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Soil Ecology in Northern Forests

A Belowground View of a Changing World

by Martin Lukac, Douglas L. Godbold ...

Forest soils form the foundation that underpins the existence of all forests. This book encapsulates soil ecology and functioning in northern forests, focusing on the effects of human activity and climate change. The authors introduce the fundamental principles necessary for studying forest soils, and explain the functioning and mutual influence of all parts of a forest soil ecosystem. A chapter ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Forest soils form the foundation that underpins the existence of all forests. This book encapsulates soil ecology and functioning in northern forests, focusing on the effects of human activity and climate change. The authors introduce the fundamental principles necessary for studying forest soils, and explain the functioning and mutual influence of all parts of a forest soil ecosystem. A chapter
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Soil Biological Communities and Ecosystem Resilience

Edited by Mauro Gamboni, Paola Grenni, Martin Lukac ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This volume explores current knowledge and methods used to study soil organisms and to attribute their activity to wider ecosystem functions. Biodiversity not only responds to environmental change, but has also been shown to be one of the key drivers of ecosystem function and service delivery. Soil biodiversity in tree-dominated ecosystems is also governed by these principles, the structure of ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This volume explores current knowledge and methods used to study soil organisms and to attribute their activity to wider ecosystem functions. Biodiversity not only responds to environmental change, but has also been shown to be one of the key drivers of ecosystem function and service delivery. Soil biodiversity in tree-dominated ecosystems is also governed by these principles, the structure of
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Advances in temperate grassland science and management

by Dr Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar, Dr Nick van Eekeren, Professor Martin Lukac, Professor Friedhelm Taube, Professor Lynn Sollenberger, Marta M. Kohmann, Roger Trumpp, Jose C. B. Dubeux, Dr Michael O'Donovan, Dr Laurence Shalloo0, Professor Nina Buchmann1, Dr Magali Jouven2, Professor Maria-Teresa Sebastia3, Professor Martin Gierus4, Dr Anjo Elgersma5, Professor Frédéric Leroy6, Dr Iryna Herzon7, Professor James M. Bullock8, Dr Jean-Yves Humbert9, Professor Raphaël Arlettaz0, Professor Péter Török1, Dr Karin Stein-Bachinger2, Dr Thomas Moloney3, Dr Ina Pinxterhuis4, Dr David E. Hume5, Dr Giovanni Peratoner6, Caren M. Pauler7, Manuel K. Schneider8, Vibeke Lind9, Andreas Klingler0, Andreas Schaumberger1, Enrico Sturaro2, Dr David Stevens3 ...

Series Book 169 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
While grasslands face a number of challenges, such as land-use competition and the impact of climate change, there is a growing recognition of the critical role they play in supporting the transition to more resilient, sustainable and circular agricultural systems.Advances in temperate grassland science and management reviews the wealth of research addressing these challenges and opportunities. ... Read more

$231.99 CAD

While grasslands face a number of challenges, such as land-use competition and the impact of climate change, there is a growing recognition of the critical role they play in supporting the transition to more resilient, sustainable and circular agricultural systems.Advances in temperate grassland science and management reviews the wealth of research addressing these challenges and opportunities.
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Aquaponics Food Production Systems

Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future

Edited by Simon Goddek, Alyssa Joyce, Benz Kotzen, Gavin M. Burnell ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental aspects. Aquaponic systems, which combine aquaculture and vegetable food production offer alternative technology solutions for a world that is increasingly ... Read more

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This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental aspects. Aquaponic systems, which combine aquaculture and vegetable food production offer alternative technology solutions for a world that is increasingly
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Biodiversity and Insect Pests

Key Issues for Sustainable Management

Edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Stephen D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ...

