This introductory text takes a multidisciplinary approach to studying the relationship between plants and people. The authors strive to stimulate interest in plant science and encourage students to further their studies in botany. Also, by exposing students to society's histor…
Provides a stimulating overview of the importance of algae. Covers biotic associations involving algae, with discussions on herbivory interactions, algal food quality, symbioses, pathogeneic interactions, and more. Considers the economic, ecological, and biotechnological applica…
Plants as a source of natural antioxidants
This book contains 14 chapters and provides up-to-date basic information on antioxidant plants from different sources and on the role of different abiotic and biotic stresses, endophytes and mycorrhizal fungi in the development of antioxidant compounds in plants. Some transgenic…
The author of this book takes readers on a comprehensive tour of seaweed, describing what seaweeds actually are and how people of different cultures have utilized them since prehistoric times for a whole array of purposes – as food and fodder, for the production of salt, in medi…
With the high interest in renewable resources, the field of algal biotechnology has undergone a huge leap in importance in recent years. This book treats the biological fundamentals of microalgal biotechnology in physiology and molecular biology and provides an overview of appli…
With the high interest in renewable resources, the field of algal biotechnology has undergone a huge leap in importance in recent years. This book treats the biological fundamentals of microalgal biotechnology in physiology and molecular biology and provides an overview of appli…
The purpose of this book is to serve as a user's guide to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants ("Code"), specifically the Melbourne Code. The title was formally changed at the XVIII International Botanical Congress in Melbourne in 2011, whereas prev…
Biofuels made from algae are gaining attention as a domestic source of renewable fuel. However, with current technologies, scaling up production of algal biofuels to meet even 5 percent of U.S. transportation fuel needs could create unsustainable demands for energy, water, and n…
This book is devoted to the effects toxic microalgae and their poisonous products exert on living systems and how they may affect human activities. The most advanced information regarding the molecular mechanisms of action of major groups of toxins is presented, to frame for the…