Search Results: Botany from GlobalAcademics

New York: Routledge, Chapman & Hall, 1992. Scholarly text presents a detailed study of a broad-range of algal cell motility systems, including coverage of gliding motility; algal chloroplast movements; cytoplasmic streaming in Characean algae; flagellar beat patterns in algae; molecular mechanism of flagellar movement; centrin-mediated cell motility in algae. Includes a taxonomic index. 236 pgs. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Orlando, FL.: Academic Press, 1984. Comprehensive revised reference text presents detailed updated topics covering the role of allelopathy in the prevention of seed decay and in the nitrogen cycle; chemical nature of allelopathic compounds; factors affecting concentrations of allelochemics in plants; mechanisms of action of alllelopathic agents; terminology and early history of allelopathy; important roles of allelopathy in forestry, agriculture, plant pathology and natural ecosystems; etc. Includes a listing of the phyla of plants that have allelopathic species. 422 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stanford, CA.: American Plant Life Society, 1949. Classic illustrated taxonomic treatise on the Tribe Amarylleae, including the seven genera; Lepidopharynx, Worsleya, Amaryllis Linn, Placea, Griffinia, Ungernia, and Lycoris; detailed descriptions of the species; if required their grouping into subgenera, under each genus, and the arrangement of the genera into three subtribes. Contains important work on nomenclature, including detailed proofs. 194 pgs. Illustrated with 15 plates and 3 figures. Frontispiece is plate 1: Amaryllis belladonna Linn. Minor slight creases on lower edge. No spine creases or cracks. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good.

Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Academy of Sciences, 1927. Classic comprehensive reference text contains detailed descriptions, nomenclature, and keys of the botanical flora of the Chicago and adjacent regions, including the Waukegan Moorlands, the North Shore and Northern region, the Des Plaines River Drainage Basin, the Western Morainal Uplands, the Southern and Southwestern Moraine, and the Sand and Dune Region of the Southeast. Includes a complete catalog of the fern and seed plant groups. 554 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on top of front cover. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

Pittsburgh, PA.: Hunt Botanical Library, 1968. Classic comprehensive reference text presents a compendium of information on all periodical publications that regularly contain articles dealing with the plant sciences and botanical literature, and with persons who have contributed to botany and its literature. Includes periodicals that are partly botanical in scope, dealing with agriculture, agronomy, bacteriology, biology, ecology, floriculture, forestry, fruit growing, genetics and plant breeding, geography, horticulture, hydrobiology and limnology, microbiology and microscopy, paleontology, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, plant pathology, and vegetable crops. 1063 pgs. Gilt spine. Tiny slit on lower rear endpaper. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Herts,U.K.: Research Studies Press, 1987. Comprehensive text presents a detailed monograph on biochemical mechanisms of virus infections in plants, including topics covering virus multiplication; effects of viruses on host nucleic acid and protein metabolism, respiration and photosynthesis; biochemistry of resistance mechanisms; control of plant growth and development; etc. 259 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Jerusalem, Israel: Israel Program for Scientific Translation, 1968. Classic text translated from the original Russian, presents detailed topics on the vegetative propagation of woody plants including: comparative capacity of trees and shrubs for propagation by cuttings and layering, and their perculiarities; choosing favorable conditions for the rooting of cuttins; rooting rate of cuttings in relatiion to their age; methods of propagating tree and shrub plants by cuttings; formation of callus and of adventitious roots in cuttings; etc. 250 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamps to endpapers and outer edge; label removal mark on lower spine & front cover. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex- Professional Library.

St.Paul, Minnesota: American Phytopathological Society Press, 1989. Comprehensive text presents an international study on a species of downy mildew fungus- the blue mold pathogen; its relationship with tobacco, its sensitivity to the environment, and the effect of human manipulation. Topics include induced systemic resistance; epidemiology and meteorology; social and legal implications; enviromental, molecular, biochemical, genetic, structural, and taxonomic aspects; etc. 288 pgs. Illustrated with color and black/white plates. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Upton,N.Y.: Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1977. Comprehensive text presents detailed scientific papers from leading field specialists on a variety of topics including: model systems; energy transfer and conservation; reaction centers; chloroplast photosynthesis; relationships between membrane components; photochemistry of reaction centers I and II; membrane polypeptides; water soluble chlorophyll-proteins; chlorophyll-proteins from plants and blue-green algae; bacterial reaction centers; biliproteins; bacteriochlorophyll a-proteins; chlorophyll studies; etc. 385 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on front cover. Minimal shelfwear.. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