Biodiversity offers great potential for managing insect pests. It provides resistance genes and anti-insect compounds; a huge range of predatory and parasitic natural enemies of pests; and community ecology-level effects operating at the local and landscape scales to check pest build-up. This book brings together world leaders in theoretical, methodological and applied aspects to provide a ... Read more

$155.99 CAD

Biodiversity offers great potential for managing insect pests. It provides resistance genes and anti-insect compounds; a huge range of predatory and parasitic natural enemies of pests; and community ecology-level effects operating at the local and landscape scales to check pest build-up. This book brings together world leaders in theoretical, methodological and applied aspects to provide a
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 2

Sorghum utilization around the world

by Prof Glen P. Fox, L. Watson-Fox, I. J. C. Hannah, S. L. Norton, M. Djanaguiraman, Prof. P. V. V. Prasad, Prof. Barbara J. Stoecker, Kebede Abegaz, Dr S. R. Bean, Yewelsew Abebe, Dr Scott Staggenborg, Hui Shen, Prof. John H. Sanders, Botorou Ouendeba, Ababacar Ndoye, Niaba Témé, Dr Rafael Augusto da Costa Parrella, Robert Eugene Schaffert, Cicero Bezerra de Menezes, B. P. Ioerger, José Avelino Santos Rodrigues, Jurandir Vieira Magalhães, Cynthia Maria Borges Damasceno, Dagma Dionisia da Silva, Simone Martins Mendes, Aruna C., B. Dayakar Rao, Vilas A. Tonapi, Dr T. G. Nageshwar Rao, Dr Eva Weltzien, J. D. Wilson, H. Frederick Weltzien-Rattunde, T. A. van Mourik, Hakeem A. Ajeigbe, M. Tilley, D. Rhodes, T. J. Herald, Dr F. M. Shapter, A. Crowther, Professor Ignacio Ciampitti, Professor Ian Godwin ...

Series Book 32 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Discusses latest research on sorghum structure, chemistry and physiologyReviews varied uses of sorghum as a feed and food grain, forage and energy cropIncludes case studies of key challenges facing sorghum cultivation in regions such as Asia, Africa and South America ... Read more

$175.99 CAD

Discusses latest research on sorghum structure, chemistry and physiologyReviews varied uses of sorghum as a feed and food grain, forage and energy cropIncludes case studies of key challenges facing sorghum cultivation in regions such as Asia, Africa and South America
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 2

Cultivation techniques

by Mukesh Meena, Dr Q. Xue, J. Rudd, J. Bell, T. Marek, S. Liu, Tadesse Dessalegn, Tesfaye Solomon, Tesfaye Gebre Kristos, Abiy Solomon, Prof. Arun Kumar Joshi, Shure Seboka, Yazie Chane, Dr Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Kamala A. Roberts, Fetien Abay, Rizana Mahroof, J. R. Guarin, Dr Brian L. Beres, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Haley Catton, J. M. Clarke, K. Nilsen, D. Khitiri, X. Lin, Prof. C. J. Pozniak, K. Ammar, Dr Tinashe Chiurugwi, Simon Kerr, Simanchal Sahu, Ian Midgley, L. A. Boyd, Johnson Kamwaga, Peter Njau, Terry van Gevelt, Claudia Canales, Max Marcheselli, Dr Rajiv Kumar Sharma, Dr W. Tadesse, A Amri, Prof. Peter J. Gregory, M Sanchez-Garcia, M El-Bouhssini, M Karrou, S Patil, F Bassi, Dr M. Baum, Prof. T. Oweis, Christina K. Clarke, Dr Vijesh Krishna, Alwin Keil, Sreejith Aravindakshan, Dr Reem Aboukhaddour, Dr Senthold Asseng, Professor Thomas Döring ...

