Description
Book SynopsisPlant Sciences Reviews 2011 provides scientists and students in the field with timely analysis on key topics in current research. Originally published online in CAB Reviews, this volume makes available in printed form the reviews in plant sciences published during 2011.
Table of Contents1: Pros and cons of somatic embryogenesis for mass multiplication of perennial plantation crops 2: Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants in saline environments 3: Hydrogen sulphide and signalling in plants 4: Is there a role for the public in monitoring invasive species? 5: Improving bioethanol production by increasing sugar beet crop yield 6: Interaction of soybean and Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the cause of soybean rust 7: Detection and measurement of plant disease symptoms using visible-wavelength photography and image analysis 8: Lignin synthesis, transcriptional regulation and potential for useful modification in plants 9: Plant mutation breeding in agriculture 10: Practicalities of using selective insecticides in sustainable IPM 11: The use of trees in phytoremediation 12: Macroalgae and their potential for biofuel 13: Assessing safety of biological control introductions 14: Potential and challenges in making physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) a viable biofuel crop: the Brazilian perspective 15: High-Sugar Grasses 16: Managing farmland flora to promote biodiversity in Europe 17: Epigenetics and plant breeding 18: Estimating the economic costs of invasive alien species as a tool for prioritization 19: Magnaporthe oryzae, the blast pathogen: current status and options for its control 20: Options for control of scolytid beetles that attack pines
