Rhizosphere Microbes
Rhizosphere Microbes

Author: Sushil Kumar Sharma

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-01-20

Total Pages: 689

ISBN-13: 9811591547

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Plants create a dynamic micro-biosphere in the soil, around the roots, called as ‘rhizosphere’, which harbors diverse number of microorganisms for sustaining their growth and development. A soil with diverse and multi-traits microbial communities is considered healthy to enhance crop productivity. In the last decades, rhizosphere biology has gained attention due to unraveling of new mechanisms, processes and molecules in the rhizosphere that contributes towards the promotion of plant productivity. The rhizospheric microbes and associated processes are being utilized for harnessing potential of soils in effective and sustainable functioning in the agro-ecosystems. Broadly, the book discusses rhizospheric microbes and their role in modulating functions of soil and crop plant. Specifically, it highlights conventional and modern aspects of rhizosphere microbes such as – microbiome in the rhizosphere, microbes as an indicator and promoter of soil health, rhizosphere microbes as biofertilizer, biostimulator and biofortifyer, microbial signaling in the rhizosphere, recent tools in deciphering rhizobiome, and regulatory mechanisms for commercialization of biofertilizer, biopesticide and biostimulator. The book is useful for agriculture scientist, biotechnologist, plant pathologist, mycologist, and microbiologist, farming community, scientist of R&D organization, as well as teaching community, researcher and student and policy maker.

The Teak Genome
The Teak Genome

Author: Yasodha Ramasamy

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-09-01

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 3030793117

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This book is the first comprehensive compilation of knowledge on teak biology, ecology, clonal forestry, clonal registration, seed biology, and seed orchards. The teak genetic diversity, the sequenced genome, and transcriptomes from different tissues and their implications in modern tree improvement and material selection have been comprehensively discussed. The book also presents a narrative on wood characterization, wood chemistry, modern silviculture, growth and modelling, and economics of this valued tropical species. Altogether, the book contains about 200 pages over 16 chapters authored by globally reputed experts on the relevant field in this tropical tree. This book is useful to students, teachers, and scientists, and wood-based industries are interested in forestry, biology, seed orchards, breeding, genetic diversity, molecular genetics, in vitro culture, wood chemistry, and structural and functional genomics.

A Monograph on Teak (Tectona Grandis Linn.f.)
A Monograph on Teak (Tectona Grandis Linn.f.)

Author: Dina Nath Tewari

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13:

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This book deals with different aspect of the species Tectona grandis (Teak) covering the fields of morphology, anatomy, silviculture, Management, Genetics improvement, Ecology, Biomass and Nutriant dynamics, Utilization, disease, insects and pest etc. It includes 4,000 references.

Physical and Related Properties of 145 Timbers
Physical and Related Properties of 145 Timbers

Author: J.F. Rijsdijk

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1994-10-31

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0792328752

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To obtain the best attainable end-use stability of a wooden product it is essential to have information on the movement and shrinkage that may be expected. In this context, it is essential when drying timber to choose an accurate drying schedule in relation to the shrinkage figures and the risk of deformation. Generally, many timber properties are closely related to the density and the nominal specific gravity. With the given detailed information (per wood species), the water content (amount of evaporation and energy in timber drying) or the void volume (in case of impregnation, in order to estimate the maximum uptake of a liquid) in the wood can be calculated. The physical properties of 145 commercial timbers have been determined in the past decades. They comprise the shrinkage and swelling values, equilibrium moisture content, hysteresis, density and nominal specific gravity, including the variation coefficients of these values. The shrinkage, swelling and hysteresis are presented in graphic form; the other information in tabular form. Additional information about some other properties of physical nature has been added, e.g. gluelam products and rattan.

Plants for Your Food Forest
Plants for Your Food Forest

Author: Plants for a Future

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-06-15

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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A food forest is a form of regenerative farming, a designed ecosystem modelled on nature, with the aim of growing food and sequestering carbon at the same time. As a forest it will consist of plants which occupy different layers, typically a canopy layer, shrub layer, herb layer and climbers. All plants will be perennials in order for the soil to be wild, undisturbed and regenerating. All plants will be food producing, will sequester carbon in their woody parts or in the soil, and will have useful functions in the forest ecosystem. The choice of what to grow in a food forest is challenging. It is not simply a matter of deciding what would be good to eat, and planting the corresponding food plants in beds alongside rows or patches of woodland. Most books about food forests, woodland gardening or carbon farming concentrate on the design principles involved. The focus of this book is the plants, their characteristics and personalities, what they have to offer a food forest ecosystem, as well as what kinds of foods they yield. We have selected over 500 plants that provide a mix of different growing conditions, plant size and structure, type of food, and contribution to a food forest ecosystem. There is also a quick-reference table of the key characteristics. The featured plants are arranged in sections corresponding to Forest Layer: Shrubs, Groundcover Shrubs, Trees, Herbaceous Plants, Herbaceous Groundcover Plants, Running Bamboos, Bulbs, Climbers. Further details of all the plants described here are available from the PFAF Plants Database, which can be accessed free of charge at pfaf.org

Nursery Manual for Forest Tree Species
Nursery Manual for Forest Tree Species

Author: N. H. Ravindranath

Publisher: Universities Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9788173714559

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This Nursery Manual Provides Propagation Techniques For One Hundred Tree Species. The Appropriate Reproductive And/Or Vegetative Propagation Techniques Are Presented For Each Tree Species. The Manual Further Provides A Brief Description Of Each Tree Species, Its Distribution, Economic Importance, Phenology, Seed Characteristics, Methods Of Seed Collection, Specific Treatments To Enhance Seed Germination And Field-Planting Methods. Information About The Application Of Modern Techniques Such As Micro-Propagation, The Use Of Synthetic Chemicals To Induce Roots, Seed Treatments, Testing Of Germination, Setting Up Of Traditional And Greenhouse Nurseries And Various Practices To Produce Good Quality Seedlings Is Also Provided. This Manual Has Been Prepared To Meet The Requirements Of Individuals Interested In Setting Up Nurseries, Forest Department Staff And Nursery Managers, Plantation Managers, College Teachers, Farmers, Commercial Entrepreneurs And Silviculture Enthusiasts.