Series Book 6 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Reviews advances in cultivation practice such as seed establishment and more efficient irrigation techniques;Summarises developments in ‘climate smart’ agriculture such as conservation tillage and organic wheat cultivation;Discusses ways of supporting smallholders improve wheat cultivation in North Africa and other regions in the developing world ... Read more

$175.99 CAD

Reviews advances in cultivation practice such as seed establishment and more efficient irrigation techniques;Summarises developments in ‘climate smart’ agriculture such as conservation tillage and organic wheat cultivation;Discusses ways of supporting smallholders improve wheat cultivation in North Africa and other regions in the developing world
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Improving organic crop cultivation

by Prof. Bernhard Freyer, Dr Maike Krauss, Dr Paul Mäder, Dr Joséphine Peigné, Dr Julia Cooper, Dr Peter Sørensen, Dr Luca Bechini, Prof Lars Stoumann Jensen, Prof. Lidia Sas Paszt, Dr Slawomir Gluszek, Dr H. Spieß, Prof. Michael J. Goss, Dr Adrian Unc, Dr Wilfried Ehlers, Prof. M. R. Finckh, Dr S. M. Junge, Dr J. H. Schmidt, Dr O. D. Weedon, Dr Bernhard Speiser, Dr Hans-Jakob Schärer, Dr Lucius Tamm, Dr B. Schmehe, Prof. Paolo Bàrberi, Dr Susanne Padel, Dr A. Muller, Dr M. Meier, Dr C. Schader, Dr A. Gattinger, Dr M. Steffens, Dr Lukas Pfiffner, Dr Laura Armengot, Dr C. Vollenweider, Dr Kirsten Brandt, Dr R. Onwonga, Dr K. P. Sibuga, Dr H. Nduku, Dr L. Sigsgaard, Dr A. Saria, Dr L. Shechambo, Dr M. Montoro, Dr C. Chepkoech, Dr Q. Genga, Dr Steven P. C. Groot, Prof. Raphael Wahome, Dr N. Halberg, Dr H. Høgh-Jensen, Prof. Victor Olowe, Prof. Sang Mok Sohn, Prof. Roberto Ugás, Dr Maaike H. J. E. Raaijmakers, Prof. C. Watson, Dr E. A. Stockdale, Prof. Peter Von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, Professor Thomas Döring ...

Series Book 47 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Reviews key advances and best practice in cultivation techniques across the value chain of organic farmingDiscusses ways of monitoring and improving the environmental impact of organic crop productionParticular focus on ways of supporting organic farming in the developing world ... Read more

$243.99 CAD

Reviews key advances and best practice in cultivation techniques across the value chain of organic farmingDiscusses ways of monitoring and improving the environmental impact of organic crop productionParticular focus on ways of supporting organic farming in the developing world
... Read more
Improving soil health

by Professor William R. Horwath, Dr Songmei Shi, Dr Xin-Hua He, Dr Paula A. Misiewicz, Dr Magdalena Kaczorowska-Dolowy, Dr David R. White, Dr Edward Dickin, Dr Richard J. Godwin, Dr Alison Hamm, Dr Daniel K. Manter0, Dr Carmen M. Ugarte1, Dr Dane W. Hunter2, Dr Hero T. Gollany3, Dr Cristina Lazcano4, Dr Charlotte Decock5, Dr Connie T. F. Wong6, Dr Kamille Garcia-Brucher7, Dr Ashraf M. Tubeileh8, Prof. Michael J. Goss9, Dr Fiona A. Nicholson0, Dr Anne Bhogal1, Dr Alison Rollett2, Dr John R. Williams3, Dr M. J. Salomon4, Dr S. F. Bender5, Dr T. R. Cavagnaro6, Prof Marcel van der Heijden7, Dr Elisa Zampieri8, Dr Iakovos S. Pantelides9, Dr Raffaella Balestrini0, Dr Richard C. Hayes1, Dr Jason R. Condon2, Dr Guangdi D. Li3, Prof David D. Myrold4, Dr Muhammad Adnan5, Dr Fazli Wahid6, Dr Shah Fahad7, Dr Muhammad Arif8, Dr Regina O’Kelley9, Professor Sieglinde Snapp0, Professor Michelle M. Wander1 ...

