Agribusiness and primary industries

This overview of the analysis and design of buildings runs from basic principles and elementary structural analysis to the selection of structural systems and materials, and on to foundations and retaining structures.

Invasive species are among the greatest challenges to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the world.

For over 2000 years, preparations of chamomile flowers have counted among the medicinal treasures of many cultural groups.

This 4-volume set focuses on the use of microbial bioremediation and phytoremediation to clean up pollutants in soil, such as pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, and chlorinated solvents, which reduce the soil's fertility and renders it unfit for plant growth.

Precision agriculture (PA) involves the application of technologies and agronomic principles to manage spatial and temporal variation associated with all aspects of agricultural production in order to improve crop performance and environmental quality.

Oil Companies in the International System (1978) provides an original and wide-ranging examination of the impact that the leading oil companies have had on international relations.

This book provides an overview and up-to-date synthesis of the most commonly used non-destructive technologies for the reverse engineering of built infrastructure facilities.

Based on the 5th Dean's committee of ICAR and NEP 2020, this book provides an overview of the important aspects of fruit crops.

This sixth edition of Agribusiness Management provides students and managers with a fundamental understanding of the key concepts needed to successfully manage agribusinesses in a rapidly changing, high-tech, consumer-oriented, and uncertain world.

This book presents the biology, culture techniques, research and development, and future of the fishery of some of the most important bivalve mollusks cultured throughout the world.

The majority of the cost-savings for any oil production facility is the prevention of failure in the production equipment such as pressure vessels.

Emphasizing the unpredictable nature of plant behaviour under stress and in relation to complex interactions of biological pathways, this work covers the versatility of plants in adapting to environmental change.

This is a study of Northern Norway and Atlantic Canada, two regions experiencing a severe crisis due to overexploitation of fisheries resources.

Corrosion of Steel in Concrete: Understanding, Investigation and Repair is a guide for designing, constructing and maintaining reinforced concrete structures, such as buildings and bridges which are subject to reinforcement corrosion.

The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute's landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated approach was tested in both the US and in Mexico.

The proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Mining in the Arctic, held in Greenland in 2001.

This book profiles various cases that are emerging in addressing global challenges in the context of SDGs for society in the era of climate change and covers case studies of projects being undertaken to tackle biodiversity, food security, climate change, energy and water security.

Few nations rely upon the ocean as much as Japan for livelihood, culture and transport.

Green chemistry is a vital subject playing a key role in environmental sustainability.

This second edition examines the problems facing the mining industry, and offers practical case studies, as well as new solutions for environmental restoration and remediation.

Fire Safety Law provides building-owners, managers, individual leaseholders, mortgage-lenders, landlords, and anyone involved in the purchase or sale of a flat situated within a multi-occupied block, with practical, yet comprehensive and well-researched information regarding the subject of fire safety and the associated responsibilities, obligations and rights.

These volumes are an exhaustive source of information on the control and regulation of flowering.

The Pictorial Atlas of Soilborne Fungal Plant Pathogens and Diseases describes the soilborne fungal diseases caused by Oomycetes, Zygomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, and Deuteromycetous (Anamorphic) fungi.

While the word "e;automation"e; may conjure images of robots taking over jobs, the reality is much more nuanced.

The discussion on arsenic in the environment is complex and must grasp the importance of very many, mostly unrelated works on individual aspects.

COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level.

Microbehavioral Econometric Methods and Environmental Studies uses microeconometric methods to model the behavior of individuals, then demonstrates the modelling approaches in addressing policy needs.

Aquaculture, the youngest, fastest-growing, and most dynamic protein-producing industry, has the key advantage of efficient use of feed that allows farmed fish to be competitively priced compared with terrestrial proteins.

This book argues that Africa can feed itself in a generation and help contribute to global food security despite its history of persistent food shortages and the rising threat of climate change.

The Libyan Oil Industry (1980) gives a narrative and analysis of the economic consequences of the discovery and production of oil in Libya, from the searches for oil by the major oil companies to the establishment of Libya as one of the main exporters in the world.

Written by Ernesto Penas of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, this thorough and comprehensive book provides a full understanding of the European Commission's common fisheries policy (CFP), which is of major importance to all fisheries scientists and managers.

Agriculture and Energy consists of the proceedings of a conference held at Washington University, St.

Do you really think you are getting a good deal when given that free mobile phone for switching service providers, if a multinational retailer undercuts its competitors or by the fact that food is relatively cheaper today in many countries than ever before?

This book is a guide for the identification of the indigenous forest trees of Uganda.

This book provides an overview on the evolution of laser scanning technology and its noticeable impact in the structural engineering domain.

This book explores the issues and challenges of gender and development in Africa.

The characteristics of all main groups of soil-bound insects are given in this book.

Fragmentation characteristics influence mucking productivity, crusher throughput and energy consumption, plant efficiency, yield and recovery, or the price itself of the end product in the case of industrial minerals and aggregates.

The application of mixed methods research design in the built environment discipline by students and academics has continued to grow exponentially.

Accomplishing sustainability in the agribusiness sector is a significant, yet time-sensitive, challenge, especially when balanced with the need to grow sufficient quantity and quality of food to keep the growing global population healthy.

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) are highly prized as sports fish and increasingly as high-value food fish.

The environment is an all-encompassing component of the ecosystem of "e;Blue planet - the earth"e;, made up of the hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere.

This reference presents a comprehensive description of flow through porous media and solutions to pressure diffusion problems in homogenous, layered, and heterogeneous reservoirs.

Aeglidae focuses on these unique crustaceans who are endemic to South America.

The second edition of The Stability and Shelf-life of Food is a fully revised and thoroughly updated edition of this highly-successful book.

For most people, grocery shopping is a mundane activity.