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Advisory work, by its very nature, is an intermediary between the re search worker and those who apply the results of his research. The challenge of advisory work is to devise means of and find pathways for transmitting research results to the user,...

This book presents ecological principles and applications of managing biodiversity in agriculture to decrease pesticide use and produce safe food. Major topics include ecosystem services biological pest control, conservation agriculture, drought stress,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789362091178Author Richard LydekkerPage Count 56Imprint Alpha EditionsPublisher Alpha Editions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783725814091Author Maria Angela a MeirelesFormat HardbackPage Count 266Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 771g

Gene Logsdon has become something of a rabble-rouser in progressive farm circles, stirring up debates and controversies with his popular New Farm Magazine column, The Contrary Farmer. One of Logsdon's principle contrarieties is the opinion that--popular...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783036513447Author Witold GrzebiszFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 685g

In the late eighties large-scale control operations were carried out to control a major desert locust upsurge in Africa. For the first time since the banning of organochlorine pesticides these operations relied mainly on non-persistent pesticides such as...

This book will address the importance of the soil management concept, vis-à-vis chemical fertilizer use on soil. Historically, soil testing has been used to quantify bio availability of plant nutrients to field grown crops. However, contemporary soil...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487578800Author Paul W RiegertFormat PaperbackPage Count 386Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 540g

This open access book describes recent innovations in food systems based on root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries. These innovations respond to many of the challenges facing these vital crops, linked to their vegetative seed and bulky and...

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license This open access book brings together the latest genome base prediction models currently being used by statisticians, breeders and data scientists. It provides an accessible way to understand the theory...

Soil and crop sensing is a fundamental component and the first important step in precision agriculture. Unless the level of soil and crop variability is known, appropriate management decisions cannot be made and implemented. In the last few decades,...

This open access book highlights concepts discussed at two international conferences that brought together world-renowned scientists to advance the science of potassium (K) recommendations for crops. There was general agreement that the potassium...

The world's population is expected to reach the eight billion mark very soon. As a result, there is a need for increased industrial and agricultural production to ensure human wellbeing. This in turn generates huge amounts of waste. Current waste...

Agriculture and industry are the two most important economic sectors for various countries around the globe, providing millions of jobs as well as being the main source of income for these countries. Nevertheless, with the increasing demand for...

Wine has been around for thousands of years, grape growing and wine production is worldwide, and recipes are prolific. However, this approach to winemaking root cause analysis is original and cannot be found in any other winemaking publications. The book...

This book reviews recent research and applications of chitin and chitosan, as natural alternatives of fossil fuel products, in green chemistry, energy, biotechnology, bioprinting, medicine, water treatment, agriculture and food science. Chitin and...

This book is the result of remarkable contribution from the experts of interdisciplinary fields of Science with comprehensive, in-depth and up-to-date research and reviews. It describes the applications of date palm for food, medicine and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782759240142Author Anaïs TibiFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint QuaePublisher QuaeWeight(grams) 254g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783869555980Author Gubrun B KedingFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint CuvillierPublisher CuvillierWeight(grams) 336g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783036558905Author Muhammad SultanFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 753g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789264881815Author Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Development CentreFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Organization for Economic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783039216741Author Vincenzo TufarelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 327g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841711003Author Tracey Lie Dan LuFormat PaperbackPage Count 249Imprint BAR PublishingPublisher BAR Publishing

After the global financial crisis of 2008, a new trend in foreign direct investments (FDI) emerged: investors’ rising interest in farmland in developing nations. This 'land rush' was a marker of increased land commodification and agricultural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789351307440Author Amrit Lal SinghFormat HardbackPage Count 449Imprint Daya Publishing HousePublisher Astral InternationalWeight(grams) 870g

This book is the first in a two-volume set devoted to bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) and the opportunities that they may offer in providing a green solution to growing energy demands worldwide. In this first volume, established research professionals...

Insects as a group occupy a middle ground in the biosphere between bac at one extreme, amphibians and mammals at the other. teria and viruses of insects present special problems to the The size and general nature study of entomology. For example, many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783036555775Author Vıctor RoloFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 685g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410104434Author Charles G ElliottFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Fredonia Books (NL)Publisher Fredonia Books (NL)Weight(grams) 286g

change is simply described by the rate of income and rate of loss. Our home's energy budget, our firm's inventory, our nation's debt, and humanity's numbers all have accounts that change at rates that are equal to the inputs minus the outputs. Jenny's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390384099Author Atul Kumar SinghFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Daya Pub. HousePublisher Daya Pub. HouseWeight(grams) 156g

This book synthesizes new information about the environmental advantages of plant resistance, transgenic resistance, the molecular bases of resistance, and the use of molecular markers to map resistance genes. Readers are presented in-depth descriptions...

Agriculture is the lifeblood of the majority of people in Africa. It is not just a provider of food, it is a way of life for rural people. Whilst subsistence farming is the most practiced form of agriculture, there are many parts of Africa where...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781581120158Author Johann Heinrich HesseFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Dissertation.comPublisher Dissertation.comWeight(grams) 404g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789350560938Author H ShivannaFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Discovery Publishing HousePublisher Discovery Publishing House

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789351309871Author P. K. SrivastavFormat HardbackPage Count 267Imprint Associated Publishing CompanyPublisher Astral InternationalWeight(grams) 746g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789351309703Author Nandakumar & Shinde Gorakshanath KuteFormat HardbackPage Count 222Imprint Daya Publishing HousePublisher Astral International Pvt...

From ugly duckling of agricultural crops to the Cinderella crop, the significance of oilseed brassicas in international trade has increased tremendously with global produc- tion having almost trebled in the past three decades. Over 13. 2% of the world's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782759237456Author Quentin HiernauxFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Editions Quae GiePublisher Editions Quae GieWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 203mm...