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Wild plants : identification, uses and conservation / Ryan E. Davis, editor.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Davis, Ryan E.
Series:
Botanical research and practices.
Botanical research and practices
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Plants--Identification.
Plants.
Plants, Useful.
Plant conservation.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (331 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the identification, uses and conservation of wild plants. Topics discussed include identification of plant species using traditional and molecular-based methods; extracts from wild plants that possess antioxidant capacity; wild plant seed identification through image and linear discriminant analysis; the keystone tree species of Fagus sylvatica in the glacial refuge area of southern Europe and how dominant plant species influence the patterns of ecological interactions.
Contents:
Identification of plant species using traditional and molecular-based methods / Nadia Haider
Antioxidants from wild plants: sources, features and assays / Maria S. Gião ... [et al.]
Wild plant seeds identification through image and linear discriminant analysis / Oscar Grillo, Gianfranco Venora
Landscape genetics of Fagus sylvatica in one of its glacial refuge areas / Giovanni Figliuolo
Importance of dominant plant species for ecological interactions in forest soil and litter: example from the Heron Wood Reserve, Dawyck Botanic Garden, Scotland / V. Krivtsov ... [et al.]
An overview on the human exploitation of Sicilian native edible plants / Salvatore Pasta ... [et al.]
Persian shallot (Allium hirtifolium Boiss.): an endangered wild plant / Raheleh Ebrahimi
Essential oils: identification and uses / M. Komaitis, Ch. Gardeli, A. Mallouchos
Wild plants: identification, uses and conservation / Jin Quan Li
Chilling-sensitive plants, chilling stress and plant growth regulators / Alexander S. Lukatkin.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Site, viewed 11/12/20).
ISBN:
1-62257-136-3
OCLC:
839304854

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