Multifunctionality of Agriculture -- Multifunctionality in a Theoretical Framework -- Valuing the Outputs of Multifunctional Agriculture -- Landscape Amenities from Agriculture -- Demand for Landscape Amenities from Agriculture -- Rural Tourism -- Impact from Agriculture on Rural Tourism -- Measuring the Recreational Value of the Agricultural Landscape -- Supply of Landscape Amenities from Agri…
State of the Art -- In Vitro Culture of Mycorrhizas -- Systematics -- The Monoxenic Culture of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as a Tool for Germplasm Collections -- The Monoxenic Culture of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as a Tool for Systematics and Biodiversity -- Life Cycle of Glomus Species in Monoxenic Culture -- Life History Strategies in Gigasporaceae: Insight from Monoxenic Culture -- In Vi…
General: the treatment of the ecozones and global overviews of selected characteristics -- Distribution -- Climate -- Relief and drainage -- Soils -- Vegetation and animals -- Land use -- Regional section: The individual ecozones -- Polar subpolar zone -- Boreal zone -- Temperate midlatitudes -- Dry midlatitudes -- Subtropics with winter rain -- Subtropics with year-round rain -- Dry tropics an…
Overview of Haploidy -- Pathways to Microspore Embryogenesis -- The Role of Stress in the Induction of Haploid Microspore Embryogenesis -- Microspore Embryo Induction and Development in Higher Plants: Cytological and Ultrastructural Aspects -- Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Haploid Embryogenesis -- Storage Product Metabolism in Microspore-Derived Cultures of Brassicaceae -- Chromosome Dou…
Introduction: Agriculture and Ethics — Perceptions and Responsibilities -- Ethics and Agriculture -- Ethics, HIV/AIDS and Agriculture -- Land Reform -- Biodiversity Conservation -- Medicinal Plants -- Animal Rights and Animal Welfare -- Agricultural Biotechnology -- The Effective Practice of Agricultural Science.Agriculture is the lifeblood of the majority of people in Africa. It is not just …
Crystal Structure — Species — Crystallisation -- Crystal Chemistry of Clay Minerals -- Energy Balances: Thermodynamics — Kinetics -- Isotopic Composition of Clay Minerals -- Surface Properties — Behaviour Rules — Microtextures -- Clays in Soils and Weathered Rocks -- Clays in Sedimentary Environments -- Diagenesis and Very Low-Grade Metamorphism -- Hydrothermal Process — Thermal Met…
Cereal Genomics: An Overview -- Molecular Marker Systems and Their Evaluation for Cereal Genetics -- Molecular Maps in Cereals: Methodology and Progress -- Organization of Retrotransposons and Microsatellites in Cereal Genomes -- Comparative Genomics in Cereals -- Population Genetic Structure of Wild Barley and Wheat in the Near East Fertile Crescent: Regional and Local Adaptive Patterns -- Gen…
From the contents Preface -- Dedication -- Section I. Nitrogenase: The Origin, the Enzymes, and the Chemistry -- Section II. Genetics and Regulation in Heterotrophs and Photosynthetic Bacteria -- Section III. From Genomes to Function -- Section IV. Establishment of Symbiosis and Nodule Function -- Section V. Towards Sustainable Agriculture and Protection of the Environment -- Section VI. Molecu…
From the Contents: Gene-based Technologies for Livestock Industries in the 3rd Millennium -- Challenges and Opportunities for Controlling and Preventing Animal Diseases in Developing Countries through Gene-based Technologies -- Molecular Genetics and Livestock Selection -- First Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources -- Development of Germline Manipulation Technologies in…
Impacts of Natural Disasters in Agriculture, Rangeland and Forestry: an Overview -- The Role of Disaster Preparedness in National Planning with Specific Reference to Droughts -- The Occurrence and Predictability of Extreme Events over the Southwest Pacific with Particular Reference to ENSO -- Accessibility of Database Information to Facilitate Early Detection of Extreme Events to Help Mitigate …