Agriculture & Farming

Considering the context of the present ecological and social crisis, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore the relationship betw...

The influence of the past, and of the future on current-time tradeoffs in the forest arena are particularly relevant given the long-term succession...

Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives is an award-winning and groundbreaking exploration of the fundamental elements of the taxonomy, systematics, ...

First published in 2001. This highly readable and comprehensive overview of psychophysiology provides information regarding the anatomy and physiol...

International institutions and agencies from the Global North are no longer the sole initiators of development norms and best practices. The prolif...

China's agriculture and rural society has undergone rapid changes in recent years. Many poorer farmers and younger people have moved to cities, and...

This book is a celebration of the humble gudgeon, the angler's favourite 'tiddler'. This much-loved little fish is long overdue a little book all o...

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are rapidly emerging as flexible platforms for capturing imagery and other data across the sciences. Many colleges ...

First Published in 1986, this book explores the application of Selection Indices in the process of plant breeding. Carefully compiled and filled wi...

Published in 1995: This book is not designed as a culture manual for herbivorous fishes, but the reader is directed to other sources. This book sho...

Explore the inner workings of environmental processes using a mathematical approach. Environmental Systems Analysis with MATLAB® combines environme...

This book is for people who are working on, or are interested in, the subject of 'Greenhouse Technology', or in dealing with subjects related to cr...

This book demonstrates how agriculture can play a determining role in integrated, climate-optimised urban development. Agriculture within urban gro...

Contaminants and Clean Technologies provides valuable information on environmental contaminants such as industrial pollutants, micropollutants, pes...

The North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual provides extension specialists and agents, researchers, and professionals in the agriculture indus...

Intensified agrarian and industrial activity has led to earth's soil and groundwater resources becoming polluted with hazardous materials. Bioremed...

This book discusses the role of ground beetles as biocontrol agents of different crop pests around the world. The photographs and illustrations of ...

The small grain cereals wheat, barley, oats and rye are cultivated worldwide. They form the foundation of most agricultural systems and are essenti...

This book addresses the production practices employed in the production of food animals and animal products that enable marketers to sell a variety...

This book is an outcome of the conference on International Finance and Agricultural Trade in San Antonio, in 1988. Events such as the twin budget a...

This book focuses on current food shortages and on the impact of pests in reducing world food supplies. At present, total worldwide food losses fro...

This work offers a comprehensive presentation of the identification, biology, ecology and sampling of insect pests in stored foods, and provides a ...

2018 Pest Control for Professional Turfgrass Managers contains the latest information on pesticides used to control turfgrass pests. This volume co...