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Los chiles que le dan sabor al mundo
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ISBN: 2709926741 6075026991 Year: 2019 Publisher: Marseille : IRD Éditions,

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El chile es el condimento de la vida en diversas culturas del mundo. México es centro de origen y diversificación de la especie domesticada Capsicum annuum L, por lo que el chile se convirtió en elemento identitario y patrimonio biocultural de la nación. A pesar de la importancia de esta planta, desde la academia, se tienen pocos estudios integradores que analicen las complejas relaciones entre los chiles y los diferentes factores bióticos, abióticos y socioculturales que hacen posible su permanencia en el tiempo y el espacio. Este libro está conformado por 21 contribuciones de diversas mentes creativas como cocineras tradicionales, chefs, así como investigadoras e investigadores de las ciencias naturales y sociales que describen y analizan al chile mexicano con diferentes aproximaciones metodológicas y narrativas. Las evidencias presentadas desde diferentes disciplinas resaltan el uso continuo del chile como un condimento, alimento y elemento identitario en esta región del mundo. Queremos que el público lector disfrute de nuestro picante y -esperemos- sabroso compendio.


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Auguste de Saint-Hilaire (1779-1853) : Un botaniste français au Brésil
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ISBN: 9782856537824 2856537820 2856538754 Year: 2019 Publisher: Paris : Publications scientifiques du Muséum,

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Auguste Prouvensal de Saint-Hilaire (1779-1853) débarque au Brésil en décembre 1816 avec la délégation du Duc de Luxembourg, au moment où ce pays s’ouvre plus largement aux scientifiques et artistes étrangers. Il revient en France six ans plus tard après avoir réuni des collections d’histoire naturelle (plantes, animaux, minéraux), et recueilli un nombre important de données sur l’histoire, la géographie physique, les langues indigènes et l’usage des produits naturels. Les historiens et les biologistes brésiliens considèrent aujourd’hui que les descriptions qui figurent dans ses récits de voyages, constituent un état des lieux des paysages et de la société brésilienne essentiel à la connaissance de ce grand pays. Dans ce livre, le regard croisé des scientifiques et des historiens, français et brésiliens, dessine la figure originale d’un savant botaniste et explorateur dont la démarche scientifique peut être qualifiée de moderne. La publication annotée de Réponse aux reproches que les gens du monde font à l’étude de la botanique (Orléans, 1811) et de larges extraits d’un de ses cahiers de récolte permet aux lecteurs de mieux appréhender les concepts et la démarche de ce botaniste mal connu. Une bibliographie exhaustive et annotée complète cet ouvrage, en français et en portugais, très largement illustré. Botanist Auguste Prouvensal de Saint-Hilaire landed in Brazil with the delegation of the Duc de Luxembourg in December, 1816, when this country was first opening more widely to foreign scientists and artists. He returned to France six years later having gathered significant natural history collections (of plants, animals, and minerals) and a great deal of information on the region’s history, physical geography, and uses of its natural products. In this bilingual French-Portuguese book, contemporary French and Brazilian historians and biologists explore how the descriptions that appear in this little-known botanist and explorer’s writings not only provide a window…


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Atlas of Macroscopic Wood Identification : With a Special Focus on Timbers Used in Europe and CITES-listed Species
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ISBN: 3030235661 3030235653 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This atlas presents macroscopic descriptions, macro cross section pictures, general characteristics and identification keys of 335 wood species currently introduced in the European timber market from all over the world. Overall 292 different genera are represented and CITES-listed timbers are also included. Macroscopic descriptions are based on a recently proposed list of macroscopic features for wood identification. Macroscopic features and their codes are defined and illustrated in the atlas. Wood descriptions also include information about natural durability, physical and mechanical properties, end uses, environmental sustainability and possible related misleading commercial names. Furthermore, each genus is described in terms of number of species, geographical distribution and main commercial timbers, and details are given about to what extent timbers within the genus can be typically identified through macroscopic and microscopic analysis, if any. The atlas will be a valuable guide for all agents in charge for timber verification, those involved in the European Timber Regulation enforcement and CITES inspections, as well as wood scientists, foresters, wood sellers, wood restorers, and any wood worker and wood passionate interested in a fast and reliable tool for wood identification.


