Skip to main content
Elsevier
View Cart
openUserAccount

Books in Plant science

BooksJournals
1-10 of 551 results in All results

Plant Biochemistry

  • 6th Edition
  • March 6, 2025
  • Birgit Piechulla + 1 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 6 1 6 - 4
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 6 1 7 - 1
Plant Biochemistry, Sixth Edition examines the molecular mechanisms of photosynthesis and highlights and expands this view to all facets facilitating plant life. It delivers the fundamental knowledge of plant biochemistry and explains the biological processes of life, including growth, development, senescence, and interactions between organisms and the environment, with chemical reactions. This book is suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in plant physiology, plant pathology, plant cell biology, and other plant sciences, researchers in industries actively involved in agribusiness, other biotechnology enterprises, and researchers in agronomy, agriculture, plant development and related areas.Covering a broad spectrum of topics in plant biochemistry, this book explores photosynthesis, energy metabolism, carbohydrate synthesis, photorespiration, starch biosynthesis and degradation, sulfate assimilation and nitrogen and nitrate assimilation and biosynthesis of plant proteins. The new edition delineates areas of latest and future research and includes a new and cutting-edge chapter on chlorophyll degradation.

Plant Cell Biology

  • 3rd Edition
  • February 17, 2025
  • Randy O. Wayne
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 4 6 9 - 1
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 4 7 0 - 7
Plant Cell Biology: From Astronomy to Zoology, Third Edition connects the fundamentals of plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, plant biochemistry, plant molecular biology, and plant cell biology. It covers all aspects of plant cell biology without emphasizing any one plant, organelle, molecule, or technique. Although most examples are biased towards plants, basic similarities between all living eukaryotic cells (animal and plant) are recognized and used to best illustrate cell processes. This is a must-have reference for scientists with a background in plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, and more.

Plant Functional Traits

  • 1st Edition
  • February 1, 2025
  • Manoj Kumar + 2 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 3 6 7 - 1
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 3 6 8 - 8
Plant Function Traits: Linking Climate and Ecosystem Functioning, part of the Plant Biology, Sustainability and Climate Change series, presents a wholistic understanding of Plant Functional Traits. As global climate change advances, natural resources are facing increasing survival challenges, hence this book directly addresses that need, exploring the morphological, physiological, and phenological properties of a plant that can be used as a proxy to understand plant environment interactions. Users will find great illustrations throughout individual chapters, along with case studies that demonstrate applications of functional traits in classifying vegetation of a region into distinct type groups as Plant Functional Types (PFTs).Additional information includes applications in the development of new generation of Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (DGVM) and an understanding of the response of vegetation to changing environments.

Plant Proteins

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2025
  • Dilek Uzunalioglu + 2 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 7 2 5 - 4
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 6 3 6 - 6
Plant Proteins: Farm to Table addresses all aspects of plant proteins, including plant science, chemistry, processing, formulations, nutrition, and trends. This important reference also covers cereal and pulse plant-based and soy proteins and presents protein extraction and processing techniques, as well as ingredient principles and their application in formulating plant-based products, from ingredient interactions to processing to measurement science, including sensory. The book addresses not only the different types of plant proteins and their nutritional aspects but also plant protein processing and ingredients and formulating plant proteins to develop plant-based foods.It will be a welcomed addition to the libraries of food technologists, research scientists, product developers, process engineers, students and educators.

Exogenous Priming and Engineering of Plant Metabolic and Regulatory Genes

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2025
  • Manish Kumar Patel + 3 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 4 9 0 - 6
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 4 9 1 - 3
Exogenous Priming and Engineering of Plant Metabolic and Regulatory Genes: Stress Mitigation Strategies in Plants provides insights into metabolic adjustment, their regulation, and the regulatory networks involved in plants responding to stress situations. It contains comprehensive information, combining mechanistic priming and engineering approaches from the conventional to those recently developed. In addition, the book addresses seed priming, tolerance mechanisms, pre-and post-treatment, as well as sensory response, and genetic manipulation. From basic concepts to modern technologies and prevailing policies, readers will find this book useful in enhancing their understanding of the area as well as helping in identifying approaches for future research.

