Sexual Reproduction of Tree Crops

Sexual Reproduction of Tree Crops
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 393
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ISBN-10 : 9781483289090
ISBN-13 : 1483289095
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Sexual Reproduction of Tree Crops by : M. Sedgley

Research into the reproductive biology of crop plants has expanded greatly in recent years and has lead to an increasing awareness of the importance of flowering, pollination, and fruit set in crop productivity. This book focuses specifically on tree cultivation. It deals with the basic biology of sexual reproduction and relates this to the practical aspects of tree crop breeding and orchard management for fruit and seed production, in both temperate and tropical species.It is aimed at both students and research scientists in horticulture, forestry, and pollination ecology as well as those working in tree breeding, tree cultivation, and orchard management. The conservation problems of rainforest regeneration in the tropics and subtropics and of changing land use priorities in Europe and North America also make this book of value to those concerned with tree species preservation and survival.

Inanimate Life

Inanimate Life
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Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 1942341822
ISBN-13 : 9781942341826
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Inanimate Life by : George M. Briggs

International Review of Cytology

International Review of Cytology
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 635
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ISBN-10 : 9780080586786
ISBN-13 : 0080586783
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis International Review of Cytology by :

International Review of Cytology

Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics

Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics
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Publisher : CABI
Total Pages : 458
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ISBN-10 : 9781845931100
ISBN-13 : 1845931106
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics by : Festus K. Akinnifesi

This book comprises 5 parts and 21 chapters discussing the domestication of indigenous fruit trees in Africa, Oceania, Latin America and Asia; and describes the biophysical and socio-economic aspects of Miombo fruit trees.

Plant Resource Allocation

Plant Resource Allocation
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 319
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ISBN-10 : 9780080539072
ISBN-13 : 0080539076
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Plant Resource Allocation by : Fakhri A. Bazzaz

Plant Resource Allocation is an exploration of the latest insights into the theory and functioning of plant resource allocation. An international team of physiological ecologists has prepared chapters devoted to the fundamental topics of resource allocation. - Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of resource allocation in plants - All contributors are leaders in their respective fields

Pollination Biology

Pollination Biology
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 812
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ISBN-10 : 9789400719422
ISBN-13 : 9400719426
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Pollination Biology by : Dharam P. Abrol

This book has a wider approach not strictly focused on crop production compared to other books that are strictly oriented towards bees, but has a generalist approach to pollination biology. It also highlights relationships between introduced and wild pollinators and consequences of such introductions on communities of wild pollinating insects. The chapters on biochemical basis of plant-pollination interaction, pollination energetics, climate change and pollinators and pollinators as bioindicators of ecosystem functioning provide a base for future insights into pollination biology. The role of honeybees and wild bees on crop pollination, value of bee pollination, planned honeybee pollination, non-bee pollinators, safety of pollinators, pollination in cages, pollination for hybrid seed production, the problem of diseases, genetically modified plants and bees, the role of bees in improving food security and livelihoods, capacity building and awareness for pollinators are also discussed.

Sexual Reproduction in Animals and Plants

Sexual Reproduction in Animals and Plants
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 463
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ISBN-10 : 9784431545897
ISBN-13 : 4431545891
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Sexual Reproduction in Animals and Plants by : Hitoshi Sawada

This book contains the proceedings of the International Symposium on the Mechanisms of Sexual Reproduction in Animals and Plants, where many plant and animal reproductive biologists gathered to discuss their recent progress in investigating the shared mechanisms and factors involved in sexual reproduction. This now is the first book that reviews recent progress in almost all fields of plant and animal fertilization. It was recently reported that the self-sterile mechanism of a hermaphroditic marine invertebrate (ascidian) is very similar to the self-incompatibility system in flowering plants. It was also found that a male factor expressed in the sperm cells of flowering plants is involved in gamete fusion not only of plants but also of animals and parasites. These discoveries have led to the consideration that the core mechanisms or factors involved in sexual reproduction may be shared by animals, plants and unicellular organisms. This valuable book is highly useful for reproductive biologists as well as for biological scientists outside this field in understanding the current progress of reproductive biology.

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 28

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 28
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 514
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ISBN-10 : 0471215422
ISBN-13 : 9780471215424
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Horticultural Reviews, Volume 28 by : Jules Janick

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 28 presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural sciences. The emphasis is on applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance.