The European Garden Flora is the definitive manual for the accurate identification of cultivated ornamental plants and has been designed to meet the highest scientific standards. The vocabulary has nevertheless been kept as uncomplicated as possible so that the work is fully accessible to the informed nurseryman, gardener and landscape architect, as well as to the professional botanist. Although based on Europe, the work is intended to serve as a reference on plants cultivated throughout the world. Comprehensive keys are provided at the level of family, genus and species and line diagrams are included to illustrate important diagnostic features of critical taxa. Reference is made to useful illustrations and taxonomic accounts, and a small amount of guidance on cultivation is provided for many genera.

Plant Physiology and Development incorporates the latest advances in plant biology, making Plant Physiology the most authoritative and widely used upper-division plant biology textbook. Up to date, comprehensive, and meticulously illustrated, the improved integration of developmental material throughout the text ensures that Plant Physiology and Development provides the best educational foundation possible for the next generation of plant biologists.This new, updated edition includes current information to improve understanding while maintaining the core structure of the book. Figures have been revised and simplified wherever possible. To eliminate redundancy, stomatal function (Chapter 10 in the previous edition) has been reassigned to other chapters. In addition, a series of feature boxes related to climate change are also included in this edition.An enhanced ebook with embedded self-assessment, Web Topics and Web Essays and Study Questions is available with this edition.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge about wattles a large clade of over 1000 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Acacia most of which are native to Australia It examines the biology ecology evolution and biogeography of wattles in their native ranges including the evolutionary forces that have driven past speciation and adaptation to diverse environments the conservation status uses and human perceptions of these species It considers the different histories of the introductions and proliferation of wattles as alien species in different parts of the world since c 1850 the Anthropocene situated within relevant political socio economic and scientific contexts together with an analysis of how awareness of their impacts as invasive species has changed over time Differences in the dynamics and trends associated with the introduction naturalization and invasion of wattles in different parts of the world are reviewed The book also synthesizes the global distribution of wattles using diverse data sources alongside trends patterns and projections of global uses of wattles It discusses the genetics biotic interactions and ecological economic and social impacts of invasive wattles The first comprehensive global synthesi

Agronomic crops have been used to provide foods, beverages, fodders, fuels, medicines and industrial raw materials since the dawn of human civilization. Today, agronomic crops are being cultivated by employing scientific methods instead of traditional methods. However, in the current era of climate change, agronomic crops are subjected to various environmental stresses, which results in substantial yield loss. To meet the food demands of the ever-increasing global population, new technologies and management practices are being adopted to boost yield and maintain productivity under both normal and adverse conditions. Scientists are now exploring a variety of approaches to the sustainable production of agronomic crops, including varietal development, soil management, nutrient and water management, pest management, etc. Researchers have also made remarkable progress in developing stress tolerance in crops through different approaches. However, achieving optimal production to meet the increasing food demand is an open challenge. Although there have been numerous publications on the above-mentioned problems, and despite the extensive research being conducted on them, there is hardly any comprehensive book available. In response, this book offers a timely resource, addressing all aspects of production technologies, management practices and stress tolerance in agronomic crops in a single volume.

The Maris Nostri Novus Atlas project was carried out by two archaeobotanists, Dr Diego Sabato and Dr Leonor Peña-Chocarro, researchers at the Archaeobiology Laboratory of the Institute of History which is part of the CSIC (Spanish National Research Counci

Interactions between plants and animals are incredibly diverse and complex and span terrestrial, atmospheric and aquatic environments. The last decade has seen the emergence of a vast quantity of data on the subject and there is now a perceived need among both teachers and undergraduate students for a new textbook that incorporates the numerous recent advances made in the field. The book is intended for use by advanced level undergraduate and beginning graduate students, taking related courses in wider ecology degree programmes.

Una obra concebida como la mejor herramienta científica, técnica y divulgativa y, por ello, de una gran utilidad para el amplio abanico de profesionales que realizan su actividad profesional o lúdica (viveristas, gestores de espacios protegidos, investigadores, deportistas, ecoturistas, …), en las múltiples actividades de gestión, formación, investigación y turismo sostenible que hoy se desarrolla en Andalucía.

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 the foundations for plant biotechnology by outlining the biological aspects including gene structure and expression, and the basic procedures in plant biotechnology of genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics and proteomics. It then focuses on a discussion of the impacts of biotechnology on plant breeding technologies and germplasm sustainability. The role of biotechnology in the improvement of agricultural traits, production of industrial products and pharmaceuticals as well as biomaterials and biomass provide a historical perspective and a look to the future. Sections addressing intellectual property rights and sociological and food safety issues round out the holistic discussion of this important topic.

Esta es una de las obras magnas de la Botánica española, donde a lo largo de sus seis volúmenes se contienen las plantas de la Península de España que el autor pudo ver y recoger, desde el Ferrol hasta Orán, desde el Rosellón hasta Tuy y de los Pirineos a Extremadura. La obra se compuso bajo el sistema de Tournefourt y posee una gran cantidad de ilustraciones de las plantas y flores a las que se hace referencia.