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This Is Not a Border

Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature

by J.M. Coetzee, Mr William Sutcliffe, Michael Ondaatje, Teju Cole, Alice Walker, Michael Palin, Deborah Moggach, China Miéville, Jeremy Harding, Henning Mankell, Molly Crabapple, Linda Spalding, Adam Foulds, Gillian Slovo, Geoff Dyer, Chinua Achebe, Mahmoud Darwish, Yasmin El-Rifae, Suheir Hammad, Mercedes Kemp, Najwan Darwish, Suad Amiry, Ms Sabrina Mahfouz, John Horner, Bridget Keenan, Pankaj Mishra, Kamila Shamsie, Atef Abu Saif, Selma Dabbagh, Jehan Bseiso, Omar El-Khairy, Remi Kanazi, Maath Musleh, Dr. Ghada Karmi, Ed Pavlic, Muiz, Ru Freeman, Nancy Kricorian, Nathalie Handal, Mohammed Hanif, Victoria Brittain, Rachel Holmes, Raja Shehadeh, Claire Messud, Jamal Mahjoub, Susan Abulhawa ...

Writers from Alice Walker to Michael Ondaatje to Claire Messud share their thoughts on one of the most vital gatherings of writers and readers in the world.The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008 by authors Ahdaf Soueif, Brigid Keenan, Victoria Brittain and Omar Robert Hamilton. Bringing writers to Palestine from all corners of the globe, it aimed to break the cultural siege ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Writers from Alice Walker to Michael Ondaatje to Claire Messud share their thoughts on one of the most vital gatherings of writers and readers in the world.The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008 by authors Ahdaf Soueif, Brigid Keenan, Victoria Brittain and Omar Robert Hamilton. Bringing writers to Palestine from all corners of the globe, it aimed to break the cultural siege
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A Black Arts Poetry Machine

Amiri Baraka and the Umbra Poets

by Dr David Grundy ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Critical Poetics
A vital hub of poetry readings, performance, publications and radical politics in 1960s New York, the Umbra Workshop was a cornerstone of the African American avant-garde.Bringing together new archival research and detailed close readings of poetry, A Black Arts Poetry Machine is a groundbreaking study of this important but neglected group of poets. David Grundy explores the work of such poets as ... Read more

$49.99 CAD

A vital hub of poetry readings, performance, publications and radical politics in 1960s New York, the Umbra Workshop was a cornerstone of the African American avant-garde.Bringing together new archival research and detailed close readings of poetry, A Black Arts Poetry Machine is a groundbreaking study of this important but neglected group of poets. David Grundy explores the work of such poets as
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Integrated management of diseases and insect pests of tree fruit

by Professor Xiangming Xu, Dr Leone Olivieri, Prof Baohua Li, Dr Imre Holb, Dr Karel Petrzik, Dr Manuel Rubio, Dr Federico Dicenta, Dr Pedro Martínez-Gómez, Dr Angela Berrie, Dr Vincent G. M. Bus0, Dr Joanna K. Bowen1, Dr Andrea Patocchi3, Dr Giovanni A. L. Broggini4, Dr Satish Kumar5, Dr François N. D. Laurens6, Prof Ioannis Tzanetakis7, Dr Robert Martin8, Dr Mengjun Hu9, Dr Jürgen Köhl0, Dr Simona Marianna Sanzani1, Prof Antonio Ippolito2, Dr Tom Passey3, Dr Giuseppe E. Massimino Cocuzza4, Dr Alan L. Knight5, Dr Gary J. R. Judd6, Dr Todd Gilligan7, Dr Eduardo Fuentes-Contreras8, Dr William B. Walker III9, Dr Rebecca A. Schmidt-Jeffris0, Dr Elizabeth H. Beers1, Dr Carlo Duso2, Dr Neil Audsley3, Dr Lorenzo Tonina4, Dr Nicola Mori5, Dr Matthew J. Grieshop6, Dr Slawomir Lux7, Dr Bart De Ketelaere8, Dr Dany Bylemans9, Prof Larry Gut0, Dr Christopher Adams1, Dr James Miller2, Dr A. Amiri3, Dr Peter McGhee4, Dr Donald Thomson5, Prof Claudio Ioriatti6, Dr Gino Angeli7, Dr Greg Krawczyk8, Dr L. Gañán9, Prof Zhiquan Mao0, Dr Yanfang Wang1, Dr Robert Saville2, Dr Tim Beliën3 ...

