Botany & plant sciences
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Botany & plant sciences
Paperback. Plants seldom figure in the grand narratives of war, peace, or even everyday life, yet they are often at the center of high intrigue. In the 18th century, epic scientific voyages were sponsored by European imperial powers to explore the natural riches of the New World and uncover the botanical secrets of its people. This work covers this topic. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025684
- ISBN
- 9780674025684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.45
€ 47.99
€ 39.45
Hardcover. This companion volume to Siri von Reis's previous exploration of ethnobotanical notes in the Harvard herbaria brings to light a new array of plants with drug or food potential, offering wide-ranging possible applications for pharmacologists, chemists, botanists, and even anthropologists. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMG; PST; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674617650
- ISBN
- 9780674617650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.58€ 46.33
€ 50.58
€ 46.33
Hardback. The three main missions of any organism - growing, reproducing, and surviving - depend on encounters with food and mates, and on avoiding encounters with predators. This book offers a mechanistic approach to the study of ocean ecology by exploring biological interactions in plankton at the individual level. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 halftones. 71 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSTS; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134222
- ISBN
- 9780691134222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.29€ 48.87
€ 63.29
€ 48.87
Hardback. Southern Asia is a vast and ecologically diverse region that extends from the deserts of Afghanistan to the rainforests of Thailand, and is home to a marvelously rich palm flora. This title deals with the 43 genera and 352 species of palms and rattans that occur in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, and Myanmar. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 200 pages, 256 color illus. 16 line illus. 336 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134499
- ISBN
- 9780691134499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.83€ 90.42
€ 120.83
€ 90.42
Paperback. Ecology is capturing the popular imagination like never before, with issues such as climate change, species extinctions, and habitat destruction becoming ever more prominent. This title provides an accessible mathematical foundation for the advances in ecology. It introduces students to the key literature in the field. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 halftone. 129 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160313
- ISBN
- 9780691160313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.31€ 65.49
€ 86.31
€ 65.49
Hardback. Series: Comstock books. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 black and white photos, 44 drawings. BIC Classification: PSTP; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801431166
- ISBN
- 9780801431166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.78
€ 116.78
Hardcover. Contains the global sorghum and millet pathology community's decennial summary of diseases and work in progress based primarily on contributions to the Third Global Conference on Sorghum and Millets Diseases in September 2000, sponsored by INTSORMIL, ICRISAT, and INIFAP. Editor(s): Leslie, John F. Num Pages: 504 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; PSTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 195 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813803890
- ISBN
- 9780813803890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.64
€ 243.64
Hardcover. * Provides a unique contribution to our understanding and vision for the sustainable use of bio-based material * Explores the many facets of the plant cell wall * Chapters written by an international body of researchers. Editor(s): Stokke, Douglas D.; Groom, Leslie H. Num Pages: 274 pages, 167. BIC Classification: PSF; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813804392
- ISBN
- 9780813804392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.06
€ 246.06
Hardcover. Offers comprehensive coverage of various tendrillate lianas of Costa Rica and most of the tendrillate lianas of Central America. This book is suitable for tropical botanists, forestry scientists, ecologists, biologists, and horticulturalists. Num Pages: 182 pages, 181. BIC Classification: 1KLC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 17. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813807584
- ISBN
- 9780813807584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Hardcover. * Completely up-to-date coverage of plant desiccation research * Chapters contributed by leading international scientists * Discusses possible applications of desiccation research to economically important agricultural crops. Editor(s): Jenks, Matthew A.; Wood, Andrew J. Num Pages: 340 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 26. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813812632
- ISBN
- 9780813812632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 293.20
€ 293.20
Hardcover. Weed Biology and Climate Change will provide a synthesis of what is known regarding the probable impact of environmental change on weed biology. Chapters will look at impacts of weed biology on agriculture, invasive species that limit ecological diversity and weeds that serve as health risks. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PST; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813814179
- ISBN
- 9780813814179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.49
€ 196.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813815268
- ISBN
- 9780813815268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.20
€ 97.20
Hardcover. * Thorough coverage of plant nitrogen acquisition within larger ecological community * Sections explore plant interactions with a wide variety of organisms ranging soil microbes to arthropods * Valuable source of information for plant scientists, crop scientists, and ecologists . Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSB; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813816494
- ISBN
- 9780813816494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.73
€ 255.73
Hardcover. This text presents a theory for utilizing diploid and functionally diploid species in applying Mendelian genetics to improve genetic material in plant breeding programmes. It should be useful reading to students of quantitative genetics and professionals in plant or animal breeding. Num Pages: 421 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSTL; PSVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813820118
- ISBN
- 9780813820118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.03
€ 219.03
Hardcover. Toxic Plants of North America, Second Edition is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference for both wild and cultivated toxic plants on the North American continent. Num Pages: 1390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 225 x 57. Weight in Grams: 3578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 1390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813820347
- ISBN
- 9780813820347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 350.19
€ 350.19
Hardcover. A comprehensive and mechanistic perspective on fruit ripening, emphasizing commonalities and differences between fruit groups and ripening processes. Fruits are an essential part of the human diet and contain important phytochemicals that provide protection against heart disease and cancers. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TCBG; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813820392
- ISBN
- 9780813820392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.71
€ 226.71
Hardcover. Thoroughly covers genetic and genomics research in weedy and invasive plants Identifies future areas of research necessary to managing weedy and invasive species Applies advances in genomics to these specific plants Written by an international team of experts in the field. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813822884
- ISBN
- 9780813822884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 282.32
€ 282.32
Hardcover. Tropisms, the defined vectorial stimuli, such as gravity, light, touch, humidity gradients, ions, oxygen, and temperature, which provide guidance for plant organ growth, is a rapidly growing and changing field. The last few years have witnessed a true renaissance in the analysis of tropisms. Editor(s): Gilroy, Simon; Masson, Patrick. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50. BIC Classification: PSF; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813823232
- ISBN
- 9780813823232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 302.86
€ 302.86
Hardcover. describes general characteristics of perennial weeds, distinguishing between simple and creeping perennials explainshow simple and creeping perennial weeds propagate and spread presents general means of perennial weed control. Num Pages: 228 pages, 67 illustrations, maps, glossary, index. BIC Classification: PST; TVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813825205
- ISBN
- 9780813825205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.25
€ 79.25
Hardcover. * Details the study of structures and processes involved in sexual reproduction in plants * Focuses on economically important species * Presents research and hypotheses with the added benefit of definition of technical terms. Num Pages: 224 pages, 280 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813827476
- ISBN
- 9780813827476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.27
€ 166.27