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San Diego, CA.: Academic Press, 1990. Comprehensive text examines the underlying mechanisms utilized by organisms to cope with environmental insult and adapt to hostile environments, whether natural or anthropogenic. Topics covered include response of plant antioxidanr defense genes to environmental stress; genetic analysis of oxygen defense mechanisms in Drosophila melanogaster; DNA rearrangements in response to environmental stress; molecular genetics of cold acclimation in higher plants; influence of environmental factors on photosynthetic genes; molecular and cellular biology of the heat-shock response; effects of heat and chemical stress on development; activation, structure, and organization of genes involved in microbial defense in plants; etc. 308 pgs. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1986. Detailed collection of authoritative contributions from experienced field experts contains a broad spectrum of applications of immunological techniques to plant-product analysis. Includes hormone immunoassay using poly and monoclonal antibodies, one-step purification of antigens, quantification by radioimmunoassay or enzyme immunoassay, etc. 263 pgs. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates Ltd., 1961. Comprehensive classic reference text contains a complete guide to the indegenous woody flora of Kenya. Includes accurate botanical names and descriptions; keys to the families, genera, and species; vernacular names and items of interest; 110 pp. of technical drawings; 31 superb color illustrated plates by Joy Adamson; 80 monochrome plates. 642 pp. 112 separate plates. Frontispiece. Small stamp on front endpaper, title pg. & top outer edge. Front inside dustjacket flap clipped and pasted on third front endpaper. Top edges of first four endpapers slightly wrinkled; minor tape residue from library mylar tape on front & rear boards. Minimal shelfwear. Binding tight, text & plates excellent. New mylar cover. Heavy item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library.

Toronto,Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1979. Comprehensive classic reference text contains detailed sections on the ecological considerations of epigaeic lichens, epilithic lichens, epiphytic lichens, migratory lichens; localities studied; artificial key to the lichen genera of the North Slope; over 504 species of lichens of the North Slope; taxonomic index; etc. 314 pgs. Illustrated. Corners very slightly bumped. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper.. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press , 1984. Comprehensive text contains 18 plenary lectures illustrating compartmentation of ions, primary and secondary plant products and of the related metabolic pathways, properties of plant membranes; new ways of studying their structure and function; roles of membranes in short of long distance transport and their involvement in different plant responses. 334 pgs. Gilt spine and front cover. Illustrated. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris, France: UNESCO , 1965. Classic comprehensive text presents detailed topics covering techniques for the measurement of solar and terrestrial radiation fluxes in plant biological research; comparison of four methods of estimating solar radiation; measurements of exchanges between the atmosphere and the underlying surface; energy balance of bare surfaces in an arid climate; measuring soil-water potential; precision lysimetry for direct measurement of evaporative flux; physiology of individual plants; measurement of water stress in plants; leaf-disc method for determining water saturation deficit; measurement of drought resistance; physiology of the plant cover, measurement of dry matter production, etc. 531 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name blacked-out on front endpaper. Dustjacket has minor edgewear and rubbing to corners; in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Minneapolis, MN.: Burgess Publishing Co., 1954. Classic text presents a detailed selection of 156 of the most representative mosses of all sections of the United States, including their habitats, water requirements, subsrata, geographic range, time of fruiting, identification field keys, moss morphology, classification of mosses, etc. Illustrated with photographs taken by the author,and line drawings. Includes keys to the 49 plates. 264 pgs. Prior owner's name on upper edge of front cover and front endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. Spiral-bound softcover text.. First Edition. Spiral Binding. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. .

New York, NY: A.J. Grout, 1903. Comprehensive classic reference text contains detailed topics covering the structure and life history of the mosses; key to the families of mosses and key to genera; a key to sterile specimens; an illustrated glossary of bryological terms; how to mount mosses; methods of manipulation; and the collection and preservation of mosses. 416 pgs. Lavishly illustrated with drawings and photographs by the author. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Some scuffs and rubbing to front and rear covers; average rubbing and wear to corners and edges. Part I has some isolated pages of light foxing to the edges and margins, and a few light creases to the upper edge. Page 413 (Index) has a tiny closed tear on the upper edge. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed.

Gainesville, Fl.: University of Florida Press, 1963. Classic authoritative text by a distinguished Florida botanist, spans over thirty years of the author's work in the field of bryology covering their systematics, ecology, morphology, and their distribution. Text includes summaries of family characters, key to genera, taxonomic treatment, and 133 plates. 273 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamp on front endpaper and outer edge; spine label removed. Corners and edges slightly rubbed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library.

Toronto,Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1973. Classic comprehensive text presents the first atlas of floral development compiled in the twentieth century, containing the flowers of 50 species, developing in a dynamic, three-dimensional pattern in a series of over 1200 photographs obtained by a refined dissection technique developed by the author. Includes accompanying text, floral formula of the species describing the sequence of primordial inception and organogenesis of the flower. 207 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Oblong.

