Primary Industries

The book discusses nano-phytoremediation: the use of nanotechnology in combination with phytoremediation to restore polluted environs. The potentia...

Polyampholytes are unique polymers containing acid/base and/or anionic/cationic groups in the main or side chains. Water-soluble and water-swelling...

Comprehensive resource covering key need-to-know aspects of how to run a food service operation, with unique perspective from restaurant managers S...

Intensive animal husbandry and the way in which food is produced have increasingly become the focus of social attention in recent years in view of ...

Phytoremediation is the process that uses plants to remove pollutants from soils. These pollutants are stored in the edible parts of plants and, if...

Essential reading for anyone wanting to learn all they can about the ways in which humans, and our domesticates, share this world with microbes.Dav...

A must read for anyone that loves wine and the uniqueness of Napa Valley. Tim Mondavi, winemakerThe Napa Valley stands today at a critical crossroa...

This book analyses the development of the rice trade in Asia since 1945.This book focuses on the three historically important exporters Myanmar, Th...

Feed and Feeding for Fish and Shellfish: Nutritional Physiology presents foundational knowledge and the most recent advances in aquaculture finfish...

This book provides a complete and comprehensive reference for agricultural mobile robots, covering all aspects of the design process, from sensing ...

This open access book analyzes the regulation and governance of gene editing in the global agrifood system as applications of gene editing, regulat...

The third edition of the bestselling Classification Methods for Remotely Sensed Data covers current state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms an...

Capitalist agriculture relies heavily on the pollination work of bees, but this system harms bees in innumerable ways. Indeed, human agriculture is...

This book presents state-of-the-art knowledge related to concerns about methylmercury (MeHg) in the soil-rice system. It covers increasing concerns...

A Catch Documentation Scheme helps determine whether fish originate from catches that comply with applicable national, regional and international c...

Most agricultural production is of commodity or undifferentiated products. Producers suffer from a roller-coaster ride of price swings, over- or un...

This book presents a groundbreaking critique of neo-liberal interpretations of global agricultural development, challenging dominant narratives wit...

At its first meeting, the Ad Hoc Working Group established by the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate I...

For fans of Michael Pollan and Anthony Bourdain, this surprising, flavorsome tour of ancient cuisines (Kirkus STARRED)from Neolithic bread to ancie...

This edited book aims to provide a collection of scientific evidence on gender issues in the construction industry that contributes to discussions ...

This detailed and original study of early-modern agrarian society in the Somerset Levels examines the small landholders in a group of sixteen conti...