Non-coding RNA in Plants

  • 1st Edition
  • December 1, 2024
  • Rahul Datta + 3 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 7 8 4 - 5
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 7 8 5 - 2
Non-coding RNA in Plants: Modulation and Stress Responses  is the first book to present the basics of the importance of long non-coding RNA and its potential in addressing abiotic and biotic stresses. Describing the MiRNA and small RNA and their role in plant development, this book explains the importance of long non-coding RNA in plants, including its significance in virus resistance, its transposable elements, effector trigger immunity, and fungal and bacterial resistance in plants. Non-coding RNA for Modulation and Stress Response in Plants presents the state-of-the-science from its historical foundation through application throughout the lifecycle and production of agricultural and non-agricultural plants. While various coding has been explored within animal science, plant exposition has been minimal.  This book is designed to inspire additional research and developments toward improved plant resiliency and production.

Zinc in Plants

  • 1st Edition
  • September 10, 2024
  • Durgesh Kumar Tripathi + 4 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 3 1 4 - 0
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 3 1 5 - 7
Zinc in Plants: Current Knowledge and Recent Advances addresses zinc hunger, the transport of zinc in the soil-plant interphase, zinc and abiotic stress in plants, and zinc and plant disease. Written by experts in the field, this title is an essential resource to all scientists and students interested in plant physiology, biochemistry and agriculture. During their life, plants encounter various challenges, including their normal development under changing environmental conditions. Zinc (Zn) is an essential component of thousands of proteins in plants, although it is toxic in excess, and is essential for many processes throughout the plant lifecycle.

Exploring Plant Peptide Potentials

  • 1st Edition
  • September 1, 2024
  • Abhijit Sarkar + 3 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 6 5 3 - 3
Exploring Plant Peptide Potentials: A Comprehensive Guide is a complete overview of the latest research focused around the emerging and multidisciplinary values of these functional biomolecules. Providing insights into their origin, discovery, application and potential, the book places multiple facets together to improve understanding and inspire further research. The book will guide those working in the areas of plant biochemistry and physiology, as well as those seeking to develop new food and pharmaceutical products.Peptides not only play an essential role in the evolution and survival of plants but are also important for their role in health-promoting supplements and medicines. Written by experts from the specific disciplines, this book reviews these nano-molecules which regulate plant growth, development, and defense; as well as imparting substantial commercial importance as herbal pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. The book covers the array of fundamental and application-oriented knowledge relating to this important functional plant bio-molecule.

Microbiome and Nano-Cross-Talk

  • 1st Edition
  • August 15, 2024
  • Kanchan Vishwakarma + 2 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 8 2 2 - 0
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 8 2 3 - 7
Microbiome Nano-Cross-Talk: Sustainable Agriculture and Beyond presents a comprehensive overview of the functional aspects of multiphasic microbial and nanotechnological interactions within and between plants and their ecosystem. Recognizing that beneficial microbes are involved in plant growth promotion, this book highlights their mechanism and regulation to enhance plant’s yield and development even under stressed conditions. The merging of nanotechnology with microbiology is an essential aspect of this book. Various nanomaterials, their synthesis approaches as well as applications in agriculture have been studied extensively in past years.With a focus on focus the morphological, anatomical, biochemical, molecular and gene expression levels of plant growth promotion, the book is the first of its kind to enable scientists to unravel the different pathways and signaling cascades involved in response to this interaction and to understanding how nanomaterials regulate the plant-microbe associations. It critically examines the role of beneficial microbes in conjunction with nanoparticles in plants and the mechanisms adopted by the plants at the biochemical and molecular levels to enhance plant growth and mitigate various stresses.

Melatonin

  • 1st Edition
  • July 31, 2024
  • Sheikh Mansoor Shafi + 3 more
  • English
  • Paperback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 8 1 4 - 0
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 8 1 5 - 7
Melatonin: A Ubiquitous Pleiotropic Molecule equips researchers with an understanding of the molecular biology of melatonin in plants. The book explores the occurrence of melatonin in several plant species, covering key aspects, including its biosynthesis, physiological function in plant growth and development, and signaling pathways. It then discusses the benefits melatonin has for plant and agricultural development, as well as how it can be utilized as a therapeutic in the treatment of human diseases. The role it can play in the oxidative stress response and circadian rhythm modulation are covered, as well as its nutraceutical potential for human health.The book also covers the importance of melatonin in a range of fields, including drug discovery and disease resistance, agriculture, botany, and biotechnology, and is an ideal reference for researchers across these disciplines.

Related subjects

Environmental botany

Ethnobotany

Photosynthesis research

Plant breeding

Plant cell biology

Plant development

Plant ecology

Plant genetics

Plant molecular biology

Plant morphology and structure

Plant pathology

Plant physiology and biochemistry

Plant reproduction

Plant taxonomy and systematics

Plant virology