Plant Breeding and Whole-System Crop Physiology: Improving Adaptation, Maturity and Yield
ISBN: 9780851992655 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Improvements in adaptation and maturity leading to greater yield are the most important criteria for the acceptance of a new crop cultivar, since it is the yield which dictates the economic value of the crop. Therefore, yield improvement is one goal of virtually every crop breeding program. Many such programs have tended to concentrate on identifying the genetic traits responsible for higher yield and selecting each of them in the later stages of the breeding cycle. However, selection for yield per se is still the most effective method, since it is a combination of traits, operating within...
Improvements in adaptation and maturity leading to greater yield are the most important criteria for the acceptance of a new crop cultivar, since it i...
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807,26 zł |
Diseases of Tropical Fruit Crops
ISBN: 9780851993904 / Angielski / Twarda / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. * Comprehensive information on diseases of the most important tropical fruit crops
* Chapters are devoted to a single or, in some cases, a related group of host plants * The history, distribution, importance, symptoms, etiology, epidemiology and management of diseases of each crop are described in detail This book offers a comprehensive review of diseases of important tropical and some subtropical fruit crops. The history, distribution, importance, etiology, epidemiology and control of diseases of each host crop are covered, along with brief summaries on the taxonomy,... * Comprehensive information on diseases of the most important tropical fruit crops
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929,29 zł |
Integrated Plant Nutrient Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
ISBN: 9780851995762 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Soil degradation and nutrient depletion have become serious threats to agricultural productivity in Africa. Soils cannot supply the quantities of nutrients required and yield levels decline rapidly once cropping commences. This book addresses these issues and includes papers from an international symposium held at Cotonou, Benin, October 9-12, 2000, organized by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria and the Department of Land Management of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. In five main parts, it marks the end of a first phase of collaborative research...
Soil degradation and nutrient depletion have become serious threats to agricultural productivity in Africa. Soils cannot supply the quantities of nutr...
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725,36 zł |
A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas and the Southern Great Plains
ISBN: 9780875653099 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Castilleja coccinea" Indian Paintbrush
SCIENTIFIC NAME: "Castilleja," for Domingo Castillejo (fl. 1781), a Spanish botanist + "coccinea," Latin for scarlet. Reference is to the color of the flowers. COMMON NAME: Indian Paintbrush, from the appearance of the flowers that resemble a brush dipped in paint. American Indians obtained dye from this plant. This typical entry from "A ""Dictionary of Common ""Wildflowers"" of Texas and the Southern Great Plains" illustrates the synthesis the book provides between scientific and common names of the plants. Intended as a companion to field... "Castilleja coccinea" Indian Paintbrush
SCIENTIFIC NAME: "Castilleja," for Domingo Castillejo (fl. 1781), a Spanish botanist + "coccinea," Latin f... |
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129,87 zł |
Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge: A Comprehensive Field Guide
ISBN: 9780875951881 / Angielski / Miękka / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As it sweeps through the Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River passes through an area of jagged cliffs and tumbling waterfalls--the Columbia Gorge. This Gorge, with its wide range of elevations and microclimates, is home to more species of flowering plants than any other region in the Pacific Northwest. Compiled by author and photographer Russ Jolley, this remarkable guide contains 744 of these plants. Each full-color photograph is accompanied by and entry listing the wildflower's common and scientific names, general habitat, blooming dates, and specific plant locations. To... As it sweeps through the Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River passes through an area of jagged cliffs and tumbling waterfalls--the Columbia Gorge.... |
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103,69 zł |
Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary
ISBN: 9780878422807 / Angielski / Miękka / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through color photographs and nontechnical descriptions, this book introduces visitors and residents alike to the abundant plant life in the land of bitterbrush and coyotes.
Through color photographs and nontechnical descriptions, this book introduces visitors and residents alike to the abundant plant life in the land of b...