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The life of plants : a metaphysics of mixture
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ISBN: 9781509531523 1509531521 9781509531530 150953153X Year: 2019 Publisher: Cambridge, UK Polity Press

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We barely talk about them and seldom know their names. Philosophy has always overlooked them; even biology considers them as mere decoration on the tree of life. And yet plants give life to the Earth: they produce the atmosphere that surrounds us, they are the origin of the oxygen that animates us. Plants embody the most direct, elementary connection that life can establish with the world. In this highly original book, Emanuele Coccia argues that, as the very creator of atmosphere, plants occupy the fundamental position from which we should analyze all elements of life. From this standpoint, we can no longer perceive the world as a simple collection of objects or as a universal space containing all things, but as the site of a veritable metaphysical mixture. Since our atmosphere is rendered possible through plants alone, life only perpetuates itself through the very circle of consumption undertaken by plants. In other words, life exists only insofar as it consumes other life, removing any moral or ethical considerations from the equation. In contrast to trends of thought that discuss nature and the cosmos in general terms, Coccia's account brings the infinitely small together with the infinitely big, offering a radical redefinition of the place of humanity within the realm of life.


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Nous les arbres : [exposition, Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, 11 juillet-10 novembre 2019]
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ISBN: 9782869251441 2869251440 Year: 2019 Publisher: Paris : Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain,

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Omniprésents, essentiels à la vie, les arbres, personnages vivants méconnus, suscitent un intérêt croissant de la part du public, comme en atteste le succès mondial de plusieurs livres et films récents qui leurs sont consacrés. Après avoir été longtemps sous-évalués par la biologie (comme l’ensemble du règne végétal), ils ont fait l’objet ces dernières décennies de découvertes scientifiques qui ont permis de jeter un nouveau regard sur ces êtres comptant parmi eux les plus grands et les plus anciens membres de la communauté des vivants. Capacités sensorielles, aptitudes à la communication, symbiose avec d’autres espèces et influence climatique : autant de facultés insoupçonnées dont la mise au jour vient confirmer ce que les savoirs traditionnels avaient depuis longtemps intégré, levant le voile sur un monde fascinant – celui de l’hypothèse d’une « intelligence végétale » – qui pourrait porter en lui la solution à bien des défis technologiques et environnementaux actuels.Dans le cadre de l’exposition, la Fondation Cartier publie un catalogue proposant de découvrir toutes les œuvres exposées à travers près de 550 images ainsi qu’un vaste ensemble de contributions scientifiques et critiques. Associant le travail de peintres, photographes, architectes, sculpteurs, philosophes, botanistes et spécialistes en climatologie, cet ouvrage dévoile la beauté, l’ingéniosité et la richesse biologique des arbres et plonge le lecteur dans le monde fascinant de ces grands protagonistes du monde vivant.


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Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) and Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) - World's Invaluable Medicinal Spices : The Agronomy and Economy of Turmeric and Ginger
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ISBN: 3030291898 303029188X Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book discusses the various aspects, from production to marketing of turmeric and ginger, the world’s two most important and invaluable medicinal spice crops. The book begins with their origin and history, global spread, and goes on to describe the botany, production agronomy, fertilizer practices, pest management, post-harvest technology, pharmacology and nutraceutical uses. The book presents the economy, import-export and world markets involved with reference to turmeric and ginger. It would be a benchmark and an important reference source for scientists, students, both undergraduate and post graduate, studying agriculture and food sciences and policy makers. It would be of great interest to professionals and industry involved in spice trade.