Series Book 109 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Assesses the viability of management strategies implemented to improve soil health, e.g. intercropping and zero tillageProvides a comprehensive coverage of the dimensions of soil healthReviews the role of organic and other amendments in improving soil health ... Read more

$203.99 CAD

Assesses the viability of management strategies implemented to improve soil health, e.g. intercropping and zero tillageProvides a comprehensive coverage of the dimensions of soil healthReviews the role of organic and other amendments in improving soil health
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Instant Insights: Weed management in regenerative agriculture

by Professor Gottlieb Basch, Dr Fernando Teixeira, Professor Sjoerd W. Duiker, Prof. Paolo Bàrberi, Prof. Matt Liebman, Dr John R. Teasdale, Dr Ludovic Bonin, Dr R. Leskovšek, Dr Anna-Camilla Moonen, Dr W. Smith, Dr M. Sønderskov ...

Series Book 68 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on weed management in regenerative agriculture.The first chapter provides an analytical review of the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Sub-Saharan Africa by smallholder farmers, focusing on the challenges posed by weed management. The chapter assesses chemical and non-chemical weed control methods and their benefits in CA systems.The ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on weed management in regenerative agriculture.The first chapter provides an analytical review of the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Sub-Saharan Africa by smallholder farmers, focusing on the challenges posed by weed management. The chapter assesses chemical and non-chemical weed control methods and their benefits in CA systems.The
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Fundamentals of Weed Science

by Robert L Zimdahl, Nicholas T. Basinger ...

Fundamentals of Weed Science, Sixth Edition, places weed management in the context of weed research and science, presenting the latest advances in the role, control, and potential uses of weed plants. This book uses an ecological framework to explore the role of responsible and effective weed control in agriculture from the emergence and genetic foundation of weeds to the latest means of control ... Read more

$88.99 CAD

Fundamentals of Weed Science, Sixth Edition, places weed management in the context of weed research and science, presenting the latest advances in the role, control, and potential uses of weed plants. This book uses an ecological framework to explore the role of responsible and effective weed control in agriculture from the emergence and genetic foundation of weeds to the latest means of control
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 2

Cultivation techniques, pest and disease control

by Dr Alpha Y. Kamara, Dr Wade E. Thomason, Bee Khim Chim, Mark S. Reiter, Dr Bram Govaerts, Isabelle François, Nele Verhulst, Louis Longchamps, Dr Kaushik Majumdar, Alam Sher, Shamie Zingore, Fernando García, Adrian Correndo, Dr Jagadish Timsina, Adrian M. Johnston, Dr Bao-Luo Ma, Zhigang Wang, Mr Abeya Temesgen, Dr Daniel Rodriguez, Xiaoli Liu, Caspar Roxburgh, Ariel Ferrante, Joseph Eyre, Stuart Irvine-Brown, James McLean, Martin Bielich, Dr Tadele Tefera, Theresa M. Cira, Jincai Li, Prof. T. L. Niblack, Dr Loth S. Mulunga, Dr George Mahuku, Dr P. Lava Kumar, Dr Amaere Ayalew, Martin Kimanya, Limbikani Matumba, Dr Ranajit Bandyopadhayay, A. Menkir, Dr Peter J. Cotty, Dr Youhong Song, Khawar Jabran, Mubshar Hussain, Dr Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, Vasileios P. Vasileiadis, Dr Per Kudsk, Prof. Charles Wortmann, Patricio Grassini, Roger W. Elmore, Dr Peter S. Setimela, Prof. William D. Hutchison, Dr Maurizio Sattin, Shu Fukai, Claire Farnsworth, Dr R. Khosla ...

Series Book 2 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Summarises current good agricultural practice in maize cultivation, from seed selection to nutrient management, conservation agriculture, rotations and intercropping;Reviews advances in understanding and managing diseases and pests such as viruses, nematodes and weeds;Discusses ways maize cultivation can be made more ‘climate smart’ ... Read more

$231.99 CAD

Summarises current good agricultural practice in maize cultivation, from seed selection to nutrient management, conservation agriculture, rotations and intercropping;Reviews advances in understanding and managing diseases and pests such as viruses, nematodes and weeds;Discusses ways maize cultivation can be made more ‘climate smart’
... Read more

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