man. The text is divided into three sections, the first focusing on primary nitrogen and carbon assimilation and carbon partitioning; the second looking at compartmentation, transport and whole plant interactions; and the third to related metabolism to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of this subject. more...
Phytochemical Dictionaryby Jeffery B. Harborne; Herbert Baxter; Gerard Moss
CRC Press 1998; US$ 599.00Covers about 3000 substances from phenolics and alkaloids through carbohydrates and plant glycosides to essential oils and triterpenoids. A comprehensive and widely acclaimed reference work; essential for researchers and phytochemists. more...
Oxidative Stress in Plantsby Dirk Inze; Marc Van Montagu
CRC Press 2001; US$ 129.95Written and edited by world-leading scientists, Oxidative Stress in Plants reviews the current knowledge of the mechanisms by which various biotic and abiotic environmental stress conditions produce oxygen radicals. more...
Directory Of Plants Containing Secondary Metabolitesby J S Glasby
CRC Press 1991; US$ 319.95Interest in the potential medical use of naturally occuring chemicals in plants is increasing. This is intended to provide a comprehensive and up- to-date directory of plants and the substances found in them. It covers over 8000 plant species more...
Plant Development and Biotechnologyby Robert N. Trigiano; Dennis J. Gray
CRC Press 2004; US$ 89.95Plant Development and Biotechnology examines basic and evolved aspects of modern plant science. It analyzes how the field emerged and providing a snapshot of the field's controversial present by exploring progress being made with genetically engineered plants. Part II discusses methods for preparing media, creating solutions and dilutions, and accomplishing sterile culture work. Part II I investigates common methods for visualizing and documenting studies, and quantifying responses of tissue culture in research.The next section delivers the essential foundation of plant tissue culture, introducing the three types of commonly-used culture regeneration systems. Part V integrates propagation techniques with other methodologies for the modification... more...
Plant Reproductionby Sharman O'Neill; Jeremy A. Roberts
Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2002; US$ 203.50An overview of plant reproduction at research and professional level, from the induction of flowering to the setting of seeds. more...
Pectins and Their Manipulationby Graham B. Seymour
Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2002; US$ 165.95This volume provides, at research and professional level, an overview of our current understanding of pectin structure and its manipulation, how this relates to pectin function in growing plants, and the industrial applications of pectins. more...
Proteinby Michel McManus
Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2002; US$ 194.95This volume provides, at research and professional level, an overview of our current understanding of the significance of protein-protein interactions in plant biology. more...
Sex Determination in Plantsby C. C. Ainsworth
BIOS Scientific Publishers 1999; US$ 225.75Indispensable for all plant biologists, this is a fascinating and thorough examination of those factors which affect the sex determination of plant species, describing all of the main classes of plant with unisexual flowers hermaphrodite, monoecious and more...
Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiologyby Mohammad Pessarakli
Marcel Dekker Inc 2001; US$ 249.95This work provides coverage of discoveries in plant physiological stages and processes under both normal and stressful conditions. It emphasizes environmental factors, climatic changes, developmental stages, and growth regulators, linking crop physiology to the production of food and feed. more...