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60,71 zł |
Wildflowers of Montana
ISBN: 9780878425044 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Wildflowers of Montana," the first comprehensive wildflower field guide devoted entirely to Montana, is brimming with beautiful color photographs of more than 350 plant species. Plants are conveniently arranged by common family name, with a special section on flowering shrubs. Descriptive narratives provide identifying features and give the plant's range in Montana. Schiemann notes the location and month of each photograph so interested readers can visit the author's favorite sites at blooming time. With "Wildflowers of Montana" as your guide, you'll find the rare beauty, fringecup, in...
"Wildflowers of Montana," the first comprehensive wildflower field guide devoted entirely to Montana, is brimming with beautiful color photographs of ...
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95,40 zł |
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
ISBN: 9780881927450 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Featuring more than 1240 stunning color photographs, this comprehensive field guide will remain a trusted, authoritative trailside reference for years to come. Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwestdescribes and illustrates 1220 commonly encountered species, both native and nonnative, including perennials, annuals, and shrubs. Encompassing the Pacific Northwest from southern British Columbia to northern California, from the coast to the mountains and high desert, this handy book is perfect for hikers, naturalists, native plant enthusiasts, and anyone wishing to learn about the amazingly...
Featuring more than 1240 stunning color photographs, this comprehensive field guide will remain a trusted, authoritative trailside reference for years...
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129,87 zł |
Mac's Field Guides: Northern California Wildflowers
ISBN: 9780898862881 / Angielski / Other Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two-sided plastic laminated cards developed by a teacher of marine science. Color drawings, common and scientific names, information on size and habitat.
Two-sided plastic laminated cards developed by a teacher of marine science. Color drawings, common and scientific names, information on size and habit...
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25,80 zł |
Flower Finder: A Guide to the Identification of Spring Wild Flowers and Flower Families East of the Rockies and North of the Smokies,
ISBN: 9780912550008 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pocket sized, key-style field guide for identifying spring wildflowers and flower families. Area covered is US and southern Canada, east of the Rockies and north of the Smokies.
Work through the key, answering a series of simple questions, to find the family the flower belongs to, and then the name of the individual species. Pocket sized, key-style field guide for identifying spring wildflowers and flower families. Area covered is US and southern Canada, east of the Rockie...
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25,80 zł |
Florida Wild Flowers: And Roadside Plants
ISBN: 9780960868803 / Angielski / Twarda / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Florida boasts an extremely diverse flora, ranging from tropical species in the south to Appalachian Mountain remnants in the panhandle. Florida Wild Flowers and Roadside Plants is a helpful guide to identifying 500 species of Florida plant life, including rare as well as common wild flowers and characteristic trees, shrubs, vines, and ferns. Each description includes both common and scientific names, a range map, symbols to show the season of bloom, and a useful summary code of nine key plant, leaf, and flower characters, to aid in identification. With rich color photographs and...
Florida boasts an extremely diverse flora, ranging from tropical species in the south to Appalachian Mountain remnants in the panhandle. Florida Wi...
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173,24 zł |
Wildflowers of the Llano Estacado
ISBN: 9780961710200 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Suitable for the expert and lay person alike, this book contains more than 100 beautiful color photographs with accompanying descriptions.
Suitable for the expert and lay person alike, this book contains more than 100 beautiful color photographs with accompanying descriptions.
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56,15 zł |
The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
ISBN: 9780976626602 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A guide to 32 of the best and most common edible wild plants in North America, with detailed information on how to identify them, where they are found, how and when they are harvested, which parts are used, how they are prepared, as well as their culinary use, ecology, conservation, and cultural history. A guide to 32 of the best and most common edible wild plants in North America, with detailed information on how to identify them, where they are fo... |
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121,20 zł |
Major Fungal Diseases of Rice: Recent Advances
ISBN: 9781402000508 / Angielski / Twarda / 365 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Major Fungal Diseases of Rice: Recent Advances provides a comprehensive overview of latest research in rice fungal pathology. There are 25 chapters dealing with the blast, sheath blight, sheath rot, brown spot and scald diseases of rice as well as some broader topics.
