Shape And Form In Plants And Fungi

Author : David S. Ingram,Andrew Hudson
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : MINN:31951D01273578R

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Shape and Form in Plants and Fungi by David S. Ingram,Andrew Hudson Pdf

Shape may be regarded as the external contour of an organism, while form describes the three-dimensional arrangement of the component parts. These are distinct yet interdependent concepts, and both are a consequence of development. The forces and processes which determine shape and form in plants and fungi have fascinated botanists and mycologists for centuries; theories abound, yet real understanding remains elusive. The authors in this volume address these matters from a wide variety of different standpoints. The contributions are not an attempt to cover the entire field, but rather a collection likely to stimulate new thought and intellectual excitement. The strength of the volume lies in its diversity of approach and philosophy. Some important themes arise: the creative tension between the holistic and reductionist approaches to analysis of shape and form; the paucity of information on the internal messages and forces which link genome and phenotype; and the potential of research with unicellular plants and with fungi, where the relative simplicity of the systems for study and the increasing availability of the appropriate analytical tools should lead to major advances in understanding. This volume will prove invaluable as a basis for discussion between plant scientists, ecologists and evolutionary biologists at all levels.

Author : George M. Briggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1942341822

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Inanimate Life by George M. Briggs Pdf

Author : Ross McKenzie
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 977 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486313877

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Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria by Ross McKenzie Pdf

Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria is the first full-colour, comprehensive guide to the major natural threats to health in Australia affecting domestic and native animals and humans. The overriding aim of the book is to prevent poisoning, as there are few effective treatments available, particularly in domestic animals. The species have been chosen because of their capacity to threaten life or damage important organs, their relative abundance or wide distribution in native and naturalised Australian flora, or because of their extensive cultivation as crops, pastures or in gardens. These include flowering plants, ferns and cone-bearing plants, macrofungi, ergot fungi and cyanobacteria. The plant species are grouped by life form such as herbs, grasses and sedges, shrubs, trees, and for flowering plants by flower type and colour for ease of identification. Species described have colour photographs, distribution maps and notes on confusing species, habitats, toxins, animals affected, conditions of poisoning, clinical signs and symptoms, post mortem changes, therapy, prevention and control. Symbols are used for quick reference to poisoning duration and available ways of managing poisoning. As further aids to understanding, poisoning hot-spots are highlighted and the book lists plants under the headings of animals affected and organs affected. A Digest gives brief details for all poisonous species in Australia. This book is written in a straightforward style making it accessible to a wide audience including farmers, veterinarians, agricultural advisors, gardeners, horticulturists, botanists and park rangers, medical practitioners and paramedics, teachers, parents and pet owners. First published in 2012 as a hardback and made available in eBook format in 2020.

Author : Janet B. Andreasen,Lee-Anne Spalding,Lee-Anne T. Spalding,Enrique Ortiz
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780544313538

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FTCE Elementary Education K-6 by Janet B. Andreasen,Lee-Anne Spalding,Lee-Anne T. Spalding,Enrique Ortiz Pdf

This 2nd Edition of CliffsNotes FTCE Elementary Education K-6 test prep captures the recent changes to this Florida teacher certification test that would-be elementary school teachers must pass in order to be teacher-certified in Florida.

Author : Merlin Sheldrake
Publisher : Random House
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780525510338

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Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “brilliant [and] entrancing” (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi—the great connectors of the living world—and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the power to heal our bodies, expand our minds, and help us address our most urgent environmental problems. “Grand and dizzying in how thoroughly it recalibrates our understanding of the natural world.”—Ed Yong, author of An Immense World ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Time, BBC Science Focus, The Daily Mail, Geographical, The Times, The Telegraph, New Statesman, London Evening Standard, Science Friday When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. In the first edition of this mind-bending book, Sheldrake introduced us to this mysterious but massively diverse kingdom of life. This exquisitely designed volume, abridged from the original, features more than one hundred full-color images that bring the spectacular variety, strangeness, and beauty of fungi to life as never before. Fungi throw our concepts of individuality and even intelligence into question. They are metabolic masters, earth makers, and key players in most of life’s processes. They can change our minds, heal our bodies, and even help us remediate environmental disaster. By examining fungi on their own terms, Sheldrake reveals how these extraordinary organisms—and our relationships with them—are changing our understanding of how life works. Winner of the Wainwright Prize, the Royal Society Science Book Prize, and the Guild of Food Writers Award • Shortlisted for the British Book Award • Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize

