How Plants Communicate with their Biotic Environment
Author | : Guillaume Becard |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2017-03-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780128016206 |
ISBN-13 | : 0128016205 |
Rating | : 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Download or read book How Plants Communicate with their Biotic Environment written by Guillaume Becard and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Plants Communicate with Their Biotic Environment addresses how plants perceive the presence of organisms (other plants, microbes, insects and nematodes) living in their proximity, how they manage to be attractive when these organisms are friendly, and how they defend themselves from foes. Gathers, under a common general outline, a comprehensive knowledge issued from distinct scientific communities Combines three life science disciplines, including ecology, evolutionary biology, and molecular biology Addresses a topical subject as the natural biological processes described represent basic knowledge that help develop low input sustainable agriculture Written by renowned scientists in their field