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1. Meristematic Tissues in Plant Growth and Development

   Edited by Michael T McManus, Bruce Veit

   Series: Sheffield Biological Siences

   This book presents an overview of the role of meristematic tissues in plant growth and development, with an emphasis on advances of the last decade. It examines meristematic tissues as a defined, independent tissue type in plants and gives consideration to their origin, maintenance, and function....

   Published June 14th 2012 by Blackwell
2. Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture

   Edited by Kenneth D. Black

   Series: Sheffield Biological Siences

   The continued expansion of aquaculture - in a wide range of environments and of a growing number of species, both vertebrate and invertebrate - has lead to increasing demands on aquatic resources. These demands vary with the culture species, the culture method and the environmental and ecological...

   Published June 14th 2012 by Blackwell
3. Pectins and Their Manipulation

   Edited by Christine Seymour, Paul Knox

   Series: Sheffield Biological Siences

   Because of their ability to form gels and because of their contributions to the mechanical and textural properties of fruits and vegetables, pectins are extremely valuable in the food industry. These polysaccharide also perform critical functions that impact upon development and defense. This book...

   Published June 14th 2012 by Blackwell
4. Wood Quality and its Biological Basis

   Edited by John R. Barnett, George Jeronimidis

   Series: Sheffield Biological Siences

   This book addresses the biological and environmental factors relevant to the quality of wood and its use within two of the world's major industries - the structural timber industry and the pulp/papermaking industry. The text also includes a chapter on the chemical constituents of wood and the...

   Published June 14th 2012 by Blackwell
5. Seed Technology and Its Biological Basis

   Edited by Michael Black, Derek Bewley

   Series: Sheffield Biological Siences

   Recent progress in plant molecular biology has revolutionized seed technology. With the enhancement of the classical properties of seeds by genetic engineering, we have seeds that produce esoteric oils, plastics, novel starches, and more. Emerging work on seed proteins, their genes - and our...

   Published June 14th 2012 by Blackwell
6. Leaf Development and Canopy Growth

   Edited by Bruce Marshall, Jeremy A. Roberts

   Series: Sheffield Biological Siences

   The focus of leaf development modeling in the last two decades has been on predicting commercial crop yields and identifying the constraints on them. The weakness of this approach: the implicit belief in the existence of a "global brain" deciding which parts of the plant are deficient and directing...

   Published June 14th 2012 by Blackwell
7. Herbicides and Their Mechanisms of Action

   Edited by Andrew H Cobb, Ralph C. Kirkwood

   Series: Sheffield Biological Siences

   Herbicides and their Mechanisms of Action highlights issues in herbicide selectivity. Developed with the input of authors from both academia and industry, this volume delivers a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the operation of the selectivity mechanisms of herbicides. Even more, the book...

   Published June 14th 2012 by Blackwell
8. Wood Quality and its Biological Basis

   Edited by John R. Barnett, George Jeronimidis

   Series: Sheffield Biological Siences

   This book addresses the biological and environmental factors relevant to the quality of wood and its use within two of the world's major industries - the structural timber industry and the pulp/papermaking industry. The text also includes a chapter on the chemical constituents of wood and the...

   Published October 26th 2003 by Blackwell
9. Biogeochemistry of Marine Systems

   Edited by Kenneth D. Black, Graham B. Shimmield

   Series: Sheffield Biological Siences

   Marine systems vary in their sensitivities to perturbation. Perturbation may be insidious - such as increasing eutrophication of coastal areas - or it may be dramatic - such as a response to an oil spill or some other accident. Climate change may occur incrementally or it may be abrupt, and...

   Published October 14th 2003 by Blackwell
10. Plant Molecular Breeding

    By H. John Newbury

    Series: Sheffield Biological Siences

    The last few years have seen an explosion of new information and resources in the areas of plant molecular genetics and genomics. As a result of developments such as high throughput sequencing, we now have huge amounts of information available on plant genes. But how does this help people charged...

    Published September 28th 2003 by Blackwell