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  • AGROECOLOGICAL PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
    ALEXANDER WEZEL
    Good agroecological practices are indispensable for the development of sustainable agriculture. In this book, principles, diversity and applications of agroecological practices for a range of systems are presented, transforming scientific research and participatory knowledge of production into practical application. It illustrates a broad range of research and teaching being us...
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    222,93 €

  • Crop Protection and Fungicides
    Chris Frost
    This book discusses the fundamental as well as modern approaches of using fungicides for crop production. It strives to provide a fair idea about this discipline and to help develop a better understanding of the latest advances within this field. Crop protection refers to study and practice of protecting crops from harmful pests, fungi, weeds and diseases. Fungicides are an imp...
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    157,88 €

  • Crop Production
    Shirley Doy
    This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex advancements in the field of crop production. This book presents the complex subject of crop production in the most comprehensible and easy to understand language. The book covers the fundamentals of the topic and critically addresses the advancements in the field of crop production. The o...
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    157,88 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 1
    This volume focuses on breeding new varieties with desirable traits such as drought tolerance and improved nutritional value as well as how such innovations can be successfully deployed in the developing world. ...
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    248,86 €

  • Agricultural Crop Genetics
    Harvey Parker
    Agricultural crop genetics is the study of crop heredity and inherited characteristics among agricultural crop. There is an impressive history of crop modification in the past three decades and this book on agricultural crop genetics deals with advanced practices in this area. Recent studies in plant biology have focused on disease-resistant crops, high-yield varieties and cond...
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    182,99 €

  • Herbicides
    Ben Davies
    This book outlines the processes and applications of herbicides in detail. The topics included in it are of utmost significance and are bound to provide incredible insights to readers. Herbicides are an important part of crop protection. They are referred to as the chemical materials used to kill weeds and other unwanted plants. Herbicides or weed killers are of two types, name...
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    185,75 €

  • Fertilizers
    Kye Young
    This book outlines the benefits and applications of fertilizers in soil and plant growth in detail. Fertilizers are natural or synthetic substances used for enhancing the soil with essential nutrients. They are necessary for plant growth and crop yield quality. This book elucidates the concepts and innovations and respective developments with respect to this field. The topics i...
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    170,55 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 2
    Volume 2 reviews ways of improving cultivation of rice, from planting to soil management, nutrition and irrigation as well as techniques such as integrated crop management. It also discusses key pests and diseases and methods for their control in making cultivation more productive and sustainable. ...
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    249,16 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 1
    This collection reviews advances in breeding techniques as well as improving traits such as flood or drought resistance. It also discusses advances in understanding the nutritional role of rice and ways this can be enhanced to feed a growing population. ...
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    234,86 €

  • Plant Breeding
    Edgar Crombie
    This book provides comprehensive insights into different techniques and strategies of plant breeding. It is the tool of altering the traits of plants to get the desired characteristics. Today, it is practiced worldwide by individuals and professionals. This book unfolds the innovative aspects of plant breeding which will be crucial for the progress of this field in the future. ...
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    176,62 €

  • Vegetable Crop Production
    Alabaster Jenkins
    Vegetable crop production is the cultivation of vegetables for consumption. This book aims to equip students and experts with the advanced topics and upcoming concepts in this area such as horticultural practices and methods for crop improvement. The aim of this book is to present researches that have transformed this discipline and aided its advancement. It is a compilation of...
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    172,93 €

  • Sustainable Crop Production
    Alabaster Jenkins
    Sustainable crop production came as a revolution in the industry of crop production and agriculture. This field has emerged as a way of questioning the current practices of crop production which are proving hazardous to the ecology and detrimental to human health. The goal of this text is to strive for environmentally healthy and economically feasible alternative practices. Thi...
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    183,29 €

  • M. S. Swaminathan
    P C KESAVAN
    This unique volume is not just an in-depth analysis of Professor Swaminathan's brilliant contributions to basic cytogenetics, radiation biology, mutagenesis and genomic affinities of cultivated potato and its wild derivatives, but also the application of the new knowledge gained to improve the productivity of agricultural crops, as also to enhance their resistance to a vari...
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    144,73 €

  • De l'Influence de l'électricité sur la végétation
    Frere Paulin
    À la fin du XIXe siècle, Frère Paulin réussit à perfectionner et simplifier les systèmes d’électroculture de ses prédécesseurs.Ainsi, il obtient des récoltes de pommes de terre parfois presque du double, dont les analyses en laboratoire témoignent, de plus, d’une qualité intrinsèque meilleure, car elles contiennent moins d’eau et plus de matière sèche.Les résultats sont aussi s...
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    10,94 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of tomatoes
    This book reviews key developments in tomato breeding, including developing improved varieties with desirable traits such as drought or pest resistance. It also discusses ways of improving cultivation techniques as well as pests, diseases and their control. ...
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    297,99 €

