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  • Advances in Botanical Researchby J. A. Callow

    Elsevier Science 1987; US$ 208.00

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  • Anthocyaninsby Kevin Gould; Kevin Davies; Chris Winefield

    Springer 2008; US$ 139.99

    There has been an unprecedented expansion of knowledge about anthocyanins pigments. This book covers various aspects of the biosynthesis and function of anthocyanins (and related compounds such as proanthocyanidins) in plants, and their applications in agriculture, food products, and human health. more...

  • In the Shadow of Slaveryby Judith Carney

    University of California Press 2009; US$ 50.00

    The transatlantic slave trade forced millions of Africans into bondage. Until the early nineteenth century, African slaves came to the Americas in greater numbers than Europeans. In the Shadow of Slavery provides a startling new assessment of the Atlantic slave trade and upends conventional wisdom by shifting attention from the crops slaves were... more...

  • Plants, Health and Healingby Elisabeth Hsu; Stephen Harris

    Berghahn Books 2010; US$ 58.00

    Plants have cultural histories, as their applications change over time and with place. Some plant species have affected human cultures in profound ways, such as the stimulants tea and coffee from the Old World, or coca and quinine from South America. Even though medicinal plants have always attracted considerable attention, there is surprisingly little... more...

  • Biology of Marijuanaby Emmanuel S. Onaivi

    CRC Press 2002; US$ 209.95

    An extensive reference on the biology of marijuana which describes the interaction of cannabinoids and endocannabinoids on a wide range of biological functions including movement, memory and learning, pain, emotions, endocrine functions and many more...

  • Mayo Ethnobotanyby David Yetman; Thomas Van Devender

    University of California Press 2001; US$ 55.00

    The Mayos, an indigenous people of northwestern Mexico, live in small towns spread over southern Sonora and northern Sinaloa, lands of remarkable biological diversity. Traditional Mayo knowledge is quickly being lost as this culture becomes absorbed into modern Mexico. Moreover, as big agriculture spreads into the region, the natural biodiversity of... more...

  • Elsevier's Dictionary of Herpetological and Related Terminologyby D.C. Wareham

    Elsevier Science 2005; US$ 125.95

    The dictionary is a compilation of clear, concise and informative definitions of the characteristic vocabulary commonly encountered and used by herpetologists when discussing, reading, or writing about reptiles and amphibians. It is intended for all those who have an interest in these animals, from the amateur hobbyist who may find himself faced with... more...

  • The Bamboos of the Worldby D. Ohrnberger

    Elsevier Science 1999; US$ 365.00

    Bamboos constitute one of a few select categories of plants which are taxonomically related, very rich in species and of vital economic and ecological importance. Since the early 20th century the accepted number of species of bamboos, world wide, has tripled. However, until now information was scattered through numerous, often not easily available... more...

  • Alone in Mexicoby Karl Bartolomeus Heller; Terry Rugeley; Terry Rugeley

    University of Alabama Press 2008; US$ 32.95

    This volume is the first-ever English translation of the memoirs of Karl Heller, a twenty-year-old aspiring Austrian botanist who traveled to Mexico in 1845 to collect specimens. He passed through the Caribbean, lived for a time in the mountains of Veracruz, and journeyed to Mexico City through the cities of Puebla and Cholula. After a brief residence... more...

  • Plant Propagation and Conservationby Bryan G. Bowes

    Manson Publishing Ltd 1999; US$ 48.00

    This colour atlas has been conceived to integrate the dual botanical themes of plant propagation and conservation. Various texts deal with propagation, in vivo and in vitro, and with aspects of conservation, but none marries the two themes, let alone a book which uses the concise, focused colour atlas approach. more...