Agriculture & Farming

'An important book on several levels... Read a few sentences out loud, wherever you are.' Rosamund YoungEverybody thinks they know what sheep are l...

This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on mastitis in dairy cattle. The first chapter reviews the indi...

Potatoes are one of the worlds key food crops. Their nutritional value, and the fact that they can be grown with relatively few inputs in a wide ra...

Longleaf pine forests are an iconic forest of the southeastern United States. Although these forests were often called pine barrens by early explor...

Despite bananas being the worlds most exported and valuable fruit, banana production faces a number of challenges, primarily the extremely narrow g...

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on improving piglet welfare.The first chapter reviews the main welfare challenges fa...

This book presents an inclusive, and resilient solution to Africa'ss wide-ranging food security challenges, particularly in fragility, conflict, an...

The livestock sector is facing increasing pressure to develop more climate-smart methods that can be used to prevent the onset of major diseases, w...

All three volumes of Achieving sustainable production of milk should be considered as a wholeOver more than 1200 pages, the authors review all fiel...

This specially formulated collection features 3 reviews of current topics and key research in sweetpotato.The first chapter examines the origin and...

a well-curated collection of chapters that provides a broad state-of-the-art survey of how roots contribute to plant crop performance and edaphic s...

This book is what a review should bea complete book on a hugely relevant topicIt is a preview of a new era in agricultural development that brings ...

This book discusses the biology, breeding, care, and management of camels, with a focus on camels from Pakistan. The book provides a sound understa...

Mayflies are one of the world's most diverse, abundant and important aquatic insects. Famous for their brief adult life spans, mayflies play a key ...

NEXT-GENERATION ALGAE This book brings together experts in relevant fields to describe the successful application of algae and their derivatives in...

This latest volume in the Horticultural Reviews Series presents the most recent analyses of innovations in horticultural science and technology. Co...

The single best and most comprehensive guide for prospective, new and experienced hobbyist beekeepers Beekeeping For Dummies, 5th Edition, is one o...

How humans think and feel about their work handling food animals

Chinas spectacular achievements in agriculture in recent decades whereby it has succeeded in feeding some 20% of the worlds population with 9% of ...

SUSTAINABLE FISHERY SYSTEMS An up-to-date and interdisciplinary guide to sustainable fisheries Fisheries, whether small-scale or large-scale, are f...

Field to Palette: Dialogues on Soil and Art in the Anthropocene is an investigation of the cultural meanings, representations, and values of soil i...

While conventional technologies such as chilling and freezing are used to avoid deteriorative processes like autolytic and microbial spoilage of se...

Crop disease management strategies revolve around the principles of exclusion, eradication and immunization. Cultural practices are aimed at preven...