Agricultural Science

This Encyclopedia of Agrophysics will provide up-to-date information on the physical properties and processes affecting the quality of the environm...

The perceived limits to producing food for a growing global population have been a source of debate and preoccupation for ages. Both experts and th...

This compilation examines agricultural research from across the globe and covers a broad spectrum of related topics. In this book, the authors disc...

Climate change poses significant risks to future crop productivity as temperatures rise, rainfall patterns become more variable, and pest and disea...

This compilation examines agricultural research from across the globe and covers a broad spectrum of related topics. In this book, the authors disc...

The second edition of this extensive work is the definitive source on issues pertaining to the full range of topics in the important area of food a...

This book begins by describing the irrigation management techniques that are currently used for scheduling irrigation in a hydroponic culture, pres...

The Pictorial Atlas of Soilborne Fungal Plant Pathogens and Diseases describes the soilborne fungal diseases caused by Oomycetes, Zygomycetes, Asco...

This volume examines the integration of water resource management for sustainable utilization with the optimum allocation of water use for regional...

Rainfall levels are rarely optimal, but there are hundreds of things you can do to efficiently conserve and use the water you do have and to reduce...

Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by ins...

To meet growing demand, the FAO has estimated that world poultry production needs to grow by 2-3% per year to 2030. Much of the increase in output ...

With in-depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and more If we...

Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program: A Way Forward reviews the science that underpins the Bureau of Land Management's ove...

Anthropogenic activities and pedogenesis of soils derived from ultramafic rocks have caused heavy metal contamination worldwide. During the last tw...

Thirty years ago, China began implementing a series of reforms to improve efficiency in agricultural production. These, and subsequent, reforms res...