Agronomy & Crop Production

Dry Beans and Pulses The second edition of the most complete and authoritative reference on dry beans production, processing, and nutrition availab...

Wheat is produced on a greater area, grown over a wider geographic range, and traded internationally as a commodity more than any other arable crop...

Microbiomics and Sustainable Crop Production Microbiomics and Sustainable Crop Production presents an overview of the current state of the art in m...

In recent years, significant advancements have been made in the management of nutritional deficiency using genome engineering—enriching the nutriti...

Offers a complete update and revision to the manual for agriculture, geography, and rural studies The 21st edition of the quintessential reference...

Discover the role of nanotechnology in promoting plant growth and protection through the management of microbial pathogens  In Nanotechnology in Pl...

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of plant diseases, including pathogens, plant-pathogen interactions, their manag...

This is a practical guide to seed germination in oil palm for both breeding and genetic studies as well as commercial seed production. Oil palm is ...

A comprehensive, practical text which covers a diverse range of hydroponic and protected cropping techniques, systems, greenhouse types and environ...

The European or Mediterranean cultivated olive (Olea europaea L., subsp. europaea, var. europaea) is an ancient crop notable for its early domestic...

Oil palm is the world's most important oil crop and crossing is used extensively in the production of commercial seed, breeding and genetic studies...

This is a practical guide to mutation breeding in oil palm, representing completely novel work supported by the Plant Breeding and Genetics Section...

This is a hands-on, practical guide to describe field trials in oil palm breeding. Such trials are essential in almost all breeding programmes to s...

The development of transgenic crops is revolutionary, but what does it mean for food production, prices and the environment? This is the first book...

Throughout Asia, Australia and the Pacific, and increasingly in Africa, the primary horticultural insect pests are fruit flies belonging to the gen...

The negative impact of chemical pesticides on human wellbeing and the environment has encouraged the development of eco-friendly alternatives for t...