Agronomy and crop production

Advances in Nano-fertilizers and Nano-pesticides in Agriculture: A Smart Delivery System for Crop Improvement explores the use of nanotechnology for the controlled delivery of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers that improve the safety of products while also increasing the efficiency of food production and decreased environmental pollution.

The Germination of Seeds, Third Edition contains the same content in the previous edition, but with modifications in each section, containing updated information.

Although chemical pesticides safeguard crops and improve farm productivity, they are increasingly feared for their potentially dangerous residues and their effects on ecosystems.

Thorough coverage of rice, from cultivar development tomarketing Rice: Evolution, History, Production, and Technology, the thirdbook in the Wiley Series in Crop Science, provides unique,single-source coverage of rice, from cultivar developmenttechniques and soil characteristics to harvesting, storage, andgermplasm resources.

Conventional plant breeding alone can no longer sustain the rising global demand for food.

This is an up-to-date guide on the science and practice of disease control based on fungicides in horticulture and broad acre agriculture.

Volume 51 is a compilation of cutting-edge reviews written by leading crop and soil scientists.

Barley is one of the world's most important crops with uses ranging from food and feed production, malting and brewing to its use as a model organism in molecular research.

First published in 1966, Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland has established itself as the standard crop husbandry text for students and practitioners alike.

Solanum melongena, commonly known as eggplant or brinjal, is a popular vegetable that is high in fiber and rich in vitamins and minerals.

Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods.

Plants often encounter abiotic stresses including drought, salinity, flooding, high/low temperatures, and metal toxicity, among others.

Genome sequencing has become a basic tool of plant and animal breeding.

White Gold: The Diary of a Rubber Cutter in the Amazon 1896 - 1906, is a tale of humanity and the natural order working together in the midst of greed and ignorance.

From the best-selling author of The Circle - the gripping true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana'a by civil warMokhtar Alkhanshali is twenty-four and working as a doorman when he becomes fascinated with the rich history of coffee and Yemen's central place in it.

'Fluent, persuasive and surely right.

Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Welt der Pferderassen in diesem umfangreichen Nachschlagewerk.

Originally published in 1901, this book contains a guide to the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history and botany.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on farming and farm management, being a guide to every aspect of farming from design and construction to drainage and irrigation.

"e;Hay Making"e; deals with every aspect of the process, from cultivation and sowing to mulching and beyond.

A pocket-sized book that serves as a reminder of the many surprising facts about the medicinal and environmental value of cannabis sativa.

Este libro es el producto de una investigación desarrollada entre los años 2010 y 2012 con el fin de abordar el problema de la innovación en el ámbito específico del sector agropecuario colombiano; fue cofinanciada por Colciencias y la Red RAET de Universidades, conformada en este caso por: Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Universidad de Medellín, Universidad de Córdoba y Universidad de los Llanos.

This book contains a detailed treatise on the care and management of grasslands, with information on crop rotation, irrigation, and the use of manure on meadows and pastures.

This antique volume contains a detailed treatise on crop rotation on dry farms.

This book contains an interesting and practical guide to various grasses commonly used in agriculture.

Contained within this book is a complete introductory guide to creating and maintenance hay fields.

This volume deals with the subject of grassland management, looking at such aspects as grazing, mowing, cultivating, etc.

"e;Ploughs Up-To-Date"e; is a vintage catalogue of ploughs made by the Hornsby company in the late nineteenth century.

This vintage book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to cultivating food in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome.

This text contains a detailed guide to barley production on the farm, with information on germination, yields, and growth of barley.

This book contains a detailed treatise on artificial grasses, including information on clovers, rye-grass, tares, and other types of artificial grasses.

This vintage book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to growing hay and pasture crops in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome.

This vintage text contains a detailed treatise on the chemistry of agricultural fungicides and insecticides.

This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive guide to the various types of machinery used in corn picking and shelling.

This text contains a detailed guide to growing cereals, with information on cultivation, harvesting, and the general care and maintenance of various cereal crops.

This book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to growing grain in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome.

This text comprises a comprehensive guide to cereal grasses, including information on growing corn, wheat, barley and oats.

This book contains a detailed treatise on producing farm crops, with information on soil, cultivation, grain crops, forage crops, potatoes, and much more.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on harvesting broom-corn and making brooms on a small or large scale, written and compiled by the editors of "e;The American Agriculturalist"e;.

This antiquarian text contains a detailed guide to growing corn, with information on selection, sowing, growing, pest control of corn crops, and much more besides.

This comprehensive guide to gardening for profit comprises six thorough and detailed sections by various experts on the subject.

The development of farming machinery revolutionised agriculture, allowing for far greater yields with less manpower.

El sector agropecuario y particularmente la agricultura en Colombia, han sido y continúan siendo parte de los pilares fundamentales de la economía, con una importante participación en el producto interno bruto y posibilidades crecientes de conquistar mercados externos para sus productos.

Grain legumes provide an excellent source of dietary protein, carbohydrates, iron and zinc.

This contributed volume highlights cutting-edge breeding techniques in legumes, specifically targeting drought tolerance.

This compendium presents comprehensive information on more than 25 important spice crops commercially grown in India and traded globally, apart from over 40 spices that have the potential to be popularized.

This book covers the theoretical and practical aspects of pest population components, explaining the probable reasons for pest density fluctuations and outbreaks in agricultural or other ecosystems.