Author : Elizabeth Gall,Noureddine Benkeblia
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000755251

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Mycoagroecology by Elizabeth Gall,Noureddine Benkeblia Pdf

- This text provides unique perspective on the historical social, political, and economic factors that created the current, flawed industrial agricultural system, providing justification for the proposed philosophy of mycoagroecology. - Nine introductory chapters equip readers of diverse backgrounds with the broad knowledge required to start implementing mycoagroecology. - All concepts are considered through a lens of sustainable management, encouraging the multifaceted approach needed to manage future agroecosystems. - This multidisciplinary text includes chapters contributed by experts from several fields, including forest ecology, horticultural science, mycology, pest management, and plant pathology. - The text incorporates issues, examples, and techniques from all over the world and includes techniques for both industrial and small-scale farming, encouraging international adoption of mycoagroecology. - Key terms are defined in-text and the language is approachable to include readers who speak English as a secondary academic language.

Author : Harold Charles Bold,Constantine John Alexopoulos,Theodore Delevoryas
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015001908691

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Morphology of Plants and Fungi by Harold Charles Bold,Constantine John Alexopoulos,Theodore Delevoryas Pdf

Author : John Dighton,James White,Peter Oudemans
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1028 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1992-06-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 082478605X

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The Fungal Community by John Dighton,James White,Peter Oudemans Pdf

Entirely rewritten and updated throughout, this Second Edition maintains and enhances the features of the first edition. The Fungal Community, Second Edition continues to cover the entire spectrum of fungal ecology, from studies of individual fungal populations to the functional role of fungi at the ecosystem level, and to present mycological ecology as a rational, organized body of knowledge.;Acting as a bridge between mycological data and ecological theory, The Fungal Community, Second Edition offers such new features as an emphasis on the nonequilibrium perspective, including the impact of habitat disturbance and environmental stress; more information on the ecological genetics of fungal populations; a chapter on the fitness of genetically altered fungi when released into the environment; an examination of fungal morphological and physiological adaptations from the evolutionary ecologist's point-of-view; an explication of the effect of fungi and insect interactions on fungal community structure and decomposition processes; a section on the importance of fungi in determining patterns of plant community development; and a chapter on modeling fungal contributions to decomposition and nutrient cycling in ecosystems.;With over 3700 references, The Fungal Community, Second Edition is a resource for mycologists; microbial ecologists; microbiologists; geneticists; virologists; plant pathologists; cell and molecular biologists; biotechnologists; soil, forest, and environmental scientists; and graduate-level students in these disciplines.

Author : J. W. Deacon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118685075

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Fungal Biology by J. W. Deacon Pdf

Visit the accompanying website from the author at www.blackwellpublishing.com/deacon. Fungal Biology is the fully updated new edition of this undergraduate text, covering all major areas of fungal biology and providing insights into many topical areas. Provides insights into many topical areas such as fungal ultrastructure and the mechanisms of fungal growth, important fungal metabolites and the molecular techniques used to study fungal populations. Focuses on the interactions of fungi that form the basis for developing biological control agents, with several commercial examples of the control of insect pests and plant diseases. Emphasises the functional biology of fungi, with examples from recent research. Includes a clear illustrative account of the features and significance of the main fungal groups.

Author : Ronald Ede
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : WISC:89031409758

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The Principles of Agriculture by Ronald Ede Pdf

Author : Sergio Saia,Jan Jansa
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889744992

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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: The Bridge between Plants, Soils, and Humans by Sergio Saia,Jan Jansa Pdf

Author : Charles R. Lane,Paul A. Beales,Kelvin J.D. Hughes
Publisher : CABI
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781800620551

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Fungal Plant Pathogens, 2nd Edition by Charles R. Lane,Paul A. Beales,Kelvin J.D. Hughes Pdf

This substantially updated edition now in full colour provides key techniques used when working with fungal and fungal-like plant pathogens. As a practical manual it also deals with disease recognition, detection and identification of fungi, plus methods to characterise and curate fungi and handle them under quarantine and quality assurance systems. Fungal Plant Pathogens: Applied Techniques, 2nd edition provides a valuable guide to investigating fungal plant diseases and interpreting laboratory findings for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, extension plant pathologists, consultants and advisers in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, and the food supply chain.

