Agricultural science

Presenting a broad range of case studies, this book explores rural social movements contesting natural resource development initiatives.

Presenting a broad range of case studies, this book explores rural social movements contesting natural resource development initiatives.

Human excreta is a valuable fertilizer for improving soil quality and crop productivity, with a potential to replace or complement the mineral fertilizers.

Natural attenuation has become an effective and low-cost alternative to more expensive engineered remediation.

Natural attenuation has become an effective and low-cost alternative to more expensive engineered remediation.

Human excreta is a valuable fertilizer for improving soil quality and crop productivity, with a potential to replace or complement the mineral fertilizers.

Agriculture is a major contributor to Africa's GDP, the region's biggest source of employment and its largest food producer.

Agriculture is a major contributor to Africa's GDP, the region's biggest source of employment and its largest food producer.

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It is estimated that around 1.

The joint challenges of population increase, food security and conservation of agrobiodiversity demand a rethink of plant breeding and agricultural research from a different perspective.

The joint challenges of population increase, food security and conservation of agrobiodiversity demand a rethink of plant breeding and agricultural research from a different perspective.

Global Soil Security: Towards More Science-Society Interfaces contains contributions presented at the 2nd Global Soil Security conference, held 5-6 December 2016 in Paris.

Soil degradation is a widespread problem in Africa resulting in decreased agricultural productivity while demand for food continues to increase.

Soil degradation is a widespread problem in Africa resulting in decreased agricultural productivity while demand for food continues to increase.

Indian spices are famous across the globe and have attracted food lovers for ages.

Indian spices are famous across the globe and have attracted food lovers for ages.

Plant physiology is now considered as an essential ingredient for improving crop productivity, a continuing necessity with todays ever-increasing world population.

Plant physiology is now considered as an essential ingredient for improving crop productivity, a continuing necessity with todays ever-increasing world population.

One of the more perplexing problems of economic development is helping subsistence farmers break away from production simply for home consumption to become commercial farmers, producing more and more for sale in the marketplace.

One of the more perplexing problems of economic development is helping subsistence farmers break away from production simply for home consumption to become commercial farmers, producing more and more for sale in the marketplace.

Advances in Soil and Water Conservation provides an in-depth, scholarly treatment of the most important developments and influences shaping soil and water conservation in the last 50 years.

Advances in Soil and Water Conservation provides an in-depth, scholarly treatment of the most important developments and influences shaping soil and water conservation in the last 50 years.

This important book, written by recognized leaders in their fields, discusses agricultural dimensions of global climate change.

This important book, written by recognized leaders in their fields, discusses agricultural dimensions of global climate change.

An Introduction to Soils for Environmental Professionals assembles and presents the basic principles of each of the major soil science fields.

An Introduction to Soils for Environmental Professionals assembles and presents the basic principles of each of the major soil science fields.

Significant advances have been made in non-explosive rock breaking techniques in the past two decades.

Significant advances have been made in non-explosive rock breaking techniques in the past two decades.

First Responder's Guide to Agricultural Chemical Accidents provides emergency safety and health information for 452 toxic and hazardous products.

First Responder's Guide to Agricultural Chemical Accidents provides emergency safety and health information for 452 toxic and hazardous products.

This important book on the culture of the potato presents scientific information for potato growers in an easily accessible format and clear language.

This important book on the culture of the potato presents scientific information for potato growers in an easily accessible format and clear language.

Management of Problem Soils in Arid Ecosystems examines the challenges of managing soils in arid and semiarid regions.

Management of Problem Soils in Arid Ecosystems examines the challenges of managing soils in arid and semiarid regions.

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For more than 30 years, soil testing has been widely used as a basis for determining lime and fertilizer needs.

For more than 30 years, soil testing has been widely used as a basis for determining lime and fertilizer needs.

This work examines the issue of accelerated soil erosion, which has become an increasingly serious concern in the twentieth century.

This work examines the issue of accelerated soil erosion, which has become an increasingly serious concern in the twentieth century.

This volume covers such areas in the field of soil salinity and water quality as: origin and distribution of salt-affected soils; management of alkali soils; quality criteria of irrigation water; wastewaters as a source of irrigation; and grasses and trees in the management of salt-affected soils.

This volume covers such areas in the field of soil salinity and water quality as: origin and distribution of salt-affected soils; management of alkali soils; quality criteria of irrigation water; wastewaters as a source of irrigation; and grasses and trees in the management of salt-affected soils.

The first edition of this book, popular around the world, is surpassed only by this new Second Edition.

The first edition of this book, popular around the world, is surpassed only by this new Second Edition.

Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands presents the program of the first International Conference on the Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands.

Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands presents the program of the first International Conference on the Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands.

This new edition of Soil Erosion Research Methods retains the themes and layout of the first edition.

This new edition of Soil Erosion Research Methods retains the themes and layout of the first edition.

Soils are one of the world's most important resources, and their protection, maintenance, and improvement is critical to the continuance of life on earth.