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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947534087Author Bruce PascoeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Scribe USPublisher Scribe USWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 135mm * 23mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307452061Author Kathe LisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 193mm *...

The aim of this book is to describe some aspects of the chemistry and chemical ecology which are found in the garden. In the garden there are numerous interactions between plants, the soil and with other organisms in which chemistry plays a central...

An understanding of the mineral nutrition of plants is of fundamental importance in both basic and applied plant sciences. The fourth edition of this book retains the aim of the first in presenting the principles of mineral nutrition in the light of...

Ideas of Landscape discusses the current theory and practice of landscape archaeology and offers an alternative agenda for landscape archaeology that maps more closely onto the established empirical strengths of landscape study and has more contemporary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857610072Author Ian BanksFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Men's Health ForumPublisher Men's Health Forum

"The story of strenuous voluntary work to restore a derelict hill farm - helping young people find the sense of achievement and self respect their school days often failed to provide." "Our starting point was the common failure of academic...

The Agricultural Dilemma questions everything we think we know about the current state of agriculture and how to, or perhaps more importantly how not to, feed a world with a growing population. This book is about the three fundamental forms of...

Keeping Bees and Making Honey is a stunning, comprehensive and attractive lifestyle guide to beekeeping packed with images, information, practical advice, useful resources and recipes. Whether you have a tiny balcony or acres of land; live in the middle...

The Chainsaw Operator's Manual is an essential safety tool for chainsaw operators. It is the ultimate guide to basic chainsaw operating techniques covering safety, maintenance and cross-cutting, but not tree felling. Detailed diagrams illustrate...

A captivating cultural and scientific history of orchards, for readers of Michael Pollan's The Botany of Desire and Mark Kurlansky's Salt. Throughout history, orchards have nourished both body and soul: they are sites for worship and rest, inspiration...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857042194Author Simon ButlerFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803692470Author Bryan EdgleyFormat HardbackImprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation Publishing

A Roman farmer on farming.Columella (Lucius Iunius Moderatus) of Gades (Cadiz) lived in the reigns of the first emperors to about AD 70. He moved early in life to Italy where he owned farms and lived near Rome. It is probable that he did military service...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399966221Author Nic LampkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint The Organic Research CentrePublisher The Organic Research CentreWeight(grams)...

Beginning with the transition from hunter-gatherer societies in the Neolithic period, this book traces the evolution of agriculture from the initial struggle to engage creatively with the landscape to the full ‘agroscape’ of the late Iron Age. Much of...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780708312704Format PaperbackPage Count 411Imprint Gwasg Prifysgol CymruPublisher University of Wales Press

This book highlights some agriculturally important plants and their associated arthropod complexes with a biological, as well as an agricultural, perspective. It discusses how limited knowledge of entomology may be used to enhance management of pest...

This first detailed ethnographic account of the Pahang Malay people of peninsular Malaysia focuses on the society's traditional agricultural system, particularly on its specialization in the production of rice on largely unmodified natural swampland. Dr...

Tropical root crops—basic staples for millions of people—are highly perishable, and tremendous losses occur after harvest because of the lack of storage and processing technology. This book is the first to fully describe small-scale processing and...

Sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., is the seventh most important food crop world-wide. Of all root and tuber crops, it is second in importance to the white potato, Solanum tuberosum L. Despite its importance globally, sweet potato pest management...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852361450Author Graham BoatfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Farming Press Books and VideosPublisher Farming Press Books and VideosWeight(grams)...

If you have ever thought about keeping bees, or simply want to know more about them and how you can help these industrious and charming creatures, then this book is a must! Designed to be a first step, it explains the life of the honeybee and the work of...

Agroecology of Edible Weeds and Non-Crops: Ecology and Socio-Economic Potential of Plant Biodiversity is the first book to move beyond the ethnobotanical aspect of under-utilized non crops to explore how to optimize their potential. With case studies of...

Designed for career and technical high school students who require competency in all phases and types of livestock production, Flanders/Gillespie/Templeton's MODERN LIVESTOCK & POULTRY PRODUCTION, 10th, Student Edition, has been revised to include the...

This book offers perspectives on more productive, sustainable and resilient modes of agriculture. The chapters highlight successful, evidence-based local and regional practices across the globe that are resulting in more sustainable and viable methods of...

Agricultural societies founded in the colony of Upper Canada were the institutional embodiment of the ideology of improvement, modelled on contemporary societies in Britain and the United States. In Improving Upper Canada, Ross Fair explores how the...

Depending on who is telling it, the history of Euro-American farmers on the Great Plains has been a story of either agricultural triumph or ecological failure - an optimistic tale of taming nature for human purposes or a dire account of disrupting nature...

Biochar-assisted Remediation of Contaminated Soils Under Changing Climate summarizes recent progress in understanding (a) metal-biochar interactions in soils, (b) potential risks associated with biochar amendment, and (c) the application of biochar for...

La guía del café es la fuente de información más extensa, práctica y neutral del mundo sobre el comercio internacional del café. Cubre temas comerciales relevantes para los caficultores, comerciantes, exportadores, empresas de transporte, certificadoras,...

Le Coffee Guide est la source d'informations la plus complète, pratique et neutre au monde sur le commerce international du café. Il couvre les questions commerciales pertinentes pour les producteurs de café, les négociants, les exportateurs, les...

The presence of brush in rangeland environments is a high-priority issue among landowners, and not just in Texas. Whether they manage their land for livestock, hunting, or wildlife watching, what to do about unwanted woody plants remains a serious and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626176669Author Christina LeafFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Blastoff! ReadersPublisher Bellwether MediaWeight(grams) 230g

Shows readers the how, which, when, where, what and why of termite and wood borer control. The previous edition of this highly-regarded and indispensable text is now out-of-date, and the new edition has been refined and rewritten as a full fledged text...

To his legions of readers, Gene Logsdon is best known as the Contrary Farmer. His writings, which blend commonsense advice, curmudgeonly wit, and respect for the earth, are manna to anyone who wants to live, as Logsdon puts it, "at nature's pace."The...

Primary Agriculture is an integral part of the school curriculum in most countries of the Caribbean. This revised edition of the Caribbean Primary Agriculture series provides technological updating of the various units and topics, which are...

This volume, by a renowned expert, critically examines the past growth experiences, the factors underlying the persistently slow growth, and the constraints impeding Indian agriculture in recent decades. This extensive literature explores the gaps in the...

Functional Foods and Chronic Disease: Role of Sensory, Chemistry and Nutrition explores the range of functional foods that are effective against a wide range of chronic diseases and addresses the impact of functional food bioactive compounds on...