West Virginia: Communi-Tech Associates, 1986. Classic comprehensive text provides identification and botanical descriptions of 90 tree species, and shrubs grown as fuelwood crops in plantations and forests mainly in tropical regions. This text assists in the recognition and naming of growing plants and specimens through nontechnical botanical descriptions and illustrations which details the leaves, flowers and fruits. Includes an index of numerous common names for different languages and countries. 354 pgs. Illustrated. Top edge of spine slightly bumped. Minimal shelfwear. Scarce text.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Jerusalem, Israel: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Ltd./Halstead Press, 1970. Classic text translated from the Russian contains the history, general characteristics, evolution, phylogeny, distribution and systematics of the silicoflagellates, predominantly in the U.S.S.R. regions. Extensively researched. 363 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on endpapers. Dustjacket has some sl. fade spots on spine and covers, in mylar. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Delhi, India: Vikas Publishing House, 1980. Comprehensive revised text presents detailed coverage of cytogenetics, microtubules, microbodies, hybridization, bidirectional replication of DNA and chromosomes, gene conversion, organization of DNA into nucleosomes and chromosomes, B-chromosomes, multiple-sex chromosomes, gene conversion, induction and chromosomal aberrations, mechanisms of DNA repair, tumor visruses, overlapping and split genes, genetic regulatory mechanisms, genetic engineering, etc. 408 pgs. Illustrated with self-explanatory diagrams and microphotographs. Prior owner's name on front endpaper and outer edge. No pockets or labels. Price-clipped dustjacket in mylar. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Professional Library.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1978. Comprehensive revised and updated text presents detailed coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and organisms afflicting nearly 500 genera of ornamental plants grown outdoors, under glass, or in the home. Explains when and how to use the most effective fungicides, insecticides, and other control materials and practices. The fifth edition of the official publication of the New York Botanical Garden identifies new diseases, recognizes the spread of many known diseases to a wider range of host plants, and reflects up-to-date control methods. New illustrations have been added and there are expanded discussions on fungicides, bactericides, and miticides. 566 pgs. Illustrated. Some rubbing to dustjacket edges and covers; in mylar. Minimal shelfwear to text.. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Jerusalem, Israel: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1968. Classic text translated from the original Russian, presents a detailed study of the geographic distribution of flora in the USSR, including topics on arctic and arctalpine elements in the flora of the northwest of the European part of the USSR; Siberian Taiga elements in the flora of the northwest of the European part of the USSR; distribution of the spindle tree in the USSR and adjacent countries; geographical distribution of some species of Odontites Zinn; subgenus Ulmaria Moench of genus Filipendula Adans. on USSR territory and distribution of its species. 178 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamps on endpapers and outer edge; label removal mark on lower spine and front cover. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex- Professional Library.

New Delhi, India: Indian National Scientific Documentation Center, 1976. Classic text translated from the Russian, presents a detailed study of downy mildew disease of the sunflower, its economic impact, and treatment. Topics include: symptoms and forms of the disease; pathogen, morphology and life cycle; taxonomy and specialization of the fungus; parasitic features of the pathogen; infection process, role of environmental factors; biological basis for the measures of prevention and control of the disease; agrotechnical measures; etc. 258 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name label pastedown on rear cover. Minimal shelfwear.. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

Pittsburgh, PA.: Hunt Botanical Library, 1968. Scholarly text presents a detailed bibliography of selected bryological publications of the early nineteenth century, predominantly 1822-1825. Includes a brief history of bryology prior to 1800 and between 1800-1830; a descriptive bibliography applied to botany; special bibliography; chronology; indexes of plant names, artists, engravers, botanists, printers, publishers, subjects, and exsiccata. Text in English and Dutch. 278 pgs. Presentation label pastedown on front endpaper. Prior owner's name in small print on the spine edge. Minor age discoloration to spine and cover edges. Minimal shelfwear. Scarce.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Collingwood, VIC: CSIRO Publishing, 1999. Comprehensive preeminent information resource and identification guide to Australian plant families, enables quick and easy access to Australia's 240 plant families, whether native or naturalised, located anywhere in Australia and the Australian Island Territories. Includes full diagnostic descriptions; lists of genera; over 1500 full-color photographs and drawings; etc. Prepared with the collaboration of numerous world-renown expert botanists. CD-ROM is compatible with all Windows PC operating systems; 4 Mb Ram or higher; 486 processor or higher; high 16 bit or 24 bit true color. CD-Rom and 10-page instruction and installation guide comes in a custom bookshelf plastic case.. First Edition. Digital Media. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. CD-ROM.

Albuquerque, N.M.: Charles R. Hutchins, 1974. Comprehensive reference text presents a detailed five-year study by the author, initiated in Aug. 1968 of the entire flora of the White Mountain area in New Mexico. Data recorded for each specimen were augmented by additional information, and specimens were deposited in the herbarium of the University of New Mexico where they were examined and researched. Families are treated according to a modified Engler & Prantl system; genera within the family, and species within the genus, are treated alphabetically. Includes a brief summary of regional geology, topography and climatic conditions. Includes a summary listing of all the flora, index, references, and a map of the White Mountain area. 583 pgs. Prior owner's name-stamp on front cover and outer edge. Minor small crease totop front corner. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Spiral Comb Binding. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed.

St.Paul, Minnesota: American Phytopathological Society Press, 1989. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed account of all fungi occuring on vascular plants and plant products in the U.S., comprising 13,000 accepted scientific fungal names, and over 78,000 fungus-host combinations. Includes notations of the diseases they cause; and an extensive section on taxonomy and nomenclature of fungi which provides an important tool for evaluating fungal literature. Text is divided into three major sections: host-fungus list; fungus list; fungus index. 1252 pgs. Gilt spine and front cover. Note: Heavy Item. . First Edition. Buckram. Excellent. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Athens,Greece: Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 1978. Comprehensive reference text contains a detailed compilation of over two thousand species of fungi and twelve hundred species of host plants, cultivated or wild. The common Greek names of the cultivated plants with their corresponding Latin binomials are listed at the end of the text. 382 pgs. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .