Botany
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The Botany of GinFrom its roots in ancient Greek herbal medicine, the popular spirit we now know as gin was first established by the Dutch in the sixteenth century as a juniper-infused tincture to cure fevers. During London's "gin craze" in the eighteenth century, the spirit gained...
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Death Valley Wildflowers: A Visitor's Guide to the Wildflowers, Shrubs and Trees of Death Valley National ParkWildflowers of Death Valley is an easy-to-use guide to the most characteristic wildflowers, shrubs and trees found in the Death Valley region of southeastern California. Arranged by flower color, the book features line drawings by renowned botanical illustrator Jeanne Janish and detailed color photographs...
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The Wild Food Plants of Ireland: The complete guide to their recognition, foraging, cooking, history and conservation FOREWORD BY Darina AllenExpert up to date research and stunning photography on the history, distribution, identification and culinary value of the wild food plants of Ireland.This is the first time that the wild crop relatives (WCR) food plants of Ireland are discussed in detail and presented in...
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Wisconsin Flora: An Illustrated Guide to the Vascular Plants of WisconsinWisconsin Flora: An Illustrated Guide to the Vascular Plants of Wisconsin is the first modern, comprehensive guide to the vascular flora of Wisconsin, including keys, descriptions, illustrations, and county distribution maps for over 2,100 plant species in 145 plant families and 750 genera.Includes: Keys...
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Plant Pathology and Plant PathogensAn updated guide to plant pathogens and their management The impact of plant disease is far-reaching. Its effects are felt not only in the spheres of agriculture and horticulture, but also in human health and wellbeing. The challenges of population growth, climate change and...
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Urban Evolutionary BiologyUrban Evolutionary Biology fills an important knowledge gap on wild organismal evolution in the urban environment, whilst offering a novel exploration of the fast-growing new field of evolutionary research. The growing rate of urbanization and the maturation of urban study systems worldwide means interest...
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Mesembs - mehr als nur Lithops"Mesembs" ist eine umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung f r die Pflanzenfamilie der Mittagsblumengew chse (Aizoaceae). Prominenteste Vertreter dieser Familie sind wohl Lithops, oft auch als "lebende Steine" bezeichnet. Diese B chlein stellt nun auch die anderen Vertreter dieser interessanten Pflanzenfamilie vor. Nach einem allgemeinen Teil mit...
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Süßwasserflora Von Mitteleuropa, Bd. 02/1: Bacillariophyceae, 1. Teil: Naviculaceae, A: Text; B: TafelnDiese Sonderausgabe (2008) ist ein unver nderter Nachdruck des durchgesehnen Nachdrucks (1999) der 1. Aufl. (1997), der aus technischen Gr nden jetzt in 2 Teilen erscheint. Die Teile 1A (Text) und 1B (Tafeln) geh ren zusammen, sind aber einzeln erh ltlich. - Band 2/1...
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Systems Biology of Marine EcosystemsThis book describes the latest advances in systems biology in four plant-based marine ecosystems: seaweeds, seagrasses, microalgae, and corals. Marine organisms that inhabit the oceanic environment experience a diverse range of environmental fluctuations, anthropogenic stress, and threats from invasive species and pathogens. System biology...
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Population Genomics: Concepts, Approaches and ApplicationsPopulation genomics has revolutionized various disciplines of biology including population, evolutionary, ecological and conservation genetics, plant and animal breeding, human health, medicine and pharmacology by allowing to address novel and long-standing questions with unprecedented power and accuracy. It employs large-scale or genome-wide genetic information...
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How to Grow Marijuana: Beginners to Advanced -Growing Medicinal Cannabis Indoors for Medicinal UseThe recent legalization of cannabis has spiked the number of unexperienced growers who are looking for a way to grow their plants efficiently.They are desperately to start growing, only to see their harvest fail or have less yield than they could have. Don't be...
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Tiny Taxonomy: Individual Plants in Landscape ArchitectureTiny Taxonomy offers a visually engaging collection of images and texts drawn from a series of contemporary garden installations, which highlight the role of individual plants in landscape architecture. Tiny Taxonomy showcases species that are in cultivation or in profusion, but rarely purposefully planted....
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Flora of the Four Corners Region: Vascular Plants of the San Juan River Drainage: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and UtahThis massive contribution to floristic knowledge of western North America describes the 2,303 species, subspecies, and varieties of vascular plants currently known to grow spontaneously in the drainage basin of the San Juan River, a major tributary of the Colorado River. It includes parts...
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Trees of Southeast AsiaPhotographic identification guide to 286 native and introduced species of tree, shrub and palm most commonly seen in Southeast Asia. High quality images from the region's top nature photographers including bark, flower and fruit details are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature,...
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Herbarium Handbook 3rd EditionThe 3rd edition of this standard reference for all botanists, herbarium managers and technicians involved with the making and maintenance of herbarium collections.Author: L. FormanPublisher: Royal Botanic Gardens KewPublished: 09/05/2000Pages: 346Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.72dISBN: 9781900347433This title is not returnable
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Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and the ScienceThe name "Allium" is said to come from the Greek word to avoid because of its offensive smell. The genus Allium includes more than 800 species of which only a few have been cultivated as foods. Many of the other members of this genus...
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On the Forests of Tropical Asia: Lest the Memory FadeThousands of years ago, Asia was filled with forests that connected ecosystems from the foot of the Himalayas to the shores of the Pacific. Today, more than half of these woodlands are gone, mostly due to the demands of commerce and industry. And while...
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Noongar Bush Medicine: Medicinal Plants of the South-west of Western AustraliaNoongar Bush Medicine provides for the first time a comprehensive information on the the medicinal plants that were used by Aboriginal people of the south-west of Western Australia before European settlement. The book is a guide to how to use plants for alternative treatments...
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Seaweeds of the Northwest AtlanticIn this book, Arthur C. Mathieson and Clinton J. Dawes offer a complete and current treatment of the seaweeds of the Northwest Atlantic, including taxonomic descriptions, keys, and 108 plates of detailed line drawings of this rich assemblage of marine algal species found between...
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Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition: An Ethnobotany of Britain & IrelandAssembled by two of the most distinguished botanical and ethnological scholars in Britain, this book chronicles the medicinal uses of more than 400 species used by the plain folk of Britain and Ireland. The history of these plants' usages has been mined from rich...
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