  • Electroculture
    Justin Christofleau / Marianna De Falco
    « M. Justin Christofleau, peut-être s’en souvient-on, est ce souriant sorcier qui, à quelques kilomètres de Paris, obtient depuis dix ans, et, au demeurant, sans nul mystère, en captant simplement l’électricité atmosphérique, des plants de pommes de terre dont les tiges ont plus de deux mètres et les tubercules un kilo et plus, des poireaux de trente centimètres de tour, des ca...
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    14,26 €

  • 50 Years of Green Revolution
    M S Swaminathan
     The green revolution in India about 50 years ago transformed India's image then as begging bowl to bread basket. This transformation during the 1960s took just about 4 years. The yield increases achieved in wheat and then in rice which occurred in just about half decade is far in excess of the yield increases during the preceding 4000 years. This remarkable feat was achiev...
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    210,37 €

  • Plant Biosecurity Policy Evaluation
    ANDREW WILBY / DAVID CHARLES COOK / ROBERT FRASER
     Good biosecurity policy decisions, particularly in relation to plant industry protection, are of ever increasing importance. Growth in the speed and diversity of trade, the effects of climate change and the resultant spread of pests and diseases continue to highlight this. This book contains an introduction to the issues confronting plant biosecurity policymakers and how the e...
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    144,63 €

  • ESSAIS D'ELECTROCULTURE - OEUVRES COMPLETES
    Fernand Basty
    Fernand Basty plante un jour de vieux fleurets dans un massif de pommes de terre et d'épinards et obtient respectivement jusqu'à 30 % et 140 % de récoltes en plus. Il se passionne pour l'électroculture au moins pendant une vingtaine d'années à partir de 1893 : il réalise des expériences qui lui en confirment les bienfaits sur les plantes, donne des conférences e...
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    13,16 €

  • Electricity in Agriculture and Horticulture
    Prof. Selim Lemström
    Published in 1904, this book “contains the results of a long study and numerous experiments, which had their origin in the Polar regions, were continued in more southern latitudes, and have led not only to an increase of the harvest of every kind of plant which has come under treatment, but also to a favourable change of their chemical compounds, e.g., an increase of the digest...
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    8,88 €

  • Food Safety Assessment of Pesticide Residues
    Pesticides are now accepted as an integral part of modern agricultural production. This book provides analysis of the steps taken by national and international bodies working towards a cohesive global strategy for evaluating the safety of residues in food that result from approved pesticide uses. Also described is the role of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Worl...
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    251,44 €

  • ESSAIS D'ELECTROCULTURE (Partie 3)
    Fernand Basty
    Ce livre est la 3e partie des « Essais d'électroculture » (ou tome 2 de « De la Fertilisation des plantes ») du Lieutenant Fernand Basty. Voici ce qu'écrivait E. Paque à ce sujet en 1911 dans le Bulletin de la Société royale de botanique de Belgique : « Au dire des hommes les plus compétents, le procédé Basty serait appelé à un grand avenir, surtout dans la petite cul...
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    5,77 €

  • Sustainable Potato Production and the Impact of Climate Change
    Sunil Londhe
    The potato is a significant food around the globe in the grand scheme of consumption. However, changes in the Earth’s climate are threatening to negatively impact the growth and production of agriculture, namely potatoes, which in turn will greatly alter the dimensions of food. Sustainable Potato Production and the Impact of Climate Change is an authoritative publication that p...
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    236,32 €

  • Terminology on Agricultural Meteorology and Agronomy
    M Yakadri / P V Prasada Rao / V Radha Krishna Murthy
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    89,01 €

  • Electroculture
    Justin Christofleau
    In the 1920s, Justin Christofleau invented a system of electroculture which proved so efficient that it increased crops in considerable proportions (up to 200%) without any chemical fertilizer of any kind. It also prevented diseases and helped rejuvenate plants, and, among other advantages, the germination of seeds was better and shorter, and crops were much hastened. Furthermo...
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    13,66 €

  • How to Choose and Manage a Farm
    Isabella Beeton
    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. Although old, much of the information contained within this book is timeless and will be of considerable utility to modern farmers and smallholders. Contents include: 'Farming in General', 'Landlord and ...
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    25,94 €

  • Crop Science and Technology
    Corey Aiken
    This book discusses the fundamentals as well as modern approaches of crop science and technology. It elucidates the key concepts and other innovative aspects related to this field. Crop Science deals with assortment and cultivation of crops. It also incorporates development and analysis of the production methods, techniques for improving quality, methods to reduce usage of pest...
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    169,86 €

  • Crop Production and Horticulture
    Shirley Doy
    Crop production and horticulture are interrelated disciplines focused on harvesting plants or crops for food, fuel, medicine, or other commercial uses. Recent advances in the field of agriculture have resulted in advancement and expansion of these fields. This book discusses the current methods and techniques for cultivation of plants. The researches included in this book have ...
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    189,82 €

  • Agricultural Crop Production
    Alabaster Jenkins
    Agriculture is the pillar of human existence as it provides us with food, timber, fibre, etc. Crop production is the branch of agriculture which specifically deals with growing plants to convert them into usable items such as food, clothing, medicine, etc. This book traces the progress of this field