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  • RNA interference in Agriculture: Basic Science to Applications

    From Bioinformatics and Laboratory Assays Over Regulatory Issues to Field Uses

    Edited by Guy Smagghe, Subba Reddy Palli, Luc Swevers ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The book covers the advanced concepts and creative ideas on the postgenomic tool of RNAi that received the Nobel Prize in 2006. Emphasis was placed on the mechanisms of RNAi, the core machinery and the applications in agriculture. This book covers contributions from academia, industry and Goverment regulatory authorities. Applications to control major important pest insects, as for example western ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

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  • Biotechnology and Biology of Trichoderma

    Edited by Monika Schmoll, Alfredo Herrera-Estrella, Irina Druzhinina, Maria Tuohy, Vijai G. Gupta, Dr. R. S. Upadhyay ...
    Biotechnology and Biology of Trichoderma serves as a comprehensive reference on the chemistry and biochemistry of one of the most important microbial agents, Trichoderma, and its use in an increased number of industrial bioprocesses for the synthesis of many biochemicals such as pharmaceuticals and biofuels. This book provides individuals working in the field of Trichoderma, especially biochemical ... Read more

    $193.49 USD

  • Rice Improvement

    Physiological, Molecular Breeding and Genetic Perspectives

    Edited by Jauhar Ali, Shabir Hussain Wani ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.By 2050, human population is expected to reach 9.7 billion. The demand for increased food production needs to be met from ever reducing resources of land, water and other environmental constraints. Rice remains the staple food source for a majority of the global populations, but especially in Asia where ninety percent of rice is grown and consumed ... Read more

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  • Orchid Biotechnology Iii

    by Hong-hwa Chen, Wen-huei Chen ...
    This book provides a first hand and complete information on orchid biotechnology for orchid lovers, graduate students, researchers and industry growers. It contains comprehensive genomics and transcriptomics data, and a thorough discussion of the molecular mechanism of orchid floral morphogenesis. The contributors to the book are all orchid enthusiasts with more than 20 years' experience in the ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Orchid Biotechnology Iv

    by Wen-huei Chen, Hong-hwa Chen ...
    Orchid Biotechnology IV presents a series of recent work on both basic and applied researches in biotechnology progress for Phalaenopsis, Oncidium and Erycina pusila orchids. These include breeding of Phalaenopsis orchids of black flower, big-white flower and small and floriferous flowers, physiology for shipping and photosynthesis, SSR markers and mitochondrial DNA markers, virus detection and ... Read more

    $120.99 USD

  • Bacillus thuringiensis Biotechnology

    Edited by Estibaliz Sansinenea ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been used as a biopesticide in agriculture, forestry and mosquito control because of its advantages of specific toxicity against target insects, lack of polluting residues and safety to non-target organisms. The insecticidal properties of this bacterium are due to insecticidal proteins produced during sporulation. Despite these ecological benefits, the use of Bt ... Read more

    $242.09 USD

  • Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools

    Edited by Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The basic concept of this book is to examine the use of innovative methods augmenting traditional plant breeding towards the development of new crop varieties under different environmental conditions to achieve sustainable food production. This book consists of two volumes: Volume 1 subtitled Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools and Volume 2 subtitled Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress ... Read more

    $260.99 USD

  • Petunia

    Evolutionary, Developmental and Physiological Genetics

    Edited by Tom Gerats, Judy Strommer ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Petunia belongs to the family of the Solanaceae and as such is closely related to important crop species like tomato, potato, eggplant, pepper and tobacco. With around 35 species described it is one of the smaller genera and among those there are two groups of species that make up the majority of them: the purple flowered P.integrifolia group and the white flowered P.axillaris group. It is assumed ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Biotechnology to Enhance Sugarcane Productivity and Stress Tolerance

    Edited by Kalpana Sengar ...
    Sugarcane is the most important plant source for sugar and alcohol production and is cultivated in more than 80 countries in tropical and subtropical areas. However, environmental factors negatively influence its yield and jeopardize the prospect to meet the increasing demand for sugar, other sugarcane derived by products and bioethanol. The development of stress tolerant plants is fundamental for ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Plant Relationships

    Fungal-Plant Interactions

    Edited by Barry Scott, Carl Mesarich ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This fully revised 3rd edition provides a comprehensive overview of the biology of fungi associated with plants. Since the publication of the 2nd Edition in 2009, tremendous new knowledge has been gained in the field of fungal-plant interactions, which is reflected in the contributions of this book.World-leading scientists in the field provide authoritative insights into fungal-plant interactions ... Read more

    $251.09 USD

  • Fungal Associations

    Edited by Yen-Ping Hsueh, Meredith Blackwell ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Fungi are associated with a wide variety of other organisms. Ecologist Peter Price has said, “mutualism facilitates adaptive radiation,” and many biologists attribute Earth’s great fungal diversity to such associations. The 3rd edition of The Mycota, Vol. 9: Fungal Associations, has been revised to provide entirely new coverage of fungi and associated organisms in fourteen informative discussions ... Read more

    $224.09 USD

  • Insecticidal Proteins and RNAi in the Control of Insects

    by Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes ...
    Series Book 65 - Advances in Insect Physiology
    Insecticidal Proteins and RNAi in the Control of Insects, Volume 65 in the Advances in Insect Physiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including Insecticidal RNAi delivered as biopesticide, Cry toxins, Vip3 insecticidal proteins: Structure and Mode of Action, New plant/other bacteria toxins, Engineered insecticidal ... Read more

    $149.39 USD