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Since the publication of the previous editions of the Handbook of Photosynthesis, many new ideas on photosynthesis have emerged in the past decade that have drawn the attention of experts and researchers on the subject as well as interest from individuals in other disciplines. Updated to include 37 original chapters and making extensive revisions to the chapters that have been retained, 90% of the material in this edition is entirely new.With contributions from over 100 authors from around the globe, this book covers the most recent important research findings. It details all photosynthetic factors and processes under normal and stressful conditions, explores the relationship between photosynthesis and other plant physiological processes, and relates photosynthesis to plant production and crop yields.The third edition also presents an extensive new section on the molecular aspects of photosynthesis, focusing on photosystems, photosynthetic enzymes, and genes. New chapters on photosynthesis in lower and monocellular plants as well as in higher plants are included in this section.The book also addresses growing concerns about excessive levels and high accumulation rates of carbon dioxide due to industrialization. It considers plant species with the most efficient photosynthetic pathways that can help improve the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.Completely overhauled from its bestselling predecessors, the Handbook of Photosynthesis, Third Edition provides a nearly entirely new source on the subject that is both comprehensive and timely. It continues to fill the need for an authoritative and exhaustive resource by assembling a global team of experts to provide thorough coverage of the subject while focusing on finding solutions to relevant contemporary issues related to the field.

Updated to include 37 original chapters and making extensive revisions to the chapters that have been retained, 90% of the material in this edition of a bestselling reference is entirely new and continues to fill the need for a comprehensive, authoritative, and timely resource. With contributions from over 100 global experts covering the most re

Addressing a topic of major importance to the maintenance of world food supplies, this reference identifies knowledge gaps, defines priorities, and formulates recommendations for the improvement of the rice-wheat farming system. The book reveals new systems of rice intensification and management and illustrates the application of no-till and conser

Merging coverage of two increasingly popular and quickly growing food trends, Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops provides an overview of the basic principles of organic agriculture and highlights its multifunctionality with special emphasis on the conservation of rare crops and their uses. Considering more than 30 disregarded and neglected crops suitable for growth in temperate climates, each chapter covers the botany, climate conditions, cultivars, production and yield, growth and ecology, organic cultivation, harvesting, handling and storage, and utilization where the information is available and applicable to the crop under discussion. Other topics include organic production systems, the nutritional and health benefits of products, food processing, and suggestions for some homemade foods.The authors have a wide range of experience in the growing and processing of alternative crops, the management of the processing projects, and the marketing of organic products. They have worked in close cooperation with many small scale processing activities on farms and in the food industry. Drawing on their combined experience, they provide a summary of the major problems and the knowledge base for utilization of alternative crops in new products. The broad range of coverage and interdisciplinary approach make this book a comprehensive reference and useful tool not only for the production of alternative crops but also for the development of new niche market products.

This work provides information on the detection, identification, and differentiation of all microbial plant pathogens - presenting modern protocols for rapid diagnosis of diseases based on biological, physical, chemical and molecular properties. It contains methods for the selection of disease-free seeds and vegetatively propagated planting materials and quarantine techniques for screening newly introduced plant materials.

Highlighting effective, analytical functions that have been found useful for the comparison of alternative management techniques to maximize water and nutrient resources, this reference describes the application of viable mathematical models in data analysis to increase crop growth and yields. Featuring solutions to various differential equations, the book covers the characteristics of the functions related to the phenomenological growth model. Including more than 1300 literature citations, display equations, tables, and figures and outlining an approach to mathematical crop modeling, Mathematical Models of Crop Growth and Yield will prove an invaluable resource.

Discusses information regarding the processes and mechanisms responsible for runoff and erosion by water in arable lands - detailing water and soil conservation methods. This title elucidates the rehabilitation of agricultural lands depleted by human activity.

Emphasizing the unpredictable nature of plant behavior under stress and in relation to complex interactions of biological pathways, this work covers the versatility of plants in adapting to environmental change. It analyzes environmentally triggered adoptions in developmental programs of plants that lead to permanent, heritable DNA modifications.

Presents basic applied research developments in selenium remediation, emphasizing field investigations as well as covering topics from analytical methods and modeling to regulatory aspects from federal and state perspectives.

Updated to include 37 original chapters and making extensive revisions to the chapters that have been retained, 90% of the material in this edition of a bestselling reference is entirely new and continues to fill the need for a comprehensive, authoritative, and timely resource. With contributions from over 100 global experts covering the most recent important research findings, it details all photosynthetic factors and processes under normal and stressful conditions. It also addresses growing concerns about excessive levels and high accumulation rates of carbon dioxide due to industrialization.

