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  • Effects of Herbicide-Tolerant Crop Cultivation

    Investigating the Durability of a Weed Management Tool

    by Michel Beckert, Yves Dessaux ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Overall, this work identifies key points to be taken into account when drawing up guidelines that govern the use of herbicide-tolerant (HT) crops in order to preserve the effectiveness of this innovation over time. This multidisciplinary expert report, based on an international literature review, assesses the effects of the cultivation of crops possessing HT traits. HT crops may appear to be ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • The Fundamentals of Horticulture

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by Chris Bird ...
    Essential reading for all studying horticulture and keen gardeners. This clear introduction to the principles underlying the practical applications of horticulture opens up the excitement of growing plants and garden development without readers wading through complex information. Written by a team of highly motivated and experienced horticultural tutors, the text supports the newly restructured ... Read more

    $52.49 USD

  • The Fertile Earth – Nature's Energies in Agriculture, Soil Fertilisation and Forestry

    Volume 3 of Renowned Environmentalist Viktor Schauberger's Eco-Technology Series

    by Viktor Schauberger ...
    Translated by Callum Coats ...
    How does nature work? When one looks closely at the enormously complex web of life, it is impossible not to be caught by the wonder of how all living things – including rocks and crystals – are interconnected. Just as there is thought behind action, so there is energy behind matter. The Fertile Earth, the third volume of the Eco-Technology series which presents the original, passionate and ... Read more

    $10.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture

    Prospects for the 21st Century

    Edited by Arie Altman, Paul Michael Hasegawa ...
    As the oldest and largest human intervention in nature, the science of agriculture is one of the most intensely studied practices. From manipulation of plant gene structure to the use of plants for bioenergy, biotechnology interventions in plant and agricultural science have been rapidly developing over the past ten years with immense forward leaps on an annual basis. This book begins by laying ... Read more

    $186.99 USD

  • Precision Agriculture: Technology and Economic Perspectives

    Edited by Kim Martin Lind, Søren Marcus Pedersen ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book presents cases from different countries with a main focus on the perspectives of using precision farming in Europe. Divided into 12 chapters it addresses some of the most recent developments and aspects of precision farming. The intention of this book is to provide an overview of some of the most promising technologies with precision agriculture from an economic point of view. Each ... Read more

    $224.09 USD

  • Advances in Tea Agronomy

    by M. K. V. Carr ...
    Tea is big business. After water, tea is believed to be the most widely consumed beverage in the world. And yet, as productivity increases, the real price of tea declines while labour costs continue to rise. Tea remains a labour intensive industry. With a distinguished career spanning over 50 years and rich experience in diverse crops, Mike Carr is eminently qualified to indulge in an intelligent ... Read more

    $98.39 USD

  • Environmental and Agricultural Modelling:

    Integrated Approaches for Policy Impact Assessment

    Edited by Floor M. Brouwer, Martin van Ittersum ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Agriculture increasingly faces the challenge of balancing its multiple functions in a sustainable way. Integrated assessment and modelling (IAM) can provide insight into the potential impacts of policy changes. However, concepts to address the wide range of issues and functions typical for agriculture are still scarce. Environmental and Agricultural Modelling reviews and presents our current ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Issues in the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Agriculture

    Applications to the southeastern United States

    Edited by Linda O. Mearns ...
    This book presents a collection of articles concerning key topics which examine the impacts of climate change and variability on agriculture. The application region is the southeastern United States. The main topics include an investigation of the effect of variations in the spatial scale of climate change scenarios on an agricultural integrated assessment, methods of simulating adaptations of ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Phosphorus Management in Crop Production

    by Nand Kumar Fageria, Zhenli He, Virupax C. Baligar ...
    The world population is projected to reach nine billion by 2050, and in the coming years, global food demand is expected to increase by 50% or more. Higher crop productivity gains in the future will have to be achieved in developing countries through better natural resources management and crop improvement. After nitrogen, phosphorus (P) has more widespread influence on both natural and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Algae World

    Edited by Dinabandhu Sahoo, Joseph Seckbach ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Algal World has been carefully written and edited with an interdisciplinary appeal and aims to bring all aspects of Algae together in one volume. The 22 chapters are divided into two different parts which have been authored by eminent researchers from across the world. The first part, Biology of Algae, contains 10 chapters dealing with the general characteristics, classification and description of ... Read more

    $260.99 USD

  • Sustainability of Organic Farming in Nepal

    by Mrinila Singh, Keshav Lall Maharjan ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book explores the sustainability aspect of organic and conventional farming systems, which is commonly categorized into three sub-aspects: social, environmental and economic. The social structure of a given area, organic friendly technologies, soil properties, crop diversification and income are the elements chosen for comparison, and are analyzed using descriptive and statistical methods. In ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Genetic Modification of Plants

    Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry

    Edited by Frank Kempken, Christian Jung ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Conceived with the aim of sorting fact from fiction over genetically modified (GM) crops, this book brings together the knowledge of 30 specialists in the field of transgenic plants. It covers the generation and detection of these plants as well as the genetic traits conferred on transgenic plants. In addition, the book looks at a wide variety of crops, ornamental plants and tree species that are ... Read more

    $287.99 USD