Princeton,N.J.: D.Van Nostrand Co., 1964. Classic comprehensive text surveys life cycles, structure, form and habitats of representative species from all plant phyla. Includes a thorough coverage of comparative and descriptive plant morphology. Over 400 Illustrations including electronmicrographs, photos, and drawings. 642 pgs. Prior owner's name on endpaper. Dustjacket has two small in tact tears along edges; in mylar. Note: Heavy Item.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: North-Holland, 1963. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed study of the physical state of the plant environment including coverage of solar and terrestrial radiation; heat and water relations; diffusion; wind; soil temperature; propagation of heat in the air near the ground; climate of a greenhouse; thermal properties of soils; turbulent exchange of matter; modification of the microclimate by tillage, drainage, irrigation, mulching, windshields, etc. 382 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamps on endpapers and outer edges, spine numerals; some blacked out by prior owner. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1993. Comprehensive highly acclaimed reference text presents detailed topics covering the philosophy and technology of crop improvement disciplines, including genetic and cytogenetic structure of plants; statistical applications and field plot technique in plant breeding; the pedigree system; backcross breeding and bulk population methods; heterosis and inbreeding cross-fertilized crops; interspecific and intergeneric hybridization; Haploid breeding systems; cell and molecular biology tools for plant breeding; mass and pure-line selection; asexual breeding systems; cultivar release, seed certification and multiplication, and proprietary protection; etc. 531 pp. Illustrated. Rear cover corners slightly bumped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1992. Comprehensive text presents detailed papers from leading international plant experts dealing with the uncertain etiology of diseases in plants and practical methods of plant diseases control. Topics covered include lethal yellowing of palms; plant viroids in Poland; tropical mollicute diseases of plants; etiological research on coconut and oil palm diseases of unknown origin; vectorless pathogens with undiscovered vectors; noninfectious diseases of uncertain etiology; coconut diseases of unknown etiology; plant diseases associated with mites as vectors of known viruses and unknown etiological agents; etc. 230 pgs. Illustrated with black/white and mostly color plates. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. Minor tiny scuff on outer edge. Endpapers slightly recessed. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

The Hague, Netherlands: SpB Academic Publishers, 1990. Comprehensive text presents detailed topics covering wetlands; flooding tolerance and resistance; biochemistry of oxygen-deficient cells; cyanide-resistant respiration; anaerobic metabolism; root-shoot relationships of flooded plants; beneficial effectrs of oxygen deprivation on germination and plant development; low temperature anaerobiosis in ice encasement; etc. 326 pgs. Illustrated. Lower corners slightly bumped. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Konigstein, Germany: Koeltz Scientific Books, 1992. Comprehensive reference text provides access to research and geographic specialties of staff members of institutions listed in section 8 of Index Herarriorum. Text is organized into six sections: taxonomic index, geographic index, subject index, Herbarium address index, scientific names index, and specialist index. Subjects include paleobotany, cytology and genetics, aquatic plants, medicinal plants, economic botany, ethnobotany, rare and toxic plants, etc. 394 pgs. Small stamp on front and rear endpaper and lower title pg., small black label on lower front cover. Minor small scuff marks to front cover. Minimal shelfwear.. Eighth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Technical Library.

Oxford, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Comprehensive highly-acclaimed updated text discusses the development of molecular techniques and its impact on microevolution and the evolutionary history of flowering plants. Includes sections on speciation, hybridisation, breeding systems, advances in genecology, early work on biometry, infraspecific variation and ecotype, conservation and extinction, etc. 512 pgs. Illustrated.. Third Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Royal Society of Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1950. Classic highly acclaimed scholarly text, the final volume of the distinguished author's research work on the fungi, compiled and assembled by the editior for publication after Dr. Buller's untimely death in 1943. Topics covered include: the Pycnidia and Proto-Aecidia of the Uredinales; flexous hyphae in the Uredinales; union of Pycnidiospores and flexous hyphae in Puccinia Garminis and three other rusts; Cronartium Ribicola and its sexual process; Puccinia Suaveolens and its sexual process; Genus Gymnosporangium; modes of initiating the sexual process in the rust fungi; review of cytological work on the sexual process in Heterothallic Uredinales; comparison of the sexual processes in the Uredinales with those in the Hymenomycetes; the geological time during which the Pycnidia of the Uredinales attained their present form and function, with some remarks on the evolution of other Entomophilous fungi; etc. 458 pgs. Illustrated with 124… Leer más

Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1990. Classic, detailed text presents a veritable history of ornamental trees and shrubs, depicting the many American and European scientific expeditions organized for the purpose of attaining the discovery of new plants throughout the world. Text focuses on the contributions of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, established in 1872 for the study and display of exotic plants from around the globe. 270 pgs. Lavishly illustrated. Dustjacket has a tiny closed tear on rear upper edge; in mylar. Small mark on lower outer edge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, 1978. Comprehensive reference text presents a detailed descriptive manual containing 22 genera and 355 species of Uredinales; keys to identify genera and species; indexes to names of fungi and their host plants; geographic range of species; type collections listed together with the institutions where deposited; designations in accordance with the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. 424 pgs. Illustrated. Minor rubbing to covers. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.