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  • The Soils of Mississippi

    by Delaney Johnson, Mike Lilly, Birl Lowery, James G. Bockheim ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book capitalizes on data collected by the Natural Resources Conservation Service & other organizations over the past 100+ years & offers the first comprehensive treatment of Mississippi soils. Main topics include the history of soil studies; soil-forming factors; general soil regions; taxonomic soil regions; soil-forming processes; benchmark, endemic, rare, & endangered soils; land use; key ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Soil Health and Intensification of Agroecosystems

    Edited by Birl Lowery, Mahdi M. Al-Kaisi ...
    Soil Health and Intensification of Agroecosystems examines the climate, environmental, and human effects on agroecosystems and how the existing paradigms must be revised in order to establish sustainable production. The increased demand for food and fuel exerts tremendous stress on all aspects of natural resources and the environment to satisfy an ever increasing world population, which includes ... Read more

    $112.49 USD

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    During his life time George Washington Carver was referred to as the black Leonardo da Vinci. His research into alternative crops to replace cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes revolutionized Southern farming. Carver was born into slavery, once slavery was abolished Carver traveled expensively to study and educate himself. He was the first head of the Agricultural Department at ... Read more

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  • The Soil

    by B. N. K. Davis, N. Walker, D. F. Ball, Alastair Fitter ...
    Series Book 77 - Collins New Naturalist Library
    The soil is one of the great unsung disappearing resources, with over 100m tonnes being destroyed every year. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comThe soil is the work place of farmers and gardeners, but it is also a fascinating environment inhabited by insects that can leap into the air to a record height, multilegged scavengers that are vital to the decomposition of plant matter and ... Read more

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  • Plowman's Folly

    by Edward H. Faulkner ...
    Mr. Faulkner’s masterpiece is recognized as the most important challenge to agricultural orthodoxy that has been advanced in this century. Its new philosophy of the soil, based on proven principles and completely opposed to age-old concepts, has had a strong impact upon theories of cultivation around the world. It was on July 5, 1943, when Plowman’s Folly was first issued, that the author startled ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Soil Science Simplified

    by Thomas J. Sauer, Neal S. Eash, Deb O'Dell, Evah Odoi ...
    Already renowned as a user-friendly beginners’ guide to soil science, Soil Science Simplified, 6th Edition is an updated version of the beloved textbook that includes even more thorough applications of soil science to interdisciplinary fields. It includes the most recent research concerning uses of soil in municipal, engineering, and other areas, conversion agriculture covering no-till, hoe-till, ... Read more

    $70.00 USD

  • Vineyards, Rocks, and Soils

    The Wine Lover's Guide to Geology

    by Alex Maltman ...
    Jurassic, basalt, moraine, flint, alluvial, magma: what are these words and what do they have to do with wine? The answers are here in this book. They are geological terms that reflect a bond between wine and the land. Understanding geology, however, is tricky. Geological concepts are obscure; processes can be imperceptibly slow, invisible, and unimaginably ancient. The terminology is formidable, ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • Catalogue of Ploughs Manufactured by R. Hornsby & Sons Ltd - Spittlegate Iron Works, Grantham, England

    by Anon ...
    “Ploughs Up-To-Date” is a vintage catalogue of ploughs made by the Hornsby company in the late nineteenth century. With a wealth of interesting historical information and wonderful illustrations and photographs, this is a volume that is not to be missed by those with an interest in the history and development of farming equipment. Contents include: “Hornsby's Head-Quarters are at Grantham”, ... Read more

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  • Advances in Agronomy

    by Donald L. Sparks ...
    Series Book 64 - Advances in Agronomy
    Volume 64 contains six comprehensive reviews covering key contemporary topics on crop and soil sciences. As always, the topics are varied and exemplary of the array of subject matter covered by this long-running serial. With this latest volume, Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and as a first-rate source of the latest research in agronomy, crop science, and ... Read more

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  • Integrated Management of Salt Affected Soils in Agriculture

    Incorporation of Soil Salinity Control Methods

    by Nesreen Houssein Ahmen Abou-Baker, Ebtisam Abdelmohsen El-Dardiry ...
    Integrated Management of Salt Affected Soils in Agriculture is a concise guide to evaluating and addressing soil issues related to saline content. Methods focused, the book combines agricultural and soil-based insights to efficiently remediate salt-affected soil. Environmental stress conditions such as salinity have a devastating impact on plant growth and yield, causing considerable loss to ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Water Scarcity and Sustainable Agriculture in Semiarid Environment

    Tools, Strategies, and Challenges for Woody Crops

    Edited by Ivan Francisco Garcia Tejero, Victor Hugo Duran Zuazo ...
    Water Scarcity and Sustainable Agriculture in Semiarid Environment: Tools, Strategies and Challenges for Woody Crops explores the complex relationship between water scarcity and climate change, agricultural water-use efficiency, crop-water stress management and modeling water scarcity in woody crops. Understanding these cause- and effect relationships and identifying the most appropriate responses ... Read more

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  • The Soils of Taiwan

    by Zueng-Sang Chen, Zeng-Yei Hseu, Chen-Chi Tsai ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview on soils of Taiwan. It includes sections on soil research history, climate, geology, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil properties, soil classification, soil fertility, land use and vegetation, soil management, soils and humans, soils and industry, future soil issues. The book summarizes what is known about the soils in ... Read more

    $89.09 USD