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Plants for Arid Lands

Author : G.E. Wickens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940116830X
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Plants for Arid Lands by : G.E. Wickens

Download or read book Plants for Arid Lands written by G.E. Wickens and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic plants have been defined by SEPASAT as those plants that are utilised either directly or indirectly for the benefit of Man. Indirect usage includes the needs of Man's livestock and the maintenance of the environment; the benefits may be domestic, commercial or aesthetic. Economic plants constitute a large and so far uncalculated percentage of the quarter of a million higher plants in the World today. However, it has been calculated that 10% (25 000) of these species are now on the verge of extinction and extinction means that a genetic resource that could be of benefit to Man will be lost for ever. Furthermore, for every species lost an estimated 10-30 other dependent organisms are also doomed. Fewer than 1 per cent of the World's plants have been sufficiently well studied for a true evaluation of the potential floral wealth awaiting discovery, not only in the rain forests, which man is now actively destroying at a rate of 20 ha a minute, but also in the very much neglected dry areas of the World.

Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert

Author : Wendy C. Hodgson
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816520602
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (26 download)

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Book Synopsis Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert by : Wendy C. Hodgson

Download or read book Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert written by Wendy C. Hodgson and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Food Plants of the Sanoran Desert includes not only plants such as gourds and legumes but also unexpected food sources such as palms, lilies, and cattails, all of which have provided nutrition to desert peoples. Each species entry lists recorded names and describes indigenous uses, which often include nonfood therapeutic and commodity applications. The agave, for example, is cited for its use as food and for alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, syrup, fiber, cordage, clothing, sandals, nets, blankets, lances, fire hearths, musical instruments, hedgerows, soap, and medicine, and for ceremonial purposes. The agave entry includes information on harvesting, roasting, and consumption - and on distinguishing between edible and inedible varieties.".

Arid Shrubland Plants of Western Australia

Author : Andrew A. Mitchell
Publisher : ISBS
ISBN 13 : 9781875560226
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Arid Shrubland Plants of Western Australia by : Andrew A. Mitchell

Download or read book Arid Shrubland Plants of Western Australia written by Andrew A. Mitchell and published by ISBS. This book was released on 1994 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An attractive and accessible guide to identification and appreciation of the native flora of the arid region of Western Australia, this revised edition of Arid Shrubland Plants of Western Australia now describes over 200 herbs, grasses, shrubs and trees. Each species is illustrated in colour, and the non-technical text gives vegetative and floral characteristics, habitat, forage value, the response to grazing and, where appropriate, the value of plants for degraded land and mine site rehabilitation. The only book of its kind, Arid Shrubland Plants of Western Australia is an important resource for pastoralists, mining companies, geologists, shire councils and native tree growers, and will also appeal to travellers and lovers of the Australian bush.

Plant Resources of Arid and Semiarid Lands

Author : J. R. Goodin
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1483272273
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Book Synopsis Plant Resources of Arid and Semiarid Lands by : J. R. Goodin

Download or read book Plant Resources of Arid and Semiarid Lands written by J. R. Goodin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-09-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant Resources of Arid and Semiarid Lands: A Global Perspective is a collection of papers that evaluates the existing native plant resources in the arid and semiarid regions. The papers deal with the resources found in these arid regions such as food potential, forage, fuel, fiber, medicinal or industrial uses. The book covers the arid regions of Africa, Australia, the Indian subcontinent, Middle East, North America, China, South America, and the USSR. The treatment of these regions includes geographical descriptions such as area, annual precipitation, temperature, humidity, wind ranges or patterns, and seasons. These papers also discuss the effects of topography on water drainage and loss, the basic soil types, holding capacity, water runoffs, and the availability of water (surface and subsurface), The book examines the current and projected growth rates for relevant countries and dry regions in each continent. These papers discuss the economic output from arid lands, the balance of trade, current or developing resources, as well as the prospects of these countries with dry regions. The book also focuses on the types of plants found in these regions whether these are used for food, forage, medicine or for industry. This collection is suitable for environmentalists, ecologists, sociologist, anthropologists, and researchers involved in biological and environmental conservation.

Germination Requirements of 19 Species of Arid Land Plants

Author : David G. Sabo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Book Synopsis Germination Requirements of 19 Species of Arid Land Plants by : David G. Sabo

Download or read book Germination Requirements of 19 Species of Arid Land Plants written by David G. Sabo and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ecophysiology of Economic Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands

Author : Gerald E. Wickens
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662037009
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Ecophysiology of Economic Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands by : Gerald E. Wickens

Download or read book Ecophysiology of Economic Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands written by Gerald E. Wickens and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with arid and semi-arid environments and their classification, and the physiological restraints and adaptations of plants to the environment. Further, it discusses economic botany and the needs and methods of conserving economic plants. A broad view is taken regarding the definition of economic plants, taking into account their value to the environment as well as to man and to livestock. The individual deserts and associated semi-arid regions are described in separate chapters, providing background information on the regional environments in terms of climate and major plant formations. The economic plants within these formations, their usages, geographical distribution together with their morphological and physiological adaptations are treated in detail.

