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This text is designed to be used in an introductory botany or biology course. As our knowledge of plants has grown, so has our need to know more about them, so knowledge has expanded rapidly during recent years. It follow the levels of organization of biological thought, beginning with molecules...
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1975-01-01 This is a report on plants that show promise for improving the quality of life in tropical areas. Because the countries in this zone contain most of the world's low-income populatons this report is addressed to those government administrators, technical assistance personnel, and researchers in...
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The object of this book is to integrate information from many scientific fields into a composite management and production manual of value to all making an initial approach to the study of plant science. This book seeks to relate the topic areas to all humanity and explains the vital role that...
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Whether you are an avid gardener, a practicing heralist, or a physician whose patients want to know more about healing plants, this book belongs on your shelf.
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The aim ofJournal of Experimental Botany (JXB)is to publish papers that advance our understanding of plant biology. Original research should provide new information on fundamental processes or mechanisms including those underpinning the improvement of plants for the sustainable production of...
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For the last three-quarters of a century, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has made concentrated researches into the food habits of American birds, mammals, and fish, collecting thousands of contributions from workers throughout the nation. This tremendous amount of material has been...
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1983-01-19 This book has been written primarily to assist practising foresters, agriculturists, livestock experts, general land use planners, etc., who work with shrubs and trees in the field. Starting with a short botanical profile, including colour photographs, the botanical abstract summarizes the...
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1999-01-01 This handy reference will address the ongoing needs of a broad spectrum of users including agricultural commodity traders; farmers searching for potential crops or seeking to eradicate harmful weeds; health or veterinary workers concerned with poisonous plants; government officials regulating...
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1968-01-01 The purpose of this book is to present alphabetically a brief description of economic plants in their broadest sense, with their geographical distribution, their products and principal uses. 591 pages
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1987-01-01 A personal and highly original take on the history of six commercial plants,Seeds of Changeilluminates how sugar, tea, cotton, the potato, and quinine, have shaped our past. In this fascinating account, the impassioned Henry Hobhouse explains the consequences of these plants with attention–...