Author: Rafael Lucas Rodríguez-Caballero
Publisher: Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
ISBN: 9977664455
Category : Nature
Languages : es
Pages : 1008
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En este libro, la palabra apunte adquiere un significado completamente nuevo, pues presenta las anotaciones que Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero, destacado biólogo costarricense de renombre internacional, hizo al estudiar orquídeas a lo largo de varias décadas. Él disectó bajo el microscopio una amplia serie de flores, analizó la diversidad de su forma y presentó los resultados de manera técnica, con anotaciones minuciosas. Pero lo hizo en forma de acuarelas, de modo que examinar sus apuntes es descubrir una obra artística fantástica, en la cual los especímenes toman vida, y frecuentemente un aspecto tridimensional. Las láminas resaltan su ojo de naturalista y su sensibilidad de artista. Rafael Lucas murió sin completar este proyecto, y hasta la fecha solo una porción de su trabajo ha sido publicada. Este libro presenta más de 1000 acuarelas inéditas, con sus respectivas anotaciones. En ellas es posible hallar datos sobre la variación que ocurre dentro de las especies y entre ellas mismas, lo cual es muy relevante en la biología. También son claros sus esfuerzos por identificar las plantas que estudiaba, aspecto de interés en el área histórica. Y, tras décadas de esfuerzos por darlas a conocer, se ofrece aquí el arte espectacular de un estudiante prodigioso de las fascinantes formas de las orquídeas. In this book, the word note acquires a whole new meaning, as it presents the annotations that Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero, prominent Costa Rican biologist of international renown, made as he studied orchids over the course of several decades. He dissected a broad series of flowers under the microscope, analyzed the diversity of their forms, and presented the results in a technical fashion, with meticulous annotations. But he did this in the form of watercolors, so that examining his notes is to discover a fantastic work of art, in which the specimens acquire life and, often, a three-dimensional aspect. These plates highlight his naturalist's eye and artist's sensibility. Rafael Lucas died without finishing this project, and to date only a fraction of this work has been published. This book presents over 1000 of his unpublished watercolors, with their corresponding annotations. In them, there are data on the variation that occurs within and between species, which is relevant in biology. Also clear are his efforts to identify the plants he studied, an aspect of historical interest. And, after decades of attempts at publishing it, here is the spectacular art of a prodigious student of the fascinating forms of orchids.
Author: Robert L. Dressler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780674875265
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Looks at the structure, classification, evolution, and ecology of orchids, including the methods they have developed to manipulate pollinating insects
Author: Ajit Varma
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319688677
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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This is the fourth updated and revised edition of a well-received book that emphasises on fungal diversity, plant productivity and sustainability. It contains new chapters written by leading experts in the field. This book is an up-to-date overview of current progress in mycorrhiza and association with plant productivity and environmental sustainability. The result is a must hands-on guide, ideally suited for agri-biotechnology, soil biology, fungal biology including mycorrrhiza and stress management, academia and researchers. The topic of this book is particularly relevant to researchers involved in mycorrhiza, especially to food security, plant microbe interaction and environmental protection. Mycorrhizas are symbioses between fungi and the roots of higher plants. As more than 90% of all known species of plants have the potential to form mycorrhizal associations, the productivity and species composition and the diversity of natural ecosystems are frequently dependent upon the presence and activity of mycorrhizas. The biotechnological application of mycorrhizas is expected to promote the production of food while maintaining ecologically and economically sustainable production systems.
Author: Wen-huei Chen
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9813109238
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 481
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This book provides a first hand and complete information on orchid biotechnology for orchid lovers, graduate students, researchers and industry growers. It contains comprehensive genomics and transcriptomics data, and a thorough discussion of the molecular mechanism of orchid floral morphogenesis. The contributors to the book are all orchid enthusiasts with more than 20 years' experience in the field.With more than 25,000 species, orchids are the most species-rich of all angiosperm families. They show wide diversity of epiphytic and terrestrial growth forms and have successfully colonized almost every habitat on earth. Orchids are fantastic for their spectacular flowers with highly evolved petal, labellum, and fused androecium and gynoecium, gynostemium, to attract pollinators for effective pollination. In addition, orchids have attracted the interest of many evolutionary biologists due to their highly specialized evolution and adaptation strategies.Orchid Biotechnology III covers the most update knowledge of orchid biotechnology research on Phalaenopsis, Oncidium, Cymbidium, Anoectohilus, Paphiopedilum, and Erycina pusilla. It will provide graduate students, researchers, orchid lovers and breeders with an opportunity to understand the mechanism why the orchids are so mysterious and spectacular. Hopefully, this information will be helpful for breeders to enhance orchid breeding and create even more elegant and grace flowers.
Author: Hong-hwa Chen
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814475602
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 277
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The diversity and specialization in orchid floral morphology have fascinated botanists and collectors for centuries. In the past 10 years, the orchid industry has been growing substantially worldwide. This interesting book focuses on the recent advances in orchid biotechnology research since the last 10 years in Taiwan. To advance the orchid industry, enhancement of basic research as well as advanced biotechnology will provide a good platform to improve the flower quality and breeding of new varieties. Important topics covered include the new knowledge of basic genome, through floral morphogenesis, floral ontology, embryogenesis, micropropagation, to functional genomics such as EST, virus-induced gene silencing, and genetic transformation.
Author: Mark A. Nir
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antillanae
Languages : en
Pages : 470
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Author: William Wilson Saunders
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Author: Scott Ferson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387954864
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Reviews the quantitative tools used in the study of subjects such as biodiversity, resource management and endangered species preservation. Topics covered include population viability analysis, population dynamics, metapopulation models, estimating timing of extinctions, quasi-extinction and more.
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9788121108690
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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Author: Peter O'Byrne
Publisher: Snp Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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