The field of humic matter research has undergone drastic changes in concepts and principles, and a second edition is now warranted to communicate these advances. This revised and updated edition continues the tradition of providing comprehensive coverage of the genesis, extraction, properties, and impacts of humic matter on agriculture, industry, and the environment. Chapters examine organic matter; present concepts of humus versus humic matter; and explore the nature and distribution, chemical composition, characterization, electrochemical properties, agronomic and industrial applications, and medicinal and pharmaceutical applications of humic substances.

Offers an integrated presentation of the microbial, agronomic and recycling aspects of soil faunal potentials, emphasizing agricultural ecosystems and furnishing methods for modelling food webs. This text covers morphology, reproduction, abundances, basic requirements, competition, predation, nutrient cycling and phytopathological interactions.

Discusses the biochemical and geological cycling of selenium (Se), its worldwide distribution, and the factors controlling its fate and transport within and between major environmental media, presenting a global assessment of selenium's complex environmental behaviour. This work focuses on Se management and remediation strategies.

Discussing the range of effects of pesticides on food and human safety, water quality, wildlife, and pest management, this book explores the agricultural, economic, and regulatory factors that affect pesticide use. It examines crop and pest ecology, and integrated pest management principles.

Offers an information on the detection, identification, and differentiation of various microbial plant pathogens. This work presents protocols for rapid diagnosis of diseases based on biological, physical, chemical and molecular properties. It contains methods for the selection of disease-free seeds and vegetatively propagated planting materials.

Offers a summary of data on heavy metal accumulation, biomonitoring, toxicity and tolerance, metal contamination and pollution in the environment, and the importance of biodiversity for environmental monitoring and cleanup of metal-contaminated and polluted ecosystems. This title advocates the use of bacteria, mycorrhizae, and freshwater algae.

Presents strategies for managing woody plants and using research data to select the most appropriate control methods. This book provides methods to manage woody plants that interfere with recreation, watershed yield, animal and plant diversity, resource conservation, wildlife and livestock needs, and wood production on grazing.

Aiming to improve work efficiency in such areas as tillage in agriculture, earth-moving in civil engineering, and tunnel-making in sea-bed operations, this work offers an introduction to Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis of soil-machine systems.

Discusses the mechanisms of plant productivity and the factors limiting net photosynthesis, describing techniques to isolate, characterize and manipulate specific plant genes in order to enhance productivity. This title also covers the uptake of carbon and the practical aspects of plant nutrition.

Considering over 30 disregarded, neglected, and fresh crops, this title explores their production in environmental-friendly cropping systems. It includes alternative cereals like spelt and triticale; pseudocereals such as buckwheat and millet; pumpkin and white mustard oil plants; and, root, tuber, and fiber plants such as sweet potato and flax.

Offers findings and research breakthroughs in plant ecology. This book investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum. It features chapters on molecular ecology as well as the ecology and evolution of plant crowns. It includes a concluding chapter that addresses approaches to generalization in functional plant ecology.

Integrates advances in the diverse field of seed science, from ecological and demographic aspects of seed production, dispersal and germination, to the molecular biology of seed development. This book offers a broad, multidisciplinary approach that covers theoretical and applied knowledge.

Offers statistical and biometrical procedures for designing, conducting, analyzing and interpreting field experiments. This work addresses some of the important research topics in agriculture, including agronomy, breeding and pasture trials; farming systems research; and, intercropping research.

Covers the basic knowledge of the regulation of biosynthesis of various amino acids in plants and the application of this knowledge to the discovery of novel inhibitors of amino acid biosynthesis and for enhancing the nutritional value of plant products. This work provides a list of pathway inhibitors.

A compendium of information on arid soils. It provides a comprehensive background of the various soils and biota of arid regions, as well as an account of the understanding of degradation processes, and includes methodologies for arid land maintenance and rehabilitation.

This new edition of a bestseller examines plant nutrition's role as one of the most important limiting factors that must be overcome to optimize food production. Extensively revised and updated, the new edition provides comprehensive coverage of topics such as genetic, physiological, and agronomic bases of crop growth. It covers the soil-plant-climate relationships that govern the growth and mineral nutrition of crops in temperate and tropical regions. Offering several new figures, references, and tables, the book contains two new chapters covering remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils and cover crops.

Helps to learn the secrets of soil chemistry and its role in agriculture and the environment. This book also helps to examine the fundamental laws of soil chemistry, how they affect dissolution, cation and anion exchange, and other reactions.