Sustainable Agriculture

If you want real food, food security and a truly biodiverse countryside, please, please read this book. John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland  ...

Moo's Law is the latest title from successful investor Jim Mellon, to help readers understand the investment landscape in cultivated and plant-base...

This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on improving biosecurity in livestock production.The first chapter highlights the importance of...

'Divide is well written and thought-provoking' - Sunday Telegraph'A lively guide through the thorny challenges of rural life in an urban world. Ess...

The original biodynamic sowing and planting calendar, now in its 62nd year.The simple, two-week-to-view layout features detailed planting, tending ...

The book is focused on Bio Products derived from renewable resources processed by conventional catalytic thermochemical processes and or emerging b...

The result is a beautiful book with a lot of useful and updated information. I am sure it will be in great demand, and hopefully will help in the f...

Grain legumes are characterised by their nutritional value, an ability to grow rapidly and improve soil health. This makes them a key rotation crop...

Sorghum is one of the worlds major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to ...

Soybeans are one of the most widely-grown crops in the world. As the worlds main source of vegetable protein, they have a wide range of food and no...

In this timely publication, Dr Rott has sourced contributions from scientists working on cane throughout the tropicsRichly referenced, this is both...

Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the worlds sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, aver...

For anyone who wants information on the insect pests of rice, this book provides an enormous amount of information about the root and stem feeders,...

World egg consumption is increasing, particularly in developing countries. This creates new challenges, particularly for more intensive systems whi...

Sheep farming, whether for meat or wool, has always been an essential component in diversifying farming systems, particularly in exploiting land un...

Rice is one of the most important foods in the world. As the demand for rice continues to increase, there is an urgent need to increase yields in t...

This book gives a good overall review of the advances that have recently occurred in the fields of poultry genetics and genomicsone thing that real...

Agroforestry seeks to balance protection of forest resources, the exploitation of the ecosystem services that trees can contribute to agriculture a...

This book provides a decent overview of recent advances in biopesticides and other biological options for insect management with an easy-to-follow ...

This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on biostimulant applications in agriculture.The first chapter provides a comprehensive overview...

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews discussing fungal diseases of apples.The first chapter discusses the main pre- and p...

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on conservation tillage in agriculture.The first chapter reviews types of tillage an...

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on developing immunity in pigs.The first chapter provides an overview of the latest ...