Biodiversity and Conservation of Woody Plants

Table of Contents: “…In vitro conservation of woody plants (Elena Corridoira) -- Chapter 2. conservation of woody plant diversity in Kenya (Kimberly E. …”
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Balsam fir : Abies Balsamea (Linnaeus) Miller ; a monographic review by Bakuzis, Egolfs V. (Egolfs Voldemars)

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Handbook of plant palaeoecology by Cappers, R. T. J.

Table of Contents: “…4.2.5 The Subboreal (5000â#x80;#x93;2800 BP)4.2.6 The Subatlanticum (2800 BP to present); 4.2.7 Case study; 5 Food economy; 5.1 Transition to farming; 5.1.1 Modelling the dawn of farming; 5.1.2 Domestication; 5.2 Reconstruction of the diet; 5.2.1 The food spectrum; 5.2.2 Cereals; 5.2.3 Pulses; 5.2.4 Oil crops; 5.2.5 Vegetables and fruits; 5.2.6 Case studies; 6 Fuel; 6.1 Woody plants; 6.2 Non-woody plants; 7 Appendixes; 7.1 Chronology of the Near East; 7.2 Chronology of ancient Egypt; 8 Literature; 8. 1 Taxonomy; 8. 2 Ecology; 8. 3 Flora and vegetation; 8. 4 Identification; 8. 5 Spores and pollen.…”
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Genetic Improvement of Bioenergy Crops

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Phytoremediation : Management of Environmental Contaminants, Volume 5

Table of Contents: “…1 Microbial Inoculants Assisted Phytoremediation for Sustainable Soil Management -- 2 Phytoremediation of Salt-Impacted Soils and Use of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) to Enhance Phytoremediation -- 3 Successful Integrated Bioremediation System of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil at a Former Oil Refinery Using Autochthonous Bacteria and Rhizo-Microbiota -- 4 Phytoremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soil in Association with Soil Bacteria -- 5 The Use of Higher Plants in Biomonitoring and Environmental Bioremediation. …”
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Plant Biotechnology for Sustainable Production of Energy and Co-products

Table of Contents: “…to Biofuels -- Overview: World Energy Resources and the Need for Biomass for Energy and Lower Fossil Carbon Dioxide Emissions -- Designing Biomass Crops with Improved Calorific Content and Attributes for Burning: a UK Perspective -- Designing Plants To Meet Feedstock Needs -- Specific Biofuel Feedstocks -- Engineering Advantages, Challenges and Status of Sugarcane and other Sugar-Based Biomass Resources -- High Fermentable Corn Hybrids for the Dry-Grind Corn Ethanol Industry -- Engineering Advantages, Challenges and Status of Grass Energy Crops -- Woody Biomass and Purpose-Grown Trees as Feedstocks for Renewable Energy -- Engineering Status, Challenges and Advantages of Oil Crops -- Mitigating Invasiveness -- Invasive Species Biology, Ecology, Management and Risk Assessment: Evaluating and Mitigating the Invasion Risk of Biofuel Crops -- Gene Flow in Genetically Engineered Perennial Grasses: Lessons for Modification of Dedicated Bioenergy Crops -- Genetic Modification in Dedicated Bioenergy Crops and Strategies for Gene Confinement -- Models for Uses of Biomass Feedstocks -- Integrated Biorefineries—A Bottom-Up Approach to Biomass Fractionation -- Heat and Power Production from Stover for Corn Ethanol Plants -- Agricultural Fit of Biomass Crops and Lifecycle Analysis and Criteria -- The Problem is the Solution: the Role of Biofuels in the Transition to a Regenerative Agriculture -- Life-Cycle Analysis of Biofuels -- Criteria for a Sustainable Bioenergy Infrastructure and Lifecycle.…”
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Tropical forests and their crops

Table of Contents: “…BreadfruitPeach palm; Sago palm; 7 Fuelwood, Fodder, and Woody Grasses; Leucaena; Bamboos; 8 Spices and Natural Food Colorants; Clove; Cinnamon and cassia; Vanilla; Annatto; 9 Nuts; Cashew; Brazil nut; Macadamia; 10 A New Cornucopia; The plant domestication process; A starting point for the search; Some crop candidates; Prospects for adoption; 11 Conservation Strategies; Ex situ conservation; In situ conservation; 12 Realizing the Potential; Conservation and sustainable development; Secure resource bases; Reaping the harvest; Research priorities for marginal lands; The quarantine bottleneck.…”
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The world of northern evergreens by Pielou, E. C., 1924-2016

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Technological interventions in management of irrigated agriculture

Table of Contents: “…Symplocos paniculata (Sapphire Berry): A Woody and Energy-Efficient Oil Plant /…”
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Sustainable environmental protection technologies : contaminant biofiltration, adsorption and stabilization by Baltrėnas, Pranas

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 2: Natural and Semi-Natural Biogeochemical Barriers as Natural Technologies -- 2.1 Natural and Semi-Natural Barriers -- 2.1.1 Snow Cap -- 2.1.2 Soil -- 2.1.3 Mosses -- 2.1.4 Bark and Annual Tree Rings -- 2.1.5 Lichens -- 2.1.6 Precipitation (Rain and Snow) -- 2.2 Natural Barriers as an Example of Retention for Aerogenic Contamination from the Oil Refinery -- 2.2.1 Oil Refineries and Typical Pollutants -- 2.2.2 Deposit Media in the Vicinity of the Oil Refinery -- 2.3 Natural Biogeochemical Barriers as a Retention Example of Aerogenic Pollution Caused by Waste Incineration Plant…”
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Homage to peasant smallholders : land and people of the Shire Highlands, Malawi by Morris, Brian, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…The Cultivation of Tobacco and Cotton -- Tobacco -- Local Labu Tobacco -- Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco -- Dark Fire-Cured Tobacco -- Burley Tobacco -- Cotton -- The Smallholder Tea Authority -- Coping Strategies -- Chapter Nine -- The Village Environs -- Prologue -- The Homestead and Wild Food Plants -- Thorn Apple -- Namasika (Datura stramonium) -- Castor Oil Plant -- Msatsi (Ricinus communis) -- Wild Blite Bonongwe Amaranthus spp -- Chewe (Yao Nkuyamani) [Cerathotheca Sesamoides] -- Denje [Yao Linyololo (meaning slimy)] (Corchorus trilocularis) -- Black Jack -- Chinombo (Yao Chisoso) [Bidens Pilosa] -- Masanjala -- Bidens Steppia (syn. …”
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Bioenergy for power generation, transportation and climate change mitigation by Singh, Anirudh, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Principles of operation of thermal power plants -- 6.3. Types of thermal power plants -- 6.4. …”
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