Management and Utilization of Arid Land Plants

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Management and Utilization of Arid Land Plants written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Desert Plants

Author : Kishan Gopal Ramawat
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642025501
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)

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Book Synopsis Desert Plants by : Kishan Gopal Ramawat

Download or read book Desert Plants written by Kishan Gopal Ramawat and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-16 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deserts appear very fascinating during our short visits. However, the lives of plants and animals are very dif?cult under the harsh climatic conditions of high tempe- ture and scant water supply in deserts, sometimes associated with high concent- tions of salt. The editor of this book was born and brought up in the Great Indian Desert, and has spent much of his life studying the growth and metabolism of desert plants. It is very charming on a cool summer evening to sit at the top of a sand dune listening only to blowing air and nothing else. It has been my dream to prepare a volume on desert plants encompassing various aspects of desert plant biology. In this book, I have tried to present functional and useful aspects of the vegetation resources of deserts along with scienti?c input aimed at understanding and impr- ing the utility of these plants. The scant vegetation of deserts supports animal life and provides many useful medicines, timber and fuel wood for humans. Therefore, there are chapters devoted to medicinal plants (Chap. 1), halophytes (Chaps. 13, 14), and fruit plants (Chaps. 17, 20). Desert plants have a unique reproductive biology (Chaps. 9–11), well-adapted eco-physiological and anatomical charact- istics (Chap. 7), and specialised metabolism and survival abilities. These plants are dif?cult to propagate and pose many problems to researchers developing biote- nological approaches for their amelioration (Chaps. 18–20).

Arid Land Ecosystems: Volume 1

Author : R. A. Perry
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521218429
Total Pages : 920 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (184 download)

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Book Synopsis Arid Land Ecosystems: Volume 1 by : R. A. Perry

Download or read book Arid Land Ecosystems: Volume 1 written by R. A. Perry and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1979-03-08 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive account of arid-land ecosystems will be of importance to university teachers and professional ecologists throughout the world.

Arid Land Plant Resources

Author : Joe R. Goodin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arid Land Plant Resources written by Joe R. Goodin and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Arid Land Plants

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Arid Land Plants written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview is presented of arid land plant development stressing products and plant physiological and ecological concepts unique to arid land plants. Integration of new arid land crops into polyculture management systems is suggested utilizing specialized plant functions, e.g., drought resistance, resistance to salinity, ability to fix nitrogen, frost tolerance and capability to produce a cash crop. Impacts on arid land plant productivity on political systems of developing countries are discussed and recommendations are presented for overcoming institutional constraints facing arid land plant development. (MHR).

Management and Utilization of Arid Land Plants

Author : David R. Patton
Publisher : Bear Meadows Research Group
ISBN 13 : 9780899046570
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (465 download)

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Book Synopsis Management and Utilization of Arid Land Plants by : David R. Patton

Download or read book Management and Utilization of Arid Land Plants written by David R. Patton and published by Bear Meadows Research Group. This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Physiological Ecology of North American Desert Plants

Author : Stanley D. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642592120
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Book Synopsis Physiological Ecology of North American Desert Plants by : Stanley D. Smith

Download or read book Physiological Ecology of North American Desert Plants written by Stanley D. Smith and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following a description of the physical and biological characterization of the four North American deserts together with the primary adaptations of plants to environmental stress, the authors go on to present case studies of key species. They provide an up-to-date and comprehensive review of the major patterns of adaptation in desert plants, with one chapter devoted to several important exotic plants that have invaded these deserts. The whole is rounded off with a synthesis of the resource requirements of desert plants and how they may respond to global climate change.

Plants Tolerant of Arid, Or Semi-arid, Conditions with Non-food Constituents of Potential Use

Author : J. B. Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Book Synopsis Plants Tolerant of Arid, Or Semi-arid, Conditions with Non-food Constituents of Potential Use by : J. B. Davis

Download or read book Plants Tolerant of Arid, Or Semi-arid, Conditions with Non-food Constituents of Potential Use written by J. B. Davis and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tabular list of 298 plant sources of essential oils, fibers, firewood, gums and resins, latexes, oilseeds, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, tannins, and waxes.

Ecology of Sonoran Desert Plants and Plant Communities

Author : Robert H. Robichaux
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Ecology of Sonoran Desert Plants and Plant Communities by : Robert H. Robichaux

Download or read book Ecology of Sonoran Desert Plants and Plant Communities written by Robert H. Robichaux and published by . This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an accessible introduction to Sonoran Desert ecology. Eight original essays by Sonoran Desert specialists provide an overview of the practice of ecology at landscape, community, and organism levels. The essays explore the rich diversity of plant life in the Sonoran Desert and the ecological patterns and processes that underlie it. They also reveal the history and scientific legacy of the Desert Laboratory in Tucson, which has conducted research on the Sonoran Desert since 1903.

Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants

Author : Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540648864
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (488 download)

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Book Synopsis Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants by : Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn

Download or read book Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants written by Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1998-12-04 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dispersal processes have important effects on plant distribution and abundance. Although adaptations to long range dispersal (telechory) are by no means rare in desert plants, many desert plant species do not possess any features to promote dispersal (atelechory), while others have structures that hamper dispersal (antitelechory). The high frequency with which atelechorous and antitelechorous mechanisms are present in plants inhabiting arid areas indicates the importance of these adaptations. Among the benefits derived from these adaptations are the spreading of germination over time, the provision of suitable conditions for germination and subsequent seedling establishment, and the maintenance of a reservoir of available seeds (seed bank). This book describes the ways and means - anatomical, morphological and ecological - by which dispersal in desert plants has evolved to ensure the survival of these species in their harsh and unpredictable environment.

Native Plants and Animals as Resources in Arid Lands of the Southwestern United States

Author : American Association for the Advancement of Science. Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Native Plants and Animals as Resources in Arid Lands of the Southwestern United States by : American Association for the Advancement of Science. Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division

Download or read book Native Plants and Animals as Resources in Arid Lands of the Southwestern United States written by American Association for the Advancement of Science. Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: