Drawing on 30 years of experience in agricultural work in Asia, Storey provides practical advice on how to carry out various conservation practices on sloping land, and gives basic information that ev
For this two-volume collection published in recognition of the tenth anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, Grover (International Network on Water, Environment and Health and U
This book provides an introduction to optimization theory and its applications. It is written for senior undergraduate students and first-year graduate students of telecommunication and related fields
According to archaeologists rice was first domesticated in the basin of Yangtze River in China about 9000 years BP. Subsequently, its cultivation started in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent
The second part of volume 6 discusses sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural signals; melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals; sexual selection and auditory signaling; odors
"Probiotic Foods in Health and Disease" compiled by leading experts is a blend of fundamental and applied research related to the use of these important organisms in enhancement of human health. The b
Recent interest in the health-related, culinary, and biological properties of berries is stimulating new initiatives in berry breeding and production. Breakthroughs in molecular technologies allow gen
Stressing the key role vectors play spread of virus diseases, this volume represents the priorities in practical plant virus research and ways in which their control or management should be sought thr
The fast-growing sugarcane plant is a major source of sugar (sucrose) in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The high productivity of the plant also makes it a key target for use as an energy crop. The
The soybean is an economically important leguminous seed crop for feed and food products that is rich in seed protein (about 40 percent) and oil (about 20 percent); it enriches the soil by fixing nitr
For those involved in the genomics of sunflowers, Hu (USDA-Agricultural Research Service and Washington State U.) et al. assemble 10 chapters that detail sunflower genetics, genomics, and breeding, ai
Biological scientists from coastal countries in every hemisphere review the literature on how individual fish (and some other marine animals) protect themselves from disease and from being eaten. Of p
Annelida is a diverse group of animals, commonly referred to as segmented worms and currently comprising around 14000 described species. Found in most marine and freshwater areas, annelids have also s
In this reference on the reproductive biology of fish, phylogeny and classification are covered as a necessary framework for an understanding of reproductive biology. Part A highlights the diversity i
Sustainable management of planted forests in tropical areas depends on knowledge of the various aspects of litter, biotic, and soil-nutrient dynamics systems which affect the growth and productivity o
Due to their diversity, vegetable Brassicas are of great economic import and offer unique opportunities to enrich our knowledge about plant growth, development, and rapid phenotypic evolution. By appl
This book presents the basic and applied aspects of sequencing of genes and genomes and their implication in the fine-scale elucidation of the plant genomes. The third volume presents an overview on t
An understanding of gonorynchiform morphology and systematic inter- and intra-relationships has proven vital to a better understanding of the evolution of lower teleosts in general, and more specifica
Supplanting a similar anthology published in 1998, earth and environmental scientists, many from the Spanish-speaking world, share the latest theoretical and empirical findings about the effects of fo
Plant embryology, dealing with the regularities of initiation and the first stages of development of an organism, is now flourishing because of the overall progress being made in natural sciences. Suc
This book documents the adaptive value and consequences of phenotypic plasticity in insects. It reflects current thinking on phenotypes as products of genes by environmental interactions and natural s
The use of simulation models is a necessity and also an aid in the decision-making process in sustainable agricultural systems. Organizing the experimental knowledge of crop production systems without
Eleven contributions review some organic aspects of commercial food drying along with various drying technologies. The volume begins with discussion of the thermodynamic properties of moist grains, m
The book provides insight on the osteology, myology, phylogeny and evolution of Osteichthyes. It not only provides an extensive cladistic analysis of osteichthyan higher-level inter-relationships base
Providing basic information on reactive oxygen species (ROS), this volume describes new developments in the action of ROS, the role of antioxidants, and the mechanisms developed to scavenge free radic
A lot of allelopathy research has been done in various fields of Agricultural and Plant Sciences. However, there is no compilation of various research methods used. To make available the standard met
The manual is intended as an operational tool for pedologists, agronomists, environmentalists, and other specialists who evaluate land for agriculture and forestry; and for stakeholders and policy mak
Khan (agricultural sciences, Aligarh Muslim U., India) has designed this textbook for undergraduate students in biology, physiology and ecology who need to grasp the fundamentals of nematology researc
Forty international academics and researchers contribute 13 chapters to the second volume in a three-volume reference text on the basic concepts and strategies of plant genomics, designed for students
Kole and Abbott (genetics and biochemistry, Clemson U.) present the first volume of a three-volume handbook on plant genomics. The opening chapter introduces the historical background and current over
In this concluding volume of a comprehensive compilation of the taxonomy and distribution of the vascular plants of Siberia, Russian botanical scientists make revisions to the family Cabombaceae, addi
Whereas the preceding volume in the series focused mainly on monocotyledonous crop plants, this one concentrates on the dicotyledons including legumes, fruit plants in the species Prunus, grapes, oran
Responding to recent interest in the gastrointestinal tract as a model for studies in physiological and ecological adaptation to fluctuating environmental conditions, this collection summarizes the cu
"This first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal Atlas of Gorilla differs from previous works done with gorillas and other primates in various ways. First, it includes numerous detailed high-q
Zeraoulia (math, U. of Tebessa, Algeria) has selected papers from the past decade pertaining to the topic announced in the title--both experimental and theoretical aspects of problems arising in the s
The Vertebrata is one of the most speciose groups of animals, comprising more than 58,000 living species. This book provides a detailed account on the comparative anatomy, development, homologies and
Boussard (formerly of the French National Agricultural Research Institute, France), Francoise Gerard (CIRAD--French Agricultural Research Center for International Development, France), and Marie-Gabri
Three Swiss professors in botany, microbiology, and zoology describe the ensemble of edaphic organisms living in the soil system, and discuss the consequences of their activity on the functioning of t
The animals loosely termed fish constitute more than half of all known vertebrate species. There are approximately 27,000 described living species of bony fishes (Euteleostomi = Osteichthyes), about 7
Environmental biology is a study in the conditions of life; these conditions impact the life within it. The conditions of life are not limited to the present time; environmental biology has applicatio