The book covers recent progress in a number of key fundamental aspects such as pathogenicity, pathogen diversity, molecular characterisation, gene cloning, genetics of host resistance and host-pathogen interactions. It also presents the current status and perspectives in strategic and applied areas such as... Major Fungal Diseases of Rice: Recent Advances provides a comprehensive overview of latest research in rice fungal pathology. There are 25 ch...
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574,29 zł |
The Dahlia Primer
ISBN: 9781425758783 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book was written to remove the cloud of mystique that has always surrounded the dahlia. The Dahlia Primer introduces the dahlia its history, its parts, and its forms/types, and varieties, to those gardeners who like to experience the old and the new in horticulture. With its 15 plus different forms/types, six sizes of blooms ranging from two inches to twelve plus. There are thousands of ways this beautiful flower will give the gardener much pleasure whether grown for the home or for show. The writer's wish is that, after reading this book, you will go out and buy a dahlia tuber or two or...
This book was written to remove the cloud of mystique that has always surrounded the dahlia. The Dahlia Primer introduces the dahlia its history, its ...
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43,37 zł |
In Vitro Plant Breeding
ISBN: 9781560229087 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Create improved crops with these techniques for plant cell culture This comprehensive book presents the basic concepts and applied techniques of plant cell and tissue culture. More and more, commercial plant breeding and development employs these methods to protect crops from weather, pests, and disease. Covering the history of in vitro breeding as well as emerging research trends, In Vitro Plant Breeding offers specific techniques for crop improvement and breeding. Designed as a text for undergraduate students, In Vitro Plant Breeding presents the theory of tissue culture...
Create improved crops with these techniques for plant cell culture This comprehensive book presents the basic concepts and applied technique...
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165,93 zł |
Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Dicotyledons
ISBN: 9783540419662 / Angielski / Twarda / 547 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants represents the first comprehensive taxonomic treatment of succulents in thirty years. It covers over 9000 taxa of all succulents except Cactaceae.
The volume on dicotyledonous families embraces succulents from 47 families and 161 genera, further 8 families are shortly mentioned. Thus, a total of over 2000 species and 500 infraspecific taxa are covered. The families Didiereaceae, Fouquieriaceae and Nolanaceae are treated in their entirety - Portulacaceae with nearly all species. Euphorbia, with some 700 species, is the largest genus described.... The Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants represents the first comprehensive taxonomic treatment of succulents in thirty years. It covers over 9000...
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1340,05 zł |
Wild Flowers of South China and Hong Kong, Part 2: Around the Year
ISBN: 9789627286028 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a collection of watercolour paintings of some of the wild flowers of Hong Kong. It illustrates and describes a small part of the great wealth of plant life that flourishes on the four hundred square miles of land that lie within the borders of this territory. The plants are arranged according to the month of the year in which they are most usually to be seen in flower.
This is a collection of watercolour paintings of some of the wild flowers of Hong Kong. It illustrates and describes a small part of the great wealth ...
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106,47 zł |
Wildflowers of Ohio, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780253219510 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the past decade, Wildflowers of Ohio has become the standard for field identification in Ohio, used by both college biology students and wildflower enthusiasts alike. This second edition marks the 10th anniversary of Robert L. Henn's popular guide. It has been expanded to include more than 300 species of wildflowers arranged by color and taxonomy, each with a thorough description of characteristics, habitat, distribution, and human uses. Henn includes a glossary, diagrams of flower parts and leaf arrangements, and a succinct, informative introduction. Designed for durability, the... Over the past decade, Wildflowers of Ohio has become the standard for field identification in Ohio, used by both college biology students and wildf... |
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104,08 zł |
Population Biology of Grasses
ISBN: 9780521052351 / Angielski / Miękka / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A synthesis of how grass populations interact with their environment and undergo evolutionary changes over time.
A synthesis of how grass populations interact with their environment and undergo evolutionary changes over time.
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268,30 zł |