Agronomy and crop production

This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species.

This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species.

This title provides a general overview of recent developments and research into types of systems and their uses in the agricultural and horticultural industry.

The book provides an overview of water stress in plants and alterations in the physiology, morphology, anatomy, and molecular mechanism due to water stress.

This authoritative work has been written by a man whose career as an active wheat geneticist has spanned sixty years and has earned him a world-wide reputation.

When the first edition of this book appeared in 1978, it was warmly received.

This book is a comprehensive survey of breeding principles and practices employed by sugarcane growers and researchers throughout the world.

Research into the reproductive biology of crop plants has expanded greatly in recent years and has lead to an increasing awareness of the importance of flowering, pollination, and fruit set in crop productivity.

The Growing of Sugar Cane develops the fundamental principles of the growing of cane in the hope that cane culture throughout the world will benefit by it.

Manufacture and Refining of Raw Cane Sugar provides an operating manual to the workers in cane raw sugar factories and refineries.

Barley and Malt: Biology, Biochemistry, Technology focuses on the properties, characteristics, production, and malting of barley.

Plant Resources of Arid and Semiarid Lands: A Global Perspective is a collection of papers that evaluates the existing native plant resources in the arid and semiarid regions.

The Origins of Agriculture: An Evolutionary Perspective presents an alternative approach to understanding cultural variation and change.

Potato Diseases presents the practical experience and scientific research in production and the diseases of the seed potato.

The Cereal Rusts, Volume II: Diseases, Distribution, Epidemiology, and Control is a compendium of papers that aims to control cereal rusts through principles about the nature of the disease, as well as learned strategies toward its control.

The Entomology of Radiation Disinfestation of Grain presents how the irradiation process can fit into the handling techniques of that industry with a minimum of disturbance of normal procedures.

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

Weather and Agriculture presents the major principles involved in the integrated study of weather and agriculture.

Cereal Production documents the proceedings of the Second International Summer School in Agriculture held by the Royal Dublin Society in July 1982.

Food, Agriculture and Education covers topics on the most significant for development, namely health; food and agriculture; energy; land, water and mineral resources; industry and technology; the environment; and information transfer.

A Practical Course in Agricultural Chemistry provides practical methods in agricultural chemistry.

Weather Economics presents the papers and discussions at a symposium held at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station on March 13, 1968.

Introduction to Nuclear Techniques in Agronomy and Plant Biology is a 15-chapter book that begins with an explanation of the nature of isotopes and radiation, nuclear reactions, and radioisotopes.

Agricultural Physics discusses agricultural problems, some aspects of the environment, and water relations of plants from a physical point of view.

Farm Planning with Linear Programming: Concept and Practice focuses on concepts and methods in farm planning.

The Manual for Australian Agriculture is a collection of information related to agriculture gathered from different Australian government agencies that are directly or indirectly concerned with agriculture.

Primorse McConnell's The Agricultural Notebook: 18th Edition is a collection of articles about important areas of discussion in agriculture, all of which written by experts from different related fields.

Progress in Plant Breeding 1 is a collection of review articles that aim to critically assess progress in different major crops, not only in the aspect of variety production, but also across all the related disciplines.

Comparative Experiments with Field Crops is a guide on how to organize comparative experiments about field crops.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give the UN a road-map for development, with Agenda 2030 as the target.

Reduce the environmentally negative aspects of industrial agriculture with an ecologically sound philosophy!

This book examines production efficiency and economic benefits of agricultural production systems, comparing both organic and conventional systems.

Introductory text for students of genetics is general and the students of agronomy as the book gives numerous agronomic applications.

The author offers an overview of pollen biology and biotechnology for students and researchers in areas such as reproductive biology, biotechnology, aeropalynology, plant breeding, horticulture, and forestry.

Gain a better understanding of the genetic and physiological bases of stress response and stress tolerance as part of crop improvement programsAbiotic Stresses: Plant Resistance Through Breeding and Molecular Approaches explores innovative methods for breeding new varieties of major crops with resistance to environmental stresses that l

Innovative Strategies for Managing Weeds in an Environmentally Protective MannerSuccessfully meeting the challenge of providing weed control without relying on dangerous chemicals that endanger the ecosystem or human lives, this compendium focuses on management strategies that reduce herbicidal usage, restore ecological balance, and incr

Understand sustainable development from economic, ecological, and social perspectivesAs world population continues to increase, the need grows for a safe, sustainable supply of food.

Get cutting-edge information to improve crop breeding and productivity!

Get all the resource information you need on hybrid vegetable developmentin one book!

Take a closer look at the questions surrounding the long-term impact of GE cropsGenetically Engineered Crops examines current controversies surrounding the potential health, environmental, and social impacts of plants produced using molecular biology techniques.

A thorough, critical, and up-to-date look at precision farming around the worldIn most developing countries, farming is the best safety net against hunger and keeping production costs under control without sacrificing crop yield is essential for survival.

An easy-to-use single reference source covering the full range of subject areas associated with plant pathology!

The latest findings in seed physiologydiscussed as they relate to agricultural problems!

Design cropping practices that make the most of the contribution of AM fungi Mycorrhizae in Crop Production is a comprehensive guide to the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in developing sustainable cropping systems.

More than a textbookit's also a valuable reference book for researchers and crop science professionals!

This single volume explores the theoretical and the practical aspects of crop physiological processes around the world The marked decrease over the past century in the land available for crop production has brought about mounting pressure to increase crop yields, especially in developing nations.

Sharply focused, up-to-date information on microbial biofertilizersincluding emerging options such as Piriformospora indica and MatsutakeThe Handbook of Microbial Biofertilizers provides in-depth coverage of all major microbial biofertilizers (rhizobia, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and cyanobacteriaas well as new

Examining intercellular infections in certain plant species that lead to a symbiotic relationship between the host and its endophytic microbes, this volume demonstrates the ability of many types of endosymbionts, acting as a unit with hosts to better survive, compete and reproduce.

The book deals with agroecological aspects of nutrients essential to crop production.

Eleven plants were chosen so as to cover a wide range of biological characteristics (perennial, annual, autogamous, allogamous, etc.