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Author : Luis Enrique Eguiarte,Jim Leebens-Mack,Karolina Heyduk
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889711017
Author : Howard Scott Gentry
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816523959
New in paperback Spring 2004, this is an indispensable guide to agaves. The uses of agaves are as many as the arts of man have found it convenient to devise. At least two races of man have invaded Agaveland during the last ten to fifteen thousand years, where, with the help of agaves, they contrived several successive civilizations. The region of greatest use development is Mesoamerica. Here the great genetic diversity in a genus rich in use potential came into the hands of several peoples who developed the main agricultural center of the Americas. Perhaps, as the Aztec legends suggest, it was the animals that first showed man the edibility of agave. Evolution in use ranges all the way from the coincidental and spurious, through tool and food-drink subsistence with mystical overlay, to the practical specialties of modem industry and art. The historic period of agave will be outlined here as briefly as that complicated development will allow.
Author : J. Esteban Hernández Bermejo,J. León
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251032173
About neglected crops of the American continent. Published in collaboration with the Botanical Garden of Cord�ba (Spain) as part of the Etnobot�nica92 Programme (Andalusia, 1992)
Author : David L. Hawksworth,Alan T. Bull
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402064449
Original studies address key aspects of the conservation and biodiversity of plants. Articles are all peer-reviewed primary research papers, contributed by leading biodiversity researchers from around the world. Collectively, these articles provide a snapshot of the major issues and activities in global plant conservation. Many of the articles can serve as excellent case studies for courses in ecology, restoration, biodiversity, and conservation.
Author : Tod F. Stuessy,Daniel J. Crawford,Patricio López-Sepúlveda,Eduardo A. Ruiz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107180079
This book provides a comprehensive view of the origin and evolution of the plants of an entire oceanic archipelago.
Author : Sara Oldfield,IUCN/SSC Cactus and Succulent Specialist Group
Publisher : World Conservation Union
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831703905
Found in a variety of forms, cacti and other succulents have elicited widespread interest and tremendous popularity worldwide. Although the subject of a certain amount of debate, about 10,000 species are recognized as belonging to the succulent group. Of these, an estimated 2,000 are threatened with global extinction in the wild and many more are regionally or nationally threatened mainly due to habitat destruction and collection for international trade.This Action Plan brings together from around the world current information on population status, threats and conservation of this particularly important group of plants. Prepared with conservationists, scientists, governments, protected area managers and grant-awarding bodies in mind, it suggests priorities for action and encourages collaboration among interested parties at all levels.
Author : Howard Scott Gentry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Agavaceae
ISBN : UIUC:30112019254785
Set includes revised editions of some issues.
Author : Peter A. Edde
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128196991
Field Crop Arthropod Pests of Economic Importance presents detailed descriptions of the biology and ecology of important arthropod pest of selected global field crops. Standard management options for insect pest control on crops include biological, non-chemical, and chemical approaches. However, because agricultural crops face a wide range of insect pests throughout the year, it can prove difficult to find a simple solution to insect pest control in many, if not most, cropping systems. A whole-farm or integrated pest management approach combines cultural, natural, and chemical controls to maintain insect pest populations below levels that cause economic damage to the crop. This practice requires accurate species identification and thorough knowledge of the biology and ecology of the target organism. Integration and effective use of various control components is often enhanced when the target organism is correctly identified, and its biology and ecology are known. This book provides a key resource toward that identification and understanding. Students and professionals in agronomy, insect detection and survey, and economic entomology will find the book a valuable learning aid and resource tool. Includes insect synonyms, common names, and geographic distribution Provides information on natural enemies Is thoroughly referenced for future research
Author : Pilar Irisarri,Juan Imperial,Fernando Alfredo Lattanzi,Jorge Monza,Jose Palacios,Juan Sanjuan,Julie Grossman
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889740444
Author : J. Bastow Wilson,Andrew D. Q. Agnew,Stephen H. Roxburgh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108482219
Provides a comprehensive review of the role of species interactions in the process of plant community assembly.
Author : Satish Kumar Verma,James Francis White, Jr
Publisher : Springer
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030105044
This book focuses on the importance and roles of seed microbiomes in sustainable agriculture by exploring the diversity of microbes vectored on and within seeds of both cultivated and non-cultivated plants. It provides essential insights into how seeds can be adapted to enhance microbiome vectoring, how damaged seed microbiomes can be assembled again and how seed microbiomes can be conserved. Plant seeds carry not only embryos and nutrients to fuel early seedling growth, but also microbes that modulate development, soil nutrient acquisition, and defense against pathogens and other stressors. Many of these microbes (bacteria and fungi) become endophytic, entering into the tissues of plants, and typically exist within plants without inducing negative effects. Although they have been reported in all plants examined to date, the extent to which plants rely on seed vectored microbiomes to enhance seedling competitiveness and survival is largely unappreciated. How microbes function to increase the fitness of seedlings is also little understood. The book is a unique and important resource for researchers and students in microbial ecology and biotechnology. Further, it appeals to applied academic and industrial agriculturists interested in increasing crop health and yield.
Author : Klaus Winter,J.Andrew C. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642790607
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) represents one of the best-studied metabolic examples of an ecological adaptation to environmental stress. Well over 5 % of all vascular plant species engage in this water-conserving photosynthetic pathway. Intensified research activities over the last 10 years have led to major advances in understanding the biology of CAM plants. New areas of research reviewed in detail in this book include regulation of gene expression and the molecular basis of CAM, the ecophysiology of CAM plants from tropical environments, the productivity of agronomically important cacti and agaves, the ecophysiology of CAM in submerged aquatic plants, and the taxonomic diversity and evolutionary origins of CAM.
Author : Rafael Lira,Alejandro Casas,José Blancas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461466697
This book reviews the history, current state of knowledge, and different research approaches and techniques of studies on interactions between humans and plants in an important area of agriculture and ongoing plant domestication: Mesoamerica. Leading scholars and key research groups in Mexico discuss essential topics as well as contributions from international research groups that have conducted studies on ethnobotany and domestication of plants in the region. Such a convocation will produce an interesting discussion about future investigation and conservation of regional human cultures, genetic resources, and cultural and ecological processes that are critical for global sustainability.
Author : Richard Frankham,Jonathan D. Ballou,David Anthony Briscoe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 9780521878470
This impressive author team brings the wealth of advances in conservation genetics into the new edition of this introductory text, including new chapters on population genomics and genetic issues in introduced and invasive species. They continue the strong learning features for students - main points in the margin, chapter summaries, vital support with the mathematics, and further reading - and now guide the reader to software and databases. Many new references reflect the expansion of this field. With examples from mammals, birds ...
Author : Godfrey M. Hewitt,Andrew W.B. Johnston,J.Peter W. Young
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642839627
Taxonomy is fundamental to understanding the variety of life forms, and exciting expansions in molecular biology are re- volutionising the obtained data. This volume reviews the ma- jor molecular biological techniques that are applied in ta- xonomy. The chapters are arranged in three main sections:1) Overviews of important topics in molecular taxonomy; 2) Case studies of the successful application of molecular methods to taxonomic and evolutionary questions; 3) Protocols for a range of generally applicable methods. The described techni- ques include DNA-DNA hybridization, DNA fingerprinting, RFLP analysis, and PCR sequencing.
