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Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed by John Vaillant Publisher Comments As vividly as Jon Krakauer put readers on Everest, John Vaillant takes us into the heart of North America's last great forest, where trees grow to eighteen feet in diameter, sunlight never touches the ground, and the chainsaws are always at work. When a... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $14.16 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Eriophyoid Mites by E.E. Lindquist Publisher Comments This book is a timely compilation of synthesized information on behaviourally fascinating and economically important mites. The book gives much attention to fundamental aspects of eriophyoid anatomy, behaviour, ecology and even systematics, as bases for... (read more) List Price $420.00 Your price: $332.06 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The Downy Mildews: Genetics, Molecular Biology and Control by Aleš Lebeda Publisher Comments Knowledge of downy mildew pathogens and diseases has increased significantly in taxonomy, phylogeny, genetics, molecular biology, host-parasite interactions, ecology, epidemiology and control. The opportunity to update comprehensively the major advances... (read more) List Price $129.00 Your price: $124.16 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Methods in Plant Electron Microscopy and Cytochemistry by William V. Dashek Publisher Comments Hands-on experimentalists describe the cutting-edge microscopical methods needed for the effective study of plant cell biology today. These powerful techniques, all described in great detail to ensure successful experimental results, range from light... (read more) List Price $124.00 Your price: $119.35 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The American Vine-dresser's Guide: Being a Treatise on the Cultivation of the Vine, and the Process of Wine Making ; Adapted to the Soil and Climate of the United States by John James Dufour Publisher Comments The American Vine-Dresser's Guide , by Jean Jacques (John James) Dufour is a treatise on growing grapes in America , specifically the eastern half of the country. This early work, first published in 1826, is an amazingly thorough text on grape growing... (read more) List Price $39.96 Your price: $35.46 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Plant Life of Kentucky by Ronald Jones Publisher Comments Plant Life of Kentucky is the first comprehensive account of the native and naturalized ferns, flowering herbs, and woody plants of Kentucky. Ronald L. Jones has compiled detailed identification keys to families, genera, and species. The plant family... (read more) List Price $80.00 Your price: $71.00 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Annual Plant Reviews by Klaus D. Grasser Publisher Comments SANDRA CHADWICK-BLOSSEY is director of the Christian A. Johnson Institute for Effective Teaching at Rollins College. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in organization development and learning organizations. Prior to her Nine years at Rollins,... (read more) List Price $200.00 Your price: $192.50 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Dictionary of Plant Breeding by Rolf H. J. Schlegel Publisher Comments Arguably one of the oldest scientific traditions, plant breeding began in Neolithic times, with methods as simple as saving the seeds of desirable plants and sowing them later. It was not until the re-encounter with Mendel's discoveries thousands of... (read more) Your price: $102.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Advances in Botanical Research, Volume 29 by J. A. Callow Publisher Comments Advances in Botanical Research is a multi-volume publication that brings together reviews by recognized experts on subjects of importance to those involved in botanical research. For more than thirty years, Advances in Botanical Research has earned a... (read more) List Price $193.00 Your price: $179.99 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The Role of Plant Pathology in Food Safety and Food Security by Richard N. Strange Publisher Comments This book views the vulnerability of our crops in general to devastating diseases as well as specifically the disease problems of two important staples, rice and cassava. Increased travel and increased transport of plant material throughout the world... (read more) List Price $129.00 Your price: $124.16 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Cell Cycle Control and Plant Development by Dirk Inzé Publisher Comments The cell cycle in plants consists of an ordered set of events, including DNA replication and mitosis, that culminates in cell division. As cell division is a fundamental part of a plant's existence and the basis for tissue repair, development and growth,... (read more) List Price $200.00 Your price: $192.50 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Cannabis: The Genus Cannabis by David T Brown Publisher Comments This book contains a series of expert dissertations, supported by over 700 references on the history, ethnobotany, chemistry and analysis, cultivation and processing of cannabis. The medicinal and non-medicinal uses of the plant and its derivatives are... (read more) Your price: $129.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Root Genomics by António Costa de Oliveira Publisher Comments With the predicted increase of the human population and the subsequent need for larger food supplies, root health in crop plants could play a major role in providing sustainable highly productive crops that can cope with global climate changes. While the... (read more) List Price $189.00 Your price: $181.91 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Plants, Biotechnology and Agriculture by Denis Murphy Publisher Comments At a time when the world's food supplies are increasingly unable to meet the needs of a burgeoning population, the subject matter of this book has never been more relevant. At the same time, there is significant diversity of opinion concerning the... (read more) List Price $145.00 Your price: $128.69 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Silicon in Agriculture by L.E. Datnoff Publisher Comments Dr. Lawrence E. Datnoff is Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Everglades Research and Education Center. Since 1988, he has been studying the role of silicon for plant disease control in rice in Florida, USA, Colombia and Brazil, and in... (read more) List Price $155.00 Your price: $96.20 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Plant Resistance to Viruses (Novartis Foundation Symposia #714) by Wiley & Sons John Publisher Comments Concern about the environmental consequences of the widespread use of pesticides has increased, and evidence of pesticide-resistant virus vectors have continued to emerge. This volume presents a timely survey of the mechanisms of plant resistance and... (read more) List Price $175.00 Your price: $168.44 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Functional Ecology of Woodlands and Forests by J. R. Packham Publisher Comments Functional Ecology of Woodlands is firmly based on the factors which govern the composition of woodland communities, but goes on to explore the dynamics of interactions between various ecosystem components. This is an authoritative text on the... (read more) List Price $149.00 Your price: $143.41 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Model Plants and Crop Improvement by Rajeev K. Varshney Publisher Comments Within the past decade, there has been an explosion of research in both the public and private sectors regarding the use of plant genetic models to improve crop yield. Bringing together experts from across the globe, Model Plants and Crop Improvement... (read more) Your price: $179.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Forensic SCI011000 by Heather Miller Coyle Publisher Comments Increasingly, forensic scientists use plant evidence to reconstruct crimes. The forensic aspects of this subject require an understanding of what is necessary for botanical evidence to be accepted in our judicial system. Bringing together the latest... (read more) List Price $157.95 Your price: $134.70 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Soil Water Repellency by C.J. Ritsema Publisher Comments It has become clear that soil water repellency is much more wide-spread than formerly thought. Water repellency has been reported in most continents of the world for varying land uses and climatic conditions. Soil water repellency often leads to severe... (read more) List Price $285.00 Your price: $211.75 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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