Plant Sciences Reviews 2011. 2012. 256 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Contents: Pros and cons of somatic embryogenesis formass multiplication of perennial plantation crops / Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants in saline environments / Hydrogen sulphide and signalling in plants / Is there a role for the public in monitoring invasive species? / Improving bioethanol production by increasing sugar beet crop yield / Interaction of soybean and Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the cause of soybean rust / Detection and measurement of plant disease symptoms using visible-wavelength photography and image analysis / Lignin synthesis, transcriptional regulation and potential for useful modification in plants / Plant mutation breeding in agriculture / Practicalities of using selective insecticides in sustainable IPM / The use of trees in phytoremediation / Macroalgae and their potential for biofuel / Assessing safety of biological control introductions / Potential and challenges in making physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) a viable biofuel crop: the Brazilian perspective / High-Sugar Grasses / Managing farmland flora to promote biodiversity in Europe / Epigenetics and plant breeding / Estimating the economic costs of invasive alien species as a tool for prioritization / Magnaporthe oryzae, the blast pathogen: current status and options for its control / Options for control of scolytid beetles that attack pines.