Plant Roots: The Hidden Half (Books in Soils, Plants and the Environment)
Yoav Waisel, Amram Eshel, Uzi Kafkafi
The third edition of a standard resource, this book offers a state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary presentation of plant roots. It examines structure and development, assemblage of root systems, metabolism and growth, stressful environments, and interactions at the rhizosphere. Reflecting the explosion of advances and emerging technologies in the field, the book presents developments in the study of root origin, composition, formation, and behavior for the production of novel pharmaceutical and medicinal compounds, agrochemicals, dyes, flavors, and pesticides. It details breakthroughs in genetics, molecular biology, growth substance physiology, biotechnology, and biomechanics.
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Year:
2002
Edition:
3
Publisher:
CRC Press
Language:
english
ISBN 10:
0585082030
ISBN 13:
9780824796853
File:
EPUB, 13.89 MB
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english, 2002