Forthcoming Botany Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Creeping Bentgrass Management, Second Edition

   By Peter H. Dernoeden

   Creeping bentgrass is considered the premier turfgrass species grown on golf courses, and there is a growing demand for an understanding of its maintenance and management practices. Still the only comprehensive reference on the subject, Creeping Bentgrass Management, Second Edition helps you...

   To Be Published June 12th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Tomato

   Edited by Barbara E. Liedl, Joanne A. Labate, John R. Stommel, Ann Slade, Chittaranjan Kole

   This volume covers the advances in the study of tomato diversity and taxonomy, mapping simple and complex traits, classical genetics and breeding, association studies, molecular breeding, positional cloning, structural genomics, comparative genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and...

   To Be Published August 14th 2012 by Science Publishers
3. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Stone Fruits

   Edited by Chittaranjan Kole, Albert G. Abbott

   The stone fruits, including peaches, apricots, almonds, plums and cherries, have been bred and grown for thousands of years and today are significant agricultural crops in many local economies worldwide providing important components to healthy diets. This volume, comprising 14 chapters authored by...

   To Be Published August 14th 2012 by CRC Press
4. The Role of Plant Roots in Crop Production

   By Nand Kumar Fageria

   Written for plant scientists, crop scientists, horticulturalists, and soil scientists, this book addresses the role of roots in crop production. It increases reader knowledge of root architecture and development dynamics to help users improve crop productivity. The author emphasizes crop production...

   To Be Published August 15th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Hydroponic Food Production

   A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower, Seventh Edition

   By Howard M. Resh

   This comprehensive, practical guide to soilless growing practices provides detailed information on how to design, set up, and operate hydroponic culture systems. Featuring 550 photographs, drawings, and tables, the seventh edition of this best-selling book has been extensively updated and expanded....

   To Be Published August 15th 2012 by CRC Press
6. Handbook of Cyanobacteria

   By T. A. Sarma

   This handbook acquaints readers with the exciting developments in various areas of cyanobacterial research in the backdrop of the publication of complete genome sequence of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 in 1996. It begins with a summary of the current knowledge on the...

   To Be Published September 14th 2012 by Science Publishers
7. Ornamental Geophytes

   From Basic Science to Sustainable Production

   Edited by Rina Kamenetsky, Hiroshi Okubo

   This book summarizes current approaches in the biology and global production of ornamental geophytes. It provides the most recent reviews in bulb physiology, genetics, plant protection, and postharvest biology. Chapters cover historical perspectives; taxonomy and phylogeny; breeding and genetics;...

   To Be Published September 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
8. Phytotechnologies

   Remediation of Environmental Contaminants

   Edited by Naser A. Anjum, Maria E. Pereira, Iqbal Ahmad, Armando C. Duarte, Shahid Umar, Nafees A. Khan

   Phytotechnologies: Remediation of Environmental Contaminants highlights the use of the natural-inherent traits of plants and associated bacteria and microbes to exclude, accumulate or metabolize toxic contaminants where they contribute significantly to the fate of chemical contaminants, and...

   To Be Published September 27th 2012 by CRC Press
9. The American Herbal Products Association Botanical Safety Handbook, Second Edition

   Edited by Zoe Gardner, Michael McGuffin

   The American Herbal Products Association is the only national trade association devoted to herbal issues. Representing the core of the botanical trade, comprised of the finest growers, processors, manufacturers and marketers of herbal products, their mission is to promote the responsible commerce...

   To Be Published December 25th 2012 by CRC Press
10. World Economic Plants

    A Standard Reference, Second Edition

    By John H. Wiersema, Blanca Leόn

    Providing a means for international standardization, this comprehensive reference compiles essential information for more than 11,000 vascular plants of commercial importance throughout the world. For each plant, the text presents the accepted scientific name, synonyms, common names, economic uses,...

    To Be Published January 14th 2013 by CRC Press