Providing the first comprehensive single volume reference on seed infection and disease, this work includes an up-to-date account on the development and structure of seed, pointing out the structural variations in seeds of most crop plant families. It offers chapters on seed-borne fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes, and their diseases. It covers the penetration of ovule/seed by fungi, discusses physiogenic seed disorder, and provides common techniques and tips for histopathological studies. Histopathology of Seed-Borne Infections provides a literature review in a field where it is difficult to access older sources, serving both as a reference and a springboard for further inquiry.
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Botany
Crop Science
Food Microbiology
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Used for centuries for ceremonial, ritual, religious, and medicinal purposes, the medicinal properties of kava are gaining recognition in the West. It is now widely marketed as an over-the-counter preparation for the treatment of anxiety, stress, restlessness, and sleep disorders. This volume describes kava's history, botanical origins, production, marketing, chemical and biological properties of the chemical constituents, and the clinical and medical studies that provide evidence for its therapeutic benefits. An invaluable reference, the book will be of great interest to healthcare professionals, scholars, researchers, students, and professionals in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles
Botany
Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
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With the release of WebLogic Server 7.0 in June 2002, BEA positioned WebLogic Server as the premier J2EE Web Services development platform. With the next release in late 2002, WLS will integrate WebLogic Workshop and other key tools to provide developers with a stable, market-leading product designed for the next generation of Java applications based on Web Services on the latest J2EE platform. BEA WebLogic Server is the leading J2EE application server, holding almost 40% of the market share in this competitive category. WebLogic Server Unleashed is designed to be the definitive reference work for the WLS developer, offering an in-depth look at the capabilities provided by WLS 7.X and illustrating the best development practices.

The explosion of Web-based data has created a demand among executives and technologists for tools and strategies to gather, analyze and utilize online information. This book describes key concepts in Web mining and discusses resulting applications in business intelligence and counter-terrorism. Armed with the knowledge contained in this book, businesses can collect and analyze critical data in order to find and develop relationships with new customers, increase sales, and identify potential threats. Government organizations can apply these same Web mining techniques to battle the real and present danger of terrorism.
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Data Preparation & Mining
Terrorism
Business Information Systems
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The Concise Encyclopedia of Temperate Tree Fruit is a unique resource that examines all aspects of tree fruit cultivation in the world's temperate zones. This book addresses topics from Anatomy to Wildlife, and included with each topic is a list of resources you can use to find further information. Subjects from molecular genetics to fruit color to pest management are addressed comprehensively and in plain language, so you can get the information you need when you need it. Many helpful illustrations and tables make the data even more accessible. There's even a 6-page color photo section. The Concise Encyclopedia of Temperate Tree Fruit will be the only reference you'll need! To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.
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Crop Science
Fruit & Vegetables
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Professional

Recent progress has been made in understanding light-induced degradation in amorphous semiconductors, which is seen as the most limiting problem in device applications. This book compiles recent knowledge on the structural, electronic, and optical properties of these materials. Since amorphous materials differ significantly from their crystalline counterparts, the field needs to address some of the problems associated with the validity of the effective mass approximation, whether K is a good quantum number, and the concepts of phonons and excitons. This monograph effectively addresses those issues, providing a full treatment of both experimental and theoretical studies.
• Advances in Condensed Matter Science
Ceramics & Glasses
Optoelectronics
Electronics
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Professional

This final volume of the proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources Management in Arid Regions, March 2002, Kuwait, discusses major aspects of hydrology and water resources and includes papers on groundwater and water quality.
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Hydrology
Water Science
Proceedings

This second edition of a bestseller presents an up-to-date review of cytogenetics. It covers the latest in the various techniques in the handling of chromosomes, karyotype analysis, genetics of meiosis, genomic relationships, and chromosome manipulation. It includes new chapters on extra chromosomal inheritance and the mode of reproduction particularly apomixis in plants as well as new sections on the molecular basis of heredity, genomic in situ hybridization, and the classical and molecular method of genome analysis. The author also elaborates on the cytogenetic basis of somaclonal variation generated through cell and tissue culture. The book ends with the current status on GMO crops and the cause of gene silencing.
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Botany
Crop Science
Cell Biology
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This reference for database administrators, database designers, and Web designers working in tandem with database technologists covers three emerging technologies of significant impact for electronic business: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Semi-structured Databases, and the Semantic Web. The first three parts of the book explore these emerging technologies. The fourth part highlights the implications of these technologies for E-Business. Overall, the book presents a comprehensive view of critical technologies for the Web in general and XML in particular.
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Databases
Computer Science (General)
Internet & Multimedia
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Professional

This volume offers 24 papers on subjects such as: groundwater potential assessment through the application of GIS; geophysical methods and remote sensing techniques; and groundwater pollution and its remediation measures.
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Ground Water
Proceedings