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2021

Crop Production: Growth and Yield

Author : Lancaster Mason

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639871377

Crop production is the mainstay of the human civilization. Some of the important categories of crops are cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes and forage. The nature of cropping systems in a region depends

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2021

Essentials of Hydroponics

Author : Beatrice Pollard

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639872114

The method used to grow plants without the use of soil is known as hydroponics. Instead of using soil, it uses mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. This field is a branch of hydroculture. The

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2021

Rice: Cultivation and Processing

Author : Dwayne Wilson

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639874927

Rice is a seed of Oryza sativa, which is a grass species. Domesticated rice is a main staple food in Asia and Africa. Traditionally, rice is cultivated by flooding the fields during and after setting the

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2021

An Integrated Approach to Botany

Author : Allen Davies

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781639870455

Botany is a branch of biology that is concerned with the study of plant life. It focuses on the study of plant properties, classification, structure, diseases, biochemical processes and interactions with

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2021

Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

Author : Barry Day

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781639870806

Plants experience biotic and abiotic stresses. The negative impact that other living organisms have on plants causes biotic stress. Some of these stressors are viruses, parasites, bacteria and weeds. Abiotic

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2021

Essentials of Plant Breeding and Genetics

Author : Evan Adams

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781639872138

Plant breeding is a method of changing the traits of a plant for producing certain characteristics such as disease resistance, drought tolerance, higher adaptability and improved yield. It is achieved

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2021

Nitrogen Fixation: Biology and Ecology

Author : Sara Langer

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781639873975

The process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia and other nitrogenous compounds in soil is termed as nitrogen fixation. Most of the biological nitrogen is fixed by prokaryotic bacteria. A few

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2021

Plant Ecology: An Integrated Approach

Author : Jack Walker

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781639874323

Plant ecology is a subdiscipline of ecology. It is the study of the distribution and abundance of plants, the effects of environmental factors upon them, and the interactions among plants and other organisms.

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2021

Plant Physiology and Development

Author : Edgar Crombie

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781639874347

The subdiscipline of botany which studies the functioning of plants is known as plant physiology. It aims to understand the fundamental processes which occur in plants, such as respiration, photosynthesis,

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2021

Pollination and Floral Ecology

Author : Blake Hughes

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781639874392

Flowers are structures produced by angiosperms or flowering plants. Their evolutionary history has been shaped by their association with pollinators, primarily insects. The transfer of pollen grains from

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