Botany Books

New and Published Books

1. Biotechnological Applications of Microalgae

   Biodiesel and Value-Added Products

   Edited by Faizal Bux

   Microalgae are an invaluable biomass source with potential uses that could lead to environmental and economic benefits for society. Biotechnological Applications of Microalgae: Biodiesel and Value Added Products presents the latest developments and recent research trends with a focus on potential...

   Published May 21st 2013 by CRC Press
2. Plant-Environment Interactions

   2nd Edition

   Published April 23rd 2013 by CRC Press
3. Carotenoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicine

   Edited by Olaf Sommerburg, Werner Siems, Klaus Kraemer

   Series: Oxidative Stress and Disease

   Vitamin A (retinol) is an essential dietary compound with myriad metabolic and regulatory functions. Deficiency can result in vision problems, compromised immune responses, and a host of other medical issues. More than 600 carotenoids have been identified in plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria, and...

   Published April 23rd 2013 by CRC Press
4. Plant Roots

   The Hidden Half, Fourth Edition

   Edited by Amram Eshel, Tom Beeckman

   The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true with the advancements brought on by the sequencing of whole genomes of model organisms and the development of "...

   Published April 16th 2013 by CRC Press
5. American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook, Second Edition

   Edited by Zoë Gardner, Michael McGuffin

   Access to accurate, evidence-based, and clinically relevant information is essential to anyone who uses or recommends herbal products. With input from some of the most respected experts in herbal and integrative medicine, this completely revised edition of the American Herbal Products Association’s...

   Published March 14th 2013 by CRC Press
6. Stress Biology of Cyanobacteria

   Molecular Mechanisms to Cellular Responses

   Edited by Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Amar Nath Rai, Brett A Neilan

   A significant component of many different ecosystems, cyanobacteria occupy almost every niche of the earth, including fresh and salt waters, rice fields, hot springs, arid deserts, and polar regions. Cyanobacteria, along with algae, produce nearly half the global oxygen, making assessment of their...

   Published February 28th 2013 by CRC Press
7. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Peppers and Eggplants

   Edited by Byoung-Cheorl Kang, Chittaranjan Kole

   Peppers and eggplants are two leading vegetable crops produced and consumed worldwide. To facilitate the breeding for agronomical traits such as disease resistance and quality, diverse molecular genetic studies have been carried out. Recent achievements on pepper genome sequencing and trait-linked...

   Published January 22nd 2013 by CRC Press
8. Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Tomato

   Edited by Barbara E. Liedl, Joanne A. Labate, John R. Stommel, Ann Slade, Chittaranjan Kole

   This volume covers the advances in the study of tomato diversity and taxonomy. It examines the mapping of simple and complex traits, classical genetics and breeding, association studies, molecular breeding, positional cloning, and structural and comparative genomics. The contributors also discuss...

   Published January 16th 2013 by Science Publishers
9. Hobby Hydroponics, Second Edition

   By Howard Resh

   Hydroponics as a hobby can provide enjoyment, stress relief, and the gratification of creating your own fresh, pesticide-free garden. The increased interest in hobby hydroponics over the last 30 years has created market demand and, therefore, widespread availability of small-scale hydroponic units....

   Published January 15th 2013 by CRC Press
10. Invasive Plant Ecology

    Edited by Shibu Jose, Harminder Pal Singh, Daizy Rani Batish, Ravinder Kumar Kohli

    Invasion of non-native plant species, which has a significant impact on the earth’s ecosystems, has greatly increased in recent years due to expanding trade and transport among different countries. Understanding the ecological principles underlying the invasive process as well as the...

    Published January 8th 2013 by CRC Press