Plant biodiversity : monitoring, assessment and conservation /: monitoring, assessment and conservation. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Abid A. Ansari, Sarvajeet S. Gill, Zahid Khorshid Abbas, and M. Naeem.
• Editors: Abbas, Zahid Khorshid; Gill, Sarvajeet Singh; Ansari, Abid A; Naeem, M, 1980-
• Contents: Plant Biodiversity: Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1: New Challenges to Promote Botany's Practice Using Botanic Gardens: The Case Study of the Lisbon Botanic Garden; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Botanic Gardens and Plant Learning; 1.3 Strategies to Implement Conservation Policies; 1.4 Communication in Botanic Gardens; 1.5 Education in Botanic Gardens; 1.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 2: New Horizons in Diversification of Temperate Fruit Crops; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Need for Diversification 2.14.3 Hazelnut2.14.4 Chestnut; 2.15 Health Benefits of Nut Crops; 2.16 Other Fruits; 2.16.1 Kiwi fruit; 2.16.2 Prospects of kiwi fruit production; 2.16.3 Persimmon; 2.16.4 Health benefits of persimmon; 2.16.5 Pomegranate; 2.16.6 Health benefits of pomegranate; 2.16.7 Strawberry; 2.16.8 Health benefits of strawberry; 2.16.9 Grape; 2.16.10 Health benefits of grapes; 2.16.11 Olive; 2.16.12 Health benefits of olive; 2.16.13 Fig; 2.17 Emerging Challenges; 2.18 Summing Up; 2.19 Constraints in Crop Diversification; 2.20 Future Thrust; 2.21 Conclusion; References 3: Asteraceae of India: its Diversity and Phytogeographical AffinityAbstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 The Northern Mountains; 3.1.2 The North Indian Plain; 3.1.3 The peninsular plateau; 3.1.4 The coastal regions and islands; 3.2 Diversity and Distribution of Asteraceae in India; 3.2.1 Taxonomic treatment; 3.3 Phytogeography of Asteraceae of India; 3.4 Endemism in the Indian Asteraceae; 3.5 Exotic Asteraceae; 3.6 Rare and Endangered Asteraceae; 3.7 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References and bibliography; 4: Maintenance of Plant Species Diversity in Forest Ecosystems; Abstract 4.1 Introduction4.2 Four Major Hypotheses for the Maintenance of Forest Plant Species Diversity; 4.2.1 Niche assembly; 4.2.2 Negative density dependence; 4.2.3 Disturbance; 4.2.4 Neutral competition dynamics; 4.3 Empirical Support for the Four Diversity Maintenance Hypotheses; 4.3.1 Evidence for niche differentiation; 4.3.2 Evidence for negative density dependence; 4.3.3 Evidence for disturbance hypotheses; 4.3.4 Evidence for neutral processes; 4.4 Bias in the maintenance of diversity literature; 4.5 Conclusion; References 2.3 Diversification and Prolonged Fruit Season2.4 Underutilized/Minor Fruits; 2.5 Underutilized Fruits -- What are they?; 2.6 Challenges in the Promotion of Underutilized Species; 2.7 Securing the Genetic Base of Minor Fruits; 2.8 The Importance of Collaboration; 2.9 Achievements; 2.10 Pome Fruits; 2.10.1 Apple; 2.10.2 Pear; 2.10.3 Quince; 2.10.4 Loquat; 2.11 Health Benefits of Pome Fruits; 2.12 Stone Fruits; 2.12.1 Peach; 2.12.2 Nectarine; 2.12.3 Plum; 2.12.4 Apricot; 2.12.5 Almond; 2.12.6 Cherry; 2.13 Health Benefits of Stone Fruits; 2.14 Nut Crops; 2.14.1 Walnut; 2.14.2 Pecan nut
• Publisher Details: Wallingford, Oxfordshire Boston, MA : CABI International
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 614 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 581.7; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plant diversity conservation; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Plant diversity; Plant diversity; Plant diversity conservation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780646961; 1780646968; 9781780646954
• Related ISBNs: 9781780646947; 178064695X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
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