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The effects of stressful conditions on plants such as drought, salinity, waterlogging, and high and low temperatures can have a major impact on plant growth and survival, with important economic consequences in crop plants.This book explores some of the more important stresses, demonstrates how they affect the plant and reviews how new varieties or new species less vulnerable to stress can be selected. ... Read more

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An Anthology from the Bulletin of the North American Rock Garden Society ... Read more

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Included in this revised edition is a plant selector section grouping plants together by their specific features, for example plants with aromatic foliage, plants with fagrant flowers and flowers for cutting. Colour banded pages have been introduced to help the user locate groups of plants quickly. ... Read more

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Easy-to-use and very accessible to the average gardener, Garden Plants and Flowers is a plant by plant guide that shows you what to grow and how to grow it. Including more than 2,500 common garden plants and arranged alphabetically within each plant type, such as trees and shrubs, this is one of the most practical guides on the market.

The American Horticultural Society's mission is to open the eyes of all Americans to the vital connection between people and plants, to inspire all Americans to become responsible caretakers of the Earth, to celebrate America's diversity through the arts and sciences of horticulture, and to lead this effort by sharing the Society's unique national resources with all Americans. ... Read more

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I have a great love of Horticulture.This book provides extensive detail for the many different types of garden plants and flowers that have been included in an easy to read format.And, of course, the photos are gorgeous.This is one of the most treasured books in my library. ... Read more

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In this 3rd Edition, 114 new entries, 98 new species and many name changes have been included to ensure that 'Flora of Melbourne' remains the essential single volume reference for the many people interested in the conservation and horticultural qualities of local plants. ... Read more

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You can turn to the new edition of this classic reference for guidance on modernizing existing water treatment plants and planning new ones. Now with 70% new material, the Third Edition enables you to learn from 15 new chapters on environmental impact and project permitting; process residuals; construction costs; ion exchange; membrane processes; activated carbon processes; hydraulics; and more. You'll explore contributions by over 30 experts from the world's leading water quality management firms ... and keep up with the latest EPA standards and other codes. ... Read more

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A Quick Guide to Water Treatment Plant Design
I have used this to help me through my design exam. It gives a holistic guide to designing water treatment plant which is essential to good design. ... Read more

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very insightful
"First the Seed" is a wonderfully documented account of the history of agriculture since the "discovery" of America. I found this book when I was doing research on threats to genetic diversity in Mexico under NAFTA and the book gave me an insightful lens to understand the problems that are occuring from the mechenization of agriculture and the patenting of genetic material.

Anyone who is studying food production systems must have this book in their library. ... Read more

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A thorough synthesis of current knowledge about the ways canopies grow, develop, and function. Only recently have advances in simulation modeling in plants begun to emphasize the structural and functional properties of plant canopies in addition to those of the individual constituent leaves. The book considers these properties in terms of the processes--such as transpiration and photosynthesis--by which the canopy and its aerial environment interact. Topics discussed include the meaning of canopy structure, interception of solar radiation, exchange processes, nitrogen nutrition, leaf demography, leaf movement, tillering and branching, and modeling canopy processes from a wide range of plant communities and geographical locations. ... Read more

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The stunning color photographs, beautiful illustrations, and vivid text in this book describe nearly 150 of Colorado's rare plants.With unique expertise, insight, and an unwavering commitment to protecting the state's rich botanical heritage, the Colorado Native Plant Society offers this revised and expanded second edition of Rare Plants of Colorado. ... Read more

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Must have for dryland gardeners
This book is a must have for any one interested in Colorado native plants It gives you just enough information to appreciate the habitats that these plants come from without sending you right to their doorsteps. Reasonable photography, Great illustrations. ... Read more

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da bomb
This is perfect for those wildflower fanatics that are challenged or intimidated by
some of the reference encyclopedias that are used. With this you simply find the color
chart and make your selection. Piece of cake and the frosting too.

Good book
This book has everything in it that we desired. Our daughter uses it to identify all the flowers that she comes across in Colorado where they live. Wonderful book that I would recommend to anyone. Thanks Amazon

Little substance for the cost
This book is a 4"X6" book with pictures of only 79 flowers.Though it is a pocket guide, someone interested in flower identification should probably pick up the National Audobon Society Field Guide to NorthAmerica Wildflowers-- Western Region instead for only a few bucks more. The field guide (4" by 7.5")has over 650 color photos ofwildflowers. ... Read more

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing field of plant biotechnology for the advanced undergraduate and research worker. Five main areas of activity are covered: the production of commercially useful compounds by plant cell cultures, the in vitro propagation of plants by tissue culture, the maintenance and storage of plant germplasm, and the genetic manipulation and genetic engineering of higher plants. ... Read more

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This checklist of garden plants in Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa has been researched by 250 botanists worldwide. It also contains 22,000 botanical names that are no longer officially in use and 10,000 popular names. An illustrated botanical glossary explains all the terms used to describe plants, and lists the most commonly encountered Latin names and their definitions. Every name (including cultivars) is followed by a brief description, the plant's distribution in the wild and its climatic zone, supported with maps for Europe and North America. Mark Griffiths is the editor of "The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening". ... Read more

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Most Complete
I have been using this book as one of my main reference sources ever since it came out. I highly recommend it. Although I wish for a new updated edition. I hope there is one in the making!

Ultimate Reference
The RHS Index is a must for any hort library.Taxonomy has changed so much in recent years that Hortus Third has long been obsolete.I found this book to be indispensible in my research, aiding me in confidentlynaming thousands of plants.A real bonus is that RHS has alphabeticallyinterspersed common names throughout the latin entries.No more flippingto the back for a separate index!Worth twice the price.

Essential to any serious gardener
What a great book!I have long sought a book that would provide a handy reference to the extraordinary range of plants out there to help me pick out what will go where in our exurban garden.This book does it.Nothaving photographs is actually a plus of this volume, as it does not giveyou an idealized picture of what your gangly specimens will actually looklike; the textual descriptions are more realistic, I think. ... Read more

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This book, based on a meeting held jointly with the British Ecological Society and the Association of Applied Biologists, describes the relationship between plants, their communities and the pathogens and pests with which they interact, and contains contributions from the specialists in the fields of plant pathology and ecology. Pests and pathogens play an important role in shaping the plant community, yet man seeks to control these factors for agricultural purposes. An understanding of the complex system which comprises these factors is therefore important. This book is intended for postgraduate students and researchers in agriculture, forestry, plant pathology, entomology, ecology, botany and zoology. ... Read more

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Plant cell membranes regulate nutrient uptake, act as receptors for environmental signals, protect the cell against pathogen attack, and catalyze energy-conserving processes in the mitochondria and the chloroplasts. This book contains twenty-three chapters by specialists in various aspects of plant membrane biology, providing a view of new and recent developments in the field that will interest plant physiologists, biochemists, cell biologists, and phytochemists involved in academic or industrial research. ... Read more

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Molecular biology techniques have considerably improved our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the control of flower initiation, development, function, and senescence. These processes are extremely important for managing the yield of agricultural crops. The essays in this volume discuss the molecular and genetic control of flower morphogenesis in particular species as well as the role and regulation of gene expression in the development of the male and female gametes in plant reproduction. They also review the considerable variation in the longevity and pattern of senescence of flowers. The book will be of particular interest to those botanists researching floral physiology. ... Read more