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  • Biodiversity and Domestication of Yams in West Africa

    Traditional Practices Leading to Dioscorea rotundata Poir.

    by Roland Dumont, Alexandre Dansi, Philippe Vernier, Jeanne Zoundjihèkpon ...
    A study of yam domestication practices among smallholders has provided an insight into how farmers exploit wild plant genetic resources so as to adapt them to agriculture. This book describes the domestication operations leading to Dioscorea rotundata yams in Africa. The biodiversity of these yams and of their wild relatives is investigated, and the authors put forward hypotheses to explain the ... Read more

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    How Genomics and Other Forces Are Changing Your Life, Work, Health, and Wealth

    by Juan Enriquez ...
    You will never look at the world in the same way after reading As the Future Catches You. Juan Enriquez puts you face to face with a series of unprecedented political, ethical, economic, and financial issues, dramatically demonstrating the cascading impact of the genetic, digital, and knowledge revolutions on your life.Genetics will be the dominant language of this century. Those who can “speak it ... Read more

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  • Stolen Harvest

    The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply

    by Vandana Shiva ...
    Series series Culture of the Land
    For the farmer, the seed is not merely the source of future plants and food; it is a vehicle through which culture and history can be preserved and spread to future generations. For centuries, farmers have evolved crops and produced an incredible diversity of plants that provide life-sustaining nutrition. In India alone, the ingenuity of farmers has produced over 200,000 varieties of rice, many of ... Read more

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  • Diseases of Vegetable Crops in Australia

    Edited by Denis Persley, Tony Cooke, Susan House ...
    Diseases of Vegetable Crops in Australia provides a diagnostic guide and a key reference for diseases affecting vegetable crops in Australia. This is an extensively revised and expanded edition of a previous publication that was a standard reference for the Australian vegetable industry. Authors from across Australia provide essential information about the important diseases affecting most ... Read more

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  • Biochar

    A Guide to Analytical Methods

    Edited by Balwant Singh, Marta Camps-Arbestain, Johannes Lehmann ...
    Interest in biochar among soil and environment researchers has increased dramatically over the past decade. Biochar initially attracted attention for its potential to improve soil fertility and to uncouple the carbon cycle, by storing carbon from the atmosphere in a form that can remain stable for hundreds to thousands of years. Later it was found that biochar had applications in environmental and ... Read more

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  • Crop Rotation in Dry Areas - With Information on Growing for Dry Land Farms

    by Thomas Shaw ...
    This antique volume contains a detailed treatise on crop rotation on dry farms. Discussed within this text are such topics as: the importance of rotation in dry areas, methodology, equipment, scientific reasoning, pitfalls, rotation tips, and much more. Although old, most of the information contained herein is timeless, and will be of as much value to the modern farmer as it was to those ... Read more

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  • Bee Keeping in North Carolina - A Study of Some Statistics on the Industry with Suggestions and Conclusions

    by Franklin Sherman ...
    This is a study of reports from 360 American bee-keepers concerning different types of bees, how and where the highest yields are achieved, the development of techniques, best honey-plants, and much more. Based on information from the owners of over 10,400 colonies, the results of this study will be of considerable utility to both those who keep bees for pleasure and for profit. Contents include: ... Read more

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  • The Future Rice Strategy for India

    Edited by P. G. Chengappa, J.K. Ladha, Sampriti Baruah, Elumalai Kannan, A. V. Manjunatha, Samarendu Mohanty, Mruthunjaya Hedge ...
    The Future Rice Strategy for India presents forward-looking insights toward achieving sustainable development of the rice sector, ensuring future food and nutritional security. As a staple food for many in India, including the economically disadvantaged, there are many concerns that affect the development of rice sector. Facing issues from environmental demands to economic stagnation, access to ... Read more

    $112.99 USD

  • Global tea science

    Current status and future needs

    by Dr Tapan Kumar Mondal, Dr M. A. Wijeratne, Prof. P. Okinda Owuor, Shipra Singh, Dr Anita Pandey, Lok Man S. Palni, Dr P. N. Bhattacharyya, S. R. Sarmah, Dr G. D. Sinniah, Dr Nalini C. Gnanapragasam, Dr A.K Barooah, Ting Zhang, Xiaojian Lv, Yin Xu, Lanying Xu, Tao Long, Prof. Chi-Tang Ho, Dr Shiming Li, Prof. Chung S. Yang, Dr Wenyan Han, Jian-Qiang Ma, Xin Li, Peng Yan, Liping Zhang, Golam Jalal Ahammed, Dr Thushari Lakmini Wijeratne, Dr Nikhil Ghosh Hajra, Dr Atik Dharmadi, Prof. Liang Chen, Dr Xinchao Wang, Xinyuan Hao, Lu Wang, Yajun Yang, Dr Mainaak Mukhopadhaya ...
    Series Book 41 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Reviews the latest advances in understanding tea genetics and genetic diversity and how this has informed advances in conventional, marker-assisted and transgenic breeding techniquesSummarises current best practice in cultivation techniques and the control of pests and diseasesFocuses on assessing the environmental impact of tea cultivation ... Read more

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  • Sittig's Handbook of Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals

    by Richard P. Pohanish ...
    This reference handbook provides fully updated chemical, regulatory, health, and safety information on nearly 800 pesticides and other agricultural chemicals. The clear, consistent and comprehensive presentation of information makes Sittig's an essential reference for a wide audience including first responders, environmental and industrial health/safety professionals, the food industry, the ... Read more

    $404.99 USD

  • Microbial Plant Pathogens

    Detection and Management in Seeds and Propagules

    by Perumal Narayanasamy ...
    Healthy seeds and propagules are the basic requirement for producing good grains, fruits and vegetables needed for human survival and perpetuation. Dispersal of microbial plant pathogens via seeds and propagules has assumed more importance than other modes of dispersal, as infected seeds and propagules have the potential to become the primary sources of carrying pathogen inoculum for subsequent ... Read more

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  • Emerging Technologies and Management of Crop Stress Tolerance

    Volume 1-Biological Techniques

    Edited by Saiema Rasool, Parvaiz Ahmad ...
    Emerging Technologies and Management of Crop Stress Tolerance: Volume 1 - Biological Techniques presents the latest technologies used by scientists for improvement the crop production and explores the various roles of these technologies for the enhancement of crop productivity and inhibition of pathogenic bacteria that can cause disease. This resource provides a comprehensive review of how ... Read more

    $177.99 USD