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Medicinal Plants : From Farm to Pharmacy
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ISBN: 3030312690 3030312682 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book offers a fresh look on a variety of issues concerning herbal medicine - the methods of growing and harvesting various medicinal plants; their phytochemical content; medicinal usage; regulatory issues; and mechanism of action against myriad of human and animal ailments. ‘Medicinal Plants: From Farm to Pharmacy’ comprises chapters authored by renowned experts from academics and industry from all over the world. It provides timely, in-depth study/analysis of medicinal plants that are already available in the market as supplements or drug components, while also introducing several traditional herbs with potential medicinal applications from various regions of the world. The book caters to the needs of a diverse group of readers: plant growers, who are looking for ways to enhance the value of their crops by increasing phytochemical content of plant products; biomedical scientists who are studying newer applications for crude herbal extracts or isolated phytochemicals; clinicians and pharmacologists who are studying interactions of herbal compounds with conventional treatment modalities; entrepreneurs who are navigating ways to bring novel herbal supplements to the market; and finally, natural medicine enthusiasts and end-users who want to learn how herbal compounds are produced in nature, how do they work and how are they used in traditional or modern medicine for various disease indications.


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Plant Biotic Interactions : State of the Art
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ISBN: 3030266575 3030266567 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book highlights recent advances in the field of plant-biotic interactions and explores current serious issues in the crop production industry. It is intended to attract more attention to these important, but often overlooked areas, and to stimulate new ideas for future research. Plants are constantly under attack by pathogens, pests, and parasites, which can significantly impact worldwide food production and human health. While pathogens and pests attack and interconnect with their hosts in a variety of ways, plants have developed sophisticated immune systems to fight infections. In the field of plant-biotic interactions, most of the studies to date have focused on the function and signaling pathways of plant disease resistance proteins and pattern recognition receptors, as well as pathogen effector proteins. In contrast, this book presents new and emerging research areas, and introduces students, researchers, academics, and policy advisors to the latest trends in e.g. microbial technology, environmental microbiology, agricultural science, the health sciences, biological sciences and other related disciplines.


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Synthetic Seeds : Germplasm Regeneration, Preservation and Prospects
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ISBN: 3030246310 3030246302 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book introduces the reader to synthetic or artificial seeds, which refer to alginate encapsulated somatic embryos, vegetative buds or any other micropropagules that can be used as seeds and converted into plantlets after propagating under in vitro or in vivo conditions. Moreover, synthetic seeds retain their potential for regeneration even after low-temperature storage. The production of synthetic or artificial seeds using micropropagules opens up new vistas in agricultural biotechnology. Encapsulated propagules could be used for in vitro regeneration and mass multiplication at reasonable cost. In addition, these propagules may be used for germplasm preservation of elite plant species and the exchange of plant materials between national and international laboratories. This book offers state-of-the-art findings on methods, applications and prospects of synthetic or artificial seeds.


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Phytoplasmas: Plant Pathogenic Bacteria - III : Genomics, Host Pathogen Interactions and Diagnosis
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ISBN: 9811396329 9811396310 Year: 2019 Publisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,

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Phytoplasma III is the last of three books in the series covering all the aspects of phytoplasma-associated diseases. Phytoplasmas are a major limiting factor in the quality and productivity of many ornamental, horticultural and economically important agriculture crops worldwide, and losses due to phytoplasma diseases have disastrous consequences for farming communities. As there is no effective cure for these diseases, management strategies focus-on exclusion, minimizing their spread by insect vectors and propagation materials, and developing host plant resistance. This book provides an update on genomics, effectors and pathogenicity factors toward a better understanding of phytoplasma-host metabolic interactions. It offers a comprehensive overview of biological, serological and molecular characterization of the phytoplasmas, including recently developed approaches in diagnostics, such as transcriptomics studies, which have paved the way for analyzing the gene expression pattern in phytoplasmas on infection and revealed the up-regulation of genes associated with hormonal response, transcription factors, and signaling genes. Although phytoplasmas remain the most poorly characterized pathogens, recent studies have identified virulence factors that induce typical disease symptoms and have characterized the unique reductive evolution of the genome. Reviewing the advances in cultivation in axenic media together with the perspectives for future research to reduce the global incidence of these pathogens and the associated agricultural losses, the book is a valuable resource for plant pathologists, researchers in agriculture and PhD students. .

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