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The Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia of gardening/

Conservation methods for terrestrial orchids / by Swarts, Nigel, 1981-, Dixon, K. W. (Kingsley W.)

Subjects: “…SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture bisacsh…”
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Light-Emitting Diodes Materials, Processes, Devices and Applications /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Substrate Material for III-V Semiconductor Epitaxy Growth -- Homoepitaxy of GaN Light-Emitting Diodes -- Heteroepitaxy of GaN Light-Emitting Diodes -- The AlGaAsP and AlGaInP Material Systems and Red/Yellow Emitters -- The InGaN Material System and Blue/Green Emitters -- The AlGaN Material System and Ultraviolet Emitters -- LD for Lighting Applications -- Technology and Droop Study for High Internal Quantum Efficiency -- High Extraction Efficiency Designs -- P-type Doping and Ohmic Contacts for Light-Emitting Diodes -- Thermal Management and Reliability of Light-Emitting Diodes -- Nanostructured Light-Emitting Diodes -- Light-Emitting Diodes for Healthcare and Wellbeing -- Light-Emitting Diodes for Horticulture -- Light-Emitting Diodes for Animal Breeding.…”
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Phosphors, Up Conversion Nano Particles, Quantum Dots and Their Applications Volume 2 /

Table of Contents: “…Exploration of New Phosphors Using a Mineral-Inspired Approach in Combination with Solution Parallel Synthesis -- Phosphors for field emission display: recent advances in synthesis, improvement and luminescence properties -- Phosphors with a 660 nm-featured emission for LED/LD lighting in horticulture -- The Application of Phosphor in Agriculture Field -- Rare Earth Solar Spectral Convertor for Si Solar Cells -- Persistent Luminescent Materials -- Foundations of Upconversion Nanoparticles -- Lanthanide-Doped Upconversion Nanoprobes -- Lanthanide-doped core-shell upconversion nanophosphors -- Upconversion luminescence behavior of single nanoparticles -- Persistent Luminescence Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications: A Quick Grasp of the Trend -- Upconversion Nanoparticles for Bioimaging -- Upconversion Nanoparticle as a Platform for Photoactivation -- Foundations of White Light Quantum Dots -- Cadmium Free Quantum Dots: Principal attractions, properties, and applications -- Synthesis of InP Quantum Dots and Their Application -- Carbon Nitride Quantum Dots and their Applications -- Luminescent Materials for 3D Display Technology.…”
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Polymers for Food Applications

Table of Contents: “…Polymers for food applications - News -- Edible films -- The potential of vegetal and animal proteins to develop more sustainable food packaging -- Properties of micro- and nano-reinforced biopolymers for food applications -- Recent trends on nano-biocomposite polymers for food packaging -- Surface properties of biodegradable polymers for food packaging -- Transport phenomena in edible films -- Antimicrobial films and coatings incorporated with food preservatives of microbial origin -- Postharvest application of biopolymer-based edible coatings to improve the quality of fresh horticultural produce -- Edible foams stabilized by food-grade polymers -- Foams for food applications -- Biodegradable foams in the development of food packaging -- Composite foams made from edible and biodegradable polymers for food packaging applications -- Nano and microencapsulation using food grade polymers -- Food-grade biopolymers as efficient delivery systems for nutrients: An overview -- Current processing methods in the development of micro- and nanoencapsulation from edible polymers -- Biopolymers for the nano-microencapsulation of bioactive ingredients by electrohydrodynamic processing -- Food gel emulsions: structural characteristics and viscoelastic behavior -- Polymers for structure design of dairy foods -- Partially hydrolyzed guar gum: preparation & properties -- Development of hydrogels from edible polymers -- Food grade polymers for the gelation of edible oils envisioning food applications -- Current applications in food preservation based on marine biopolymers -- Functional carbohydrate polymers - Prebiotics -- Role of different polymers on the development of gluten-free baked goods -- 3D Food Printing - Perspectives -- Sensors based on conducting polymers for the analysis of food products.…”
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Polymers for Agri-Food Applications

Table of Contents: “…Trends in polymers for agri-food applications: A note from the editor -- Polymer based micro- and nanoencapsulation of agrochemicals -- Nano and microencapsulated nutrients for enhanced efficiency fertilizer -- Potential use of polymeric particles for the regulation of plant growth -- Applications and implications of environmental-responsive polymers toward agrochemicals -- Starch nanoparticles and nanocrystals as bioactive molecule carriers -- Biopolymer-based hydrogels for agriculture applications: Swelling behavior and slow delivery of agrochemicals -- Hydrogels: An effective tool to improve nitrogen use efficiency in cops -- Classifications and uses of emulsion in food and agro applications -- Nanoemulsions: Industrial production and food-grade applications -- Biodegradable plastic mulch films for sustainable specialty crop production -- Performance of bio-based polymeric agricultural mulch films -- Agronomical overview of mulch film systems -- Mulch plastic systems: Recent advances and applications -- Biodegradable polymer nanofibers applied in slow release systems for agri-food applications -- Synthesis methods of starch-based polymer foams and its comparison with conventional polymer foams for food packaging applications -- Coatings in the postharvest -- Trends in coatings manufacturing in the postharvest preservation of fruits and vegetables -- Development of edible coatings in the preservation of fruits and vegetables: A critical discussion and exhaustive -- Smart and active edible coatings based on biopolymers -- Active and smart edible coatings for fresh fruits and vegetables -- Active, eco-friendly and edible coatings in the post-harvest - A critical discussion -- Chitosan mono- and bilayer edible coatings for preserving postharvest quality of fresh fruit -- Shellac-based coating polymer for agricultural applications -- Application of bionanocomposites on horticultural products to increase the shelf life -- Essential oil nanoemulsions as antimicrobials and antioxidants in composite food packaging -- Nanocellulose-polymer composites: Novel materials for food packaging applications -- Index.…”
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Integrating gender in agricultural development : learnings from South Pacific contexts /

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