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A comprehensive overview of the role played by GABA as a signaling molecule in plants In GABA in Plants: Biosynthesis, Plant Development, and Food Security, the editors deliver an expertly balanced d …

As we clear millions of hectares of forests globally, the challenge of restoring these precious ecosystems becomes ever more pressing. The stakes are high: a staggering 95% of Earth’s land could succ …

Plants evolved seeds to hack time. Thanks to seeds they can cast their genes forward into the future, enabling species to endure across seasons, years, and occasionally millennia. When a 2000-year-ol …

The fungal genus Ganoderma includes around 80 currently recognized species that are widely distributed in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions, and cause disease in a range of economically imp …

All organisms produce nucleobases, nucleosides, and nucleotides of purines and pyrimidines. However, while there have been a number of texts on nucleotide metabolism in microorganisms and humans, the …

Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, …

Lives of Weeds explores the tangled history of weeds and their relationship to humans. Through eight interwoven stories, John Cardina offers a fresh perspective on how these tenacious plants came abo …

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today …

In this book, you’ll learn why plants have stems, basic stem anatomy and function, the difference between upright, creeping, and climbing stems, and why some plants have modified stems. In the back o …

In this book, you’ll learn why plants have roots, basic root anatomy and function, how roots detect gravity, the difference between fibrous and tap roots, and how to spot the different modified roots …