"Plant Transformation Technologies" is a comprehensive, authoritative book focusing on cutting-edge

This book, in honor of David Messick, is about social decisions and the role cooperation plays...

"Gene Containment" provides a comprehensive look at genetically modified organisms and the...

Waterlogging is a major problem for plant cultivation in many regions of the world. This book combines both academic and practical aspects of this topic. Based on recent progress in cell and molecular biology, various facets of waterlogging signalling and tolerance are addressed, starting from the molecular level, through membrane transport, cel...

This first book to cover exclusively and in detail the principles, tools and methods for determining the reliability of microelectromechanical materials, components and devices covers both component materials as well as entire MEMS devices. Divided into two major parts, following a general introductory chapter to reliability issues, the first pa...

"Global Environmental Issues, second edition" builds on the popularity of the first edition,...

Terrorism is a complex phenomenon that cannot be understood through reading of a number of unrelated academic articles or a dry overview of the history of terrorism or the investigative techniques. For A New Understanding of Terrorism, the Editors have chosen a different paradigm. They have selected numerous case studies from actual events that ...

This book examines the opportunities for, and the effects and benefits of, collaborative working...