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Introduction
Everywhere in the world, environmental stresses represent the most limiting factors for agricultural productivity. Besides plant-specific endogenous...
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Extracellular Communication in Bacteria
Populations of bacterial cells often coordinate their responses to changes in their local environmental conditions through “quorum sensing”, a...
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Molecular genetics of genotoxic stress signalling in plants
Cells are under constant threat by endogenous and exogenous factors affecting DNA integrity. In response, complex signalling networks are activated...
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Oxidative stress signalling
Oxidative stress arises from an imbalance in the generation and removal of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within cells. ROS are produced during...
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Evaluation of Antifouling Booster Biocides in Marine Water and Sediments Based on Mass Spectrometric Techniques
This chapter outlines the stages involved in chemical analysis of antifouling booster biocides, reviews the sample preparation strategies and the...
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Photochemical Fate of Organic Booster Biocides in the Aquatic Environment
Considering the relevance and importance of photochemical processes in the environmental fate and behavior of organic micropollutants, the present...
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Emission Estimation and Chemical Fate Modelling of Antifoulants
Triggered by the debates around entry of force of the antifouling convention of the International Maritime Organization and the upcoming ban of...
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General Aspects of Natural Products Antifoulants in the Environment
Many marine lives prevent the surface of their bodies with antifouling substances without causing serious environmental problems. Some terrestrial...
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Salix alba L.Salicaceae
Salix alba L. Salix alba var. caerulea (Sm.) Sm.; Salix alba var. calva G. Mey.; Salix alba var. vitellina (L.) Stokes.
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Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae
Apium graveolens L.: Apium australe var. latisectum H.Wolff; Apium celleri Gaertn.; Apium decumbens Eckl. & Zeyh.; Apium dulce Mill.; Apium...
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Alchemilla xanthochlora Rothm. Alchemilla vulgaris L. Rosaceae
Alchemilla xanthochlora Rothm.: Alchemilla gottsteiniana Opiz; Alchemilla vulgaris subsp. xanthochlora (Rothm.) O.Bolòs & Vigo; Alchemilla vulgaris...
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The Need for Historical Perspective
This chapter is a brief exploration of the comparative history of weed science and other plant protection disciplines. The role of definitions in...
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The Future
Agricultural and weed scientists need to become better ecologists, better observers of the environment and managers of programs that include...
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Pesticides and Value Questions
People agree that all goals and the means to achieve them should be good. Value questions arise because people do not agree on what is good or what...
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Genetic Improvement of Rural Landraces Through Mutation Research
Rural landraces are heterogeneous cultivars possessing valuable, unique characteristics, and are widely adapted to specific eco-geographical areas....
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Development of Improved Landraces in Agriculture for Rural Development
Landraces serve as reservoirs of genetic diversity, contributing to the enrichment of biodiversity and the preservation and stabilization of...
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Mutagenesis—A Tool for Improving Rice Landraces
Rice is an important staple food for half of the world’s population. Development of high yielding varieties and large-scale cultivation of these...
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Application of Mutagenesis in Food Production and Sustainable Development
Induced mutations play an important role in increasing the genetic diversity of desirable traits in various edible and agricultural plants. It is...
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Introduction
Plants constitute the most important structural component of the world ecosystem in which we live. For this reason, the concept of plant biodiversity...
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Propagation of Mulberry and Production
The information published in different sources has revealed that the domestication of the mulberry tree occurred in China sometime earlier than...