Alfalfa and Relatives
Alfalfa and Relatives

Author: Ernest Small

Publisher: NRC Research Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 764

ISBN-13: 0660199793

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Best known as an animal feed, Alfalfa Medicago sativa is one of the most important and widely produced livestock crops grown throughout the temperate world. "Alfalfa and Relatives: Evolution and Classification of Medicago" provides an in-depth introduction to the Medicago genus, exploring its evolution, breeding and adaptation. Not only are Alfalfa's agricultural and environmental benefits unsurpassed but, due to technological advances, this staple crop is now being developed as a source of human food extracts, pharmaceuticals, enzymes, industrial chemicals, and biofuels. Through this detailed text the authors define the ecological applications of the plant whilst carefully illustrating its economic value and its growing importance as a genetic resource

Verticillium Wilts
Verticillium Wilts

Author: G. F. Pegg

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9781845933227

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The genus Verticillium Nees represents one of the world's major fungal pathogens, affecting crop plants mostly in the cool and warm temperate regions, it also occurs in sub-tropical and tropical areas. There are some six species which cause severe wilting in trees, herbaceous plants and plantation crops. Other species are responsible for non-wilt diseases of banana and mushroom, another species infects insects.The monograph provides a comprehensive reference source on Verticillium, enabling research workers to see what has already been achieved and to identify the many new areas of research in which original contributions could be made to further the understanding and control of this important pathogen and the disease it causes.

Cold Hardiness in Plants
Cold Hardiness in Plants

Author: Tony H. H. Chen

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 0851990592

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This book contains 16 papers presenting the latest research findings on plant freezing and chilling stress from major laboratories around the world. They focus on various aspects of molecular genetics and, in many cases, the use of transgenic plants to further our understanding of plant cold hardiness at the molecular level. Other papers include: vernalization genes in winter cereals; global analysis of gene networks to solve complex abiotic stress responses; control of growth and cold acclimatization in silver birch (Betula pendula); and the effect of plasma membrane-associated proteins on the acquisition of freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. This book is intended for researchers in plant physiology and plant development, ecology and genetics.

Transgenic Crops VI
Transgenic Crops VI

Author: Eng Chong Pua

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-09-07

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 3540717110

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This volume, Transgenic Crops VI, includes the following broad topic sections: Oils and Fibers, Medicinal Crops, Ornamental Crops, Forages and Grains, Regulatory and Intellectual Property of Genetically Manipulated Plants. It is an invaluable reference for plant breeders, researchers and graduate students in the fields of plant biotechnology, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, genetics, and both plant cell and molecular biology.