Agricultural science

Revised and updated, this edition makes use of new empirical material to examine the effect of market and trade restrictions on farm people.

This book is an outcome of the proceedings of the expert's meeting on the protection of citrus groves held in Acireale in 1985.

Key Features:Provides clear and authoritative recommendations for managing fire in ecological and social contexts Authors are all international leaders in their fields and include not only academics but also leaders of Indigenous communities Explains Indigenous cultural and knowledge systems to a degree that has rarely been accessible to lay and academic readers outside specialized disciplines like AnthropologyResponds to growing need for new approaches to managing human-ecological systems that are in greater sympathy with Australia's natural environments/climate, and value the knowledge of Indigenous people Timely for scholarly and interest groups intervention, as the Australian government is again looking to 'develop the north'Sustainable Land Sector Development in Northern Australia sets out a vision for developing North Australia based on a culturally appropriate and ecologically sustainable land sector economy.

Our post-industrialised global economy has achieved spectacular success and pushed back poverty to an extent previously thought impossible.

Until relatively recently the valuable tropical montane cloud forests (hereaf- ter usually referred to as TMCFs) of the world had scarcely come under the assaults experienced by the downslope montane and lowland forests.

Focusing on new technological interventions involved in the postharvest management of fruits, this volume looks at the research on maintaining the quality of fruits from farm to table.

In examining both theory and applications, this book, through useful examples, provides a stimulating introduction to ecosystems.

The Handbook of Cucurbits: Growth, Cultural Practices, and Physiology contains information on cultural practices, nutrition, and physiological processes of cucurbits under both normal and stressful conditions.

Due to polymorphism, apples have extraordinary diversity.

This book highlights the latest advances made in the niche area of Reactive Oxygen Species and Redox processes in plants.

This contributed volume describes management practices based on interdisciplinary and convergence science approaches from different disciplines of agricultural science to enhance the resilience of dryland agriculture.

A guide to making good decisions about wildlife management and biodiversity conservation against a backdrop of socio-environmental change.

Completely revised and updated, the second edition of the bestselling In Situ Treatment Technology adds three new chapters to provide the reader with an even more comprehensive reference source on remediation.

The revitalizing and restoration of rivers, creeks and streams is a major focus of urban conservation activity throughout North America and Europe.

Air pollution is ubiquitous in industrialized societies, causing a host of environmental problems.

This book discusses the role of salt in current agricultural approaches, including the low salt tolerance of agricultural crops and trees, impact of saline soils, and salt-resistant plants.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of a range of concepts, methods, strategies and policies in agriculture and natural resource management, environmental economics, production economics and sustainable agricultural development.

This book illustrates the importance and significance of bioinformatics in the field of agriculture.

Essential oils are simply the volatile oils of plants.

The lingo of soil science is a language unto itself.

Agroforestry research is central to developing methods for the sustainable use of natural renewable resources, evolving to address the needs of the coming century.

Increasing human population pressure, especially in developing countries, indicates a massive increase in the consumption of livestock products.

This volume highlights the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of agricultural technologies engineering, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 15th International Congress on Agricultural Mechanization and Energy in Agriculture (ANKAgEng), held in Antalya, Turkey on October 29 - November 1, 2022.

Emerging and re-emerging viruses are a constant threat to plants.

First published in 1987, Agricultural Extension Worldwide presents an international perspective on agricultural extension and highlights extension as an integral function of agricultural development.

The Landscapes and Landforms of Spain provides an informative and inviting overview of the geology and geomorphology of Spain.

This book, the second of two volumes, discusses the importance of fodder production of the minor fodder crops for animals.

Although the end of the Cold War has paved the way to a substantial demilitarisation and conversion, the leftovers of this process - such as former military installations, military training areas, and huge quantities of unserviceable ammunition and equipment - still pose a severe threat to the environment of both NATO and Partner countries.

Maize is the world's most widely grown cereal and a dietary staple throughout the Third World, but its full potential has only begun to be tapped.

This book discusses the natural classification and biosystematics of Triticeae and presents the most significant findings of comprehensive studies on the Triticeae, an important tribe in the grass family (Poaceae) that includes major crops such as wheat, barley, rye, and triticale, as well as various forage crops found in different genera.

This book is a comprehensive summary of current global research on no-till farming, and its benefits and challenges from various agronomic, environmental, social and economic perspectives.

Rice is the major staple food in Asia, and food security means rice security for most Asians.

This is the 5th edition of a well-established book Principles of Plant Nutrition which was first published in 1978.

Degradation of agricultural catchments due to water erosion is a major environmental threat at the global scale, with long-lasting destructive consequences valued at tens of billions of dollars per annum.

The book provides an overview on adoption of biotechnological approaches for the conservation, micropropagation, synseed production of various medicinal and ornamental climbers.

This book presents ecological principles and applications of managing biodiversity in agriculture to decrease pesticide use and produce safe food.

Heavy metal accumulation in soil and water from natural sources or anthropogenic activities have produced severe environmental contamination in some parts of the world due to the persistence of metals in the environment by their accumulation throughout the food chain.

This Third Edition of Principles of Seed Science and Technology.

For thousands of years, Cannabis sativa, commonly called cannabis or marijuana, has been used for many different purposes.

More than 20 million childhood deaths occur every year due to the micronutrient deficiency and diet-related non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes).

The key aim of this book is to explore the global conservation and management of sharks.

All over the world, governments play a part in the milk business for compelling economic reasons and not, as many assert, just because dairy farmers are numerous and organized.

Explore the benefits of and necessity for sustainable agriculture!

This volume continues the series of books on "e;Plant Pathology in the 21st Century"e;, and contains the papers given at the 10th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2013) held in Beijing, August 25-30, 2013 concerning seed health.

This volume discusses innovative advancements in soil and crop microbiome technology and methods to support agricultural sustainability and reduce soil degradation.

Originally published in 1987, this book is written primarily for planners, public administrators and project managers in countries or international agencies considering a development strategy in which agribusiness and rural enterprise projects are viewed as a desirable policy instrument for generating employment and income.

This book contains the complete text of the special Golden Anniversary issue of the flagship journal of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI), Papers in Regional Science (Volume 83, Number 1), as well as the full text of Walter Isard's Presidential Address "e;The future (near and far) of regional science"e;.

Under ongoing climate change, natural and cultivated habitats of major food crops are being continuously disturbed.

The greatest challenge of our time is to produce sufficient food ot keep pace with the rapidly growing population.

Das vorliegende Buch ist eine Zusammenstellung über die Methodik von Messungen des aktuellen Wasser- und Stofftransportes in Fließgewässern.