Author : Thomas R. Horton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401773959

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Mycorrhizal Networks by Thomas R. Horton Pdf

The last 25 years have seen significant advances in our understanding of the mycorrhizal fungi that colonize most of the world’s plants, and the mycorrhizal networks that form and extend into the soil beyond plant roots. In addition to a thorough review of recent research on mycorrhizal networks, this book provides readers with alternative perspectives. The book is organized into three sections: Network Structure, Nutrient Dynamics, and the Mutualism-Parasitism Continuum. Chapter 1 addresses the specificity of ectomycorrhizal symbionts and its role in plant communities, and provides an updated list of terms and definitions. Chapter 2 explores interactions between symbionts in mycorrhizal fungi networks, as well as interactions between fungal individuals. The second section of the book begins with the examination in Chapter 3 of extramatrical mycelium (mycelia beyond the root tips) in ectomycorrhizal fungi, focused on carbon and nitrogen. Chapter 4 reviews the influence of mycorrhizal networks on outcomes of plant competition in arbuscular mycorrhizal plant communities. Chapter 5 discusses nutrient movement between plants through networks with a focus on the magnitude, fate and importance of mycorrhiza-derived nutrients in ectomycorrhizal plants. Section 3 opens with a review of research on the role of ectomycorrhizal networks on seedling establishment in a primary successional habitat, in Chapter 6. The focus of Chapter 7 is on facilitation and antagonism in arbuscular mycorrhizal networks. Chapter 8 explores the unique networking dynamic of Alnus, which differs from most ectomycorrhizal plant hosts in forming isolated networks with little direct connections to networks of other host species in a forest. Chapter 9 argues that most experiments have not adequately tested the role of mycorrhizal networks on plant community dynamics, and suggests more tests to rule out alternative hypotheses to carbon movement between plants, especially those that include experimental manipulations of the mycorrhizal networks. Plant ecologists have accumulated a rich body of knowledge regarding nutrient acquisition by plants. The editor proposes that research indicating that mycorrhizal fungi compete for nutrients, which are then delivered to multiple hosts through mycorrhizal networks, represents an important new paradigm for plant ecologists.

Author : Michael J. Carlile,Sarah C. Watkinson,G. W. Gooday
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780127384467

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The Fungi by Michael J. Carlile,Sarah C. Watkinson,G. W. Gooday Pdf

This new edition of The Fungi provides a comprehensive introduction to the importance of fungi in the natural world and in practical applications, from a microbiological perspective.

Author : Zhenbiao Yang
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444302394

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Annual Plant Reviews, Intracellular Signaling in Plants by Zhenbiao Yang Pdf

Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 33 Intracellular Signaling in Plants An intriguing and important question in our understanding of plantdevelopmental programming and responses to the environment is whatkinds of strategies and mechanisms plant cells use for thetransmission and the integration of various developmental andenvironmental signals. This book provides insight into thisfundamental question in plant biology. Intracellular Signaling in Plants is an excellent new addition tothe increasingly well-known and respected Annual Plant Reviews andoffers the reader: * Chapters prepared by an esteemed team of internationalauthors * A consistent and well-illustrated approach to the subjectmatter * An invaluable resource for all researchers and professionals inplant biochemistry and biology This important volume also deals with major known signalingmechanisms and several representative intracellular signalingnetworks in plants, integrating comprehensive reviews and insightsfrom leading experts in the field. Libraries in all universities and research establishments wherebiological sciences are studied and taught should have copies ofthis essential work on their shelves. Also Available from Wiley-Blackwell Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 32 Cell Cycle Control and Plant Development Edited by Dirk Inzé Print: 9781405150439 Online: 9780470988923 DOI: 10.1002/9780470988923 Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 31 Plant Mitochondria Edited by David Logan Print: 9781405149396 Online: 9780470986592 DOI: 10.1002/9780470986592