Series Book 68 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Comprehensive review of current research on the causes of major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of tree fruitSummarises current understanding of the ecology of key insect pests of tree fruitAssesses ways of improving integrated disease and pest management, with a particular focus on biological control ... Read more

$259.99 CAD

Comprehensive review of current research on the causes of major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of tree fruitSummarises current understanding of the ecology of key insect pests of tree fruitAssesses ways of improving integrated disease and pest management, with a particular focus on biological control
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The Fig

Botany, Production and Uses

by Alimohammad Yavari, Louise Ferguson, Mohammad Abdolahipour, Fateh Aljane, Azam Amiri, Maria L Amodio, Francisco C Balas, Patrick Brown0, Zeinab Bolboli1, Anshul Chawla2, Pasqualina Colasuonno3, Giancarlo Colelli4, Neda Dalir5, Naser Davatgar6, Birgül Ertan7, Engin Ertan8, Giuseppe Ferrara9, Badii Gaaliche0, Ana I Galván1, A.J Galán2, Carlos A. Alonso Garza3, Jan H. Giliomee4, Phoebe Gordon5, Matthew J. Grieshop6, G Dalkiliç Günver7, Professor Jose Ignacio Hormaza8, Akihiro Hosomi9, Hidetoshi Ikegami0, Ali Akbar Kamgar-Haghighi1, Finn Kjellberg2, Moslem Jafari3, Zhihong Li4, Margarita López Corrales5, Mahshad Maghoumi6, Giuseppe Massimino Cocuzza7, Chabane Mazri8, Andrea Mazzeo9, Themis J. Michailides0, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa1, Diganta Narzary2, Mohamed H Neily3, Hitoshi Nogata4, Professor A Aytekin Polat5, Asghar Ramezanian6, Jean-Yves Rasplus7, Maria G.F. Rodrigues8, Sead Sabanadzovic9, Rajwinder K. Sandhu0, Manuel Joaquín Serradilla Sánchez1, Zeinab Shokoohi2, Federica Spagnoli3, Vassilio Stournaras4, Mohammad H. Tarazkar5, Dr Ioannis Tzanetakis6, Simon van Noort7, Hiroshi Yakushiji8, Yue Zhang9, Megan Crivelli0, Tatjana K Kokaj1, Souhila Mahmoudi2, Ilaria Marcotuli3 ...

Series series Botany, Production and Uses
The common fig Ficus carica L. is an ancient fruit native to the Mediterranean. Dried figs have been successfully produced and processed in arid regions with little sophisticated infrastructure for centuries. Figs are rich in fibre, trace minerals, polyphenols and vitamins, with higher nutrient levels than most fruits. Advances in agricultural production and postharvest technologies have not only ... Read more

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The common fig Ficus carica L. is an ancient fruit native to the Mediterranean. Dried figs have been successfully produced and processed in arid regions with little sophisticated infrastructure for centuries. Figs are rich in fibre, trace minerals, polyphenols and vitamins, with higher nutrient levels than most fruits. Advances in agricultural production and postharvest technologies have not only
... Read more

Insect Pests of Potato

Global Perspectives on Biology and Management

Edited by Andrei Alyokhin ...

Insect Pests of Potato: Biology and Management provides a comprehensive source of up-to-date scientific information on the biology and management of insects attacking potato crops, with an international and expert cast of contributors providing its contents. This book presents a complete review of the scientific literature from the considerable research effort over the last 15 years, providing the ... Read more

$110.39 CAD

Insect Pests of Potato: Biology and Management provides a comprehensive source of up-to-date scientific information on the biology and management of insects attacking potato crops, with an international and expert cast of contributors providing its contents. This book presents a complete review of the scientific literature from the considerable research effort over the last 15 years, providing the
... Read more
Biopesticides for sustainable agriculture

by Dr Inmaculada Garrido-Jurado, Dr Tejas Rao, Dr Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, Dr Salvatore Arpaia, Dr Luca Ruiu, Dr Martin Erlandson, Dr Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer, Dr David Shapiro-Ilan, Dr Ivan Hiltpold, Dr Aurélien Tartar, Dr Anamika Sharma, Dr Angel Guerrero, Prof Toby Bruce, Dr Lin Bao, Dr Robert M. Kennedy, Dr Kyle Schneider, Dr Alvar Carlson, Dr Andy Renz, Dr Barbara Thuerig, Dr Susan M. Boyetchko, Dr Lucius Tamm, Dr József Kiss, Dr Marc Delos, Prof Wyn Grant, Dr Roma Gwynn, Prof Enrique Quesada-Moraga, Dr Meelad Yousef-Naef, Dr Gadi Reddy ...

Series Book 89 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Reviews key steps in biopesticide product developmentComprehensive coverage of the range of biopesticides, from microbial to natural substance-based biopesticidesStrong focus on pheromone and allelochemical semiochemicals as well as peptide-based biopesticides ... Read more

$203.99 CAD

Reviews key steps in biopesticide product developmentComprehensive coverage of the range of biopesticides, from microbial to natural substance-based biopesticidesStrong focus on pheromone and allelochemical semiochemicals as well as peptide-based biopesticides
... Read more
Basic and Applied Aspects of Biopesticides

Edited by K. Sahayaraj ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Currently, the major challenge of humanity is focused on population growth through agricultural production in order to meet the demand for food. The food crunch is mainly due to pest and disease. Traditional methods, synthetic insecticides and microbicides cause health hazards to human beings, domestic animals and also affect our immediate environments. Serious concerns were implemented by both ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

Currently, the major challenge of humanity is focused on population growth through agricultural production in order to meet the demand for food. The food crunch is mainly due to pest and disease. Traditional methods, synthetic insecticides and microbicides cause health hazards to human beings, domestic animals and also affect our immediate environments. Serious concerns were implemented by both
... Read more
Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests

From Theory to Practice

Edited by Lawrence A. Lacey ...

Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests: From Theory to Practice is an important source of information on microbial control agents and their implementation in a variety of crops and their use against medical and veterinary vector insects, in urban homes and other structures, in turf and lawns, and in rangeland and forests. This comprehensive and enduring resource on entomopathogens and ... Read more

$110.39 CAD

Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests: From Theory to Practice is an important source of information on microbial control agents and their implementation in a variety of crops and their use against medical and veterinary vector insects, in urban homes and other structures, in turf and lawns, and in rangeland and forests. This comprehensive and enduring resource on entomopathogens and
... Read more
Plant Nematode Biopesticides

by Anwar L. Bilgrami, Anish Khan ...

Plant Nematode Biopesticides presents the most current knowledge on various categories of biopesticides used in the management of nematode pests of crops or those that have significant potential as biological control agents. This book presents an exploratory and investigatory compilation and explanation of the actions and potentials of predatory nematodes, microbial agents, plant and other organic ... Read more

$176.79 CAD

Plant Nematode Biopesticides presents the most current knowledge on various categories of biopesticides used in the management of nematode pests of crops or those that have significant potential as biological control agents. This book presents an exploratory and investigatory compilation and explanation of the actions and potentials of predatory nematodes, microbial agents, plant and other organic
... Read more
Sustainable Potato Production: Global Case Studies

Edited by Zhongqi He, Robert Larkin, Wayne Honeycutt ...

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is grown in over 100 countries throughout the world. As a staple food, potato is the fourth most important crop after rice, wheat, and maize, and has historically contributed to food and nutrition security in the world. Global interest in potato increased recently as world food prices soared, threatening the global food security and stability. Unlike major cereals, ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is grown in over 100 countries throughout the world. As a staple food, potato is the fourth most important crop after rice, wheat, and maize, and has historically contributed to food and nutrition security in the world. Global interest in potato increased recently as world food prices soared, threatening the global food security and stability. Unlike major cereals,
... Read more
A Thousand Farewells

A Reporter's Journey From Refugee Camp To The Arab Spring

by Nahlah Ayed ...

A Thousand Farewells is the heartfelt and personal chronicle of a journalist who has devoted her career to covering one of the world’s most volatile regions.In 1976, Nahlah Ayed’s family gave up a comfortable life in Winnipeg for the squalor of a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan. The transition was jarring but it was during this unsettling period that Ayed first closely observed the ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

A Thousand Farewells is the heartfelt and personal chronicle of a journalist who has devoted her career to covering one of the world’s most volatile regions.In 1976, Nahlah Ayed’s family gave up a comfortable life in Winnipeg for the squalor of a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan. The transition was jarring but it was during this unsettling period that Ayed first closely observed the
... Read more
Integrated Pest Management

Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective

Edited by Dharam P. Abrol ...

Integrated Pest Management: Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective presents an overview of alternative measures to traditional pest management practices using biological control and biotechnology. The removal of some highly effective broad-spectrum chemicals, caused by concerns over environmental health and public safety, has resulted in the development of alternative, reduced risk crop ... Read more

$87.99 CAD

Integrated Pest Management: Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective presents an overview of alternative measures to traditional pest management practices using biological control and biotechnology. The removal of some highly effective broad-spectrum chemicals, caused by concerns over environmental health and public safety, has resulted in the development of alternative, reduced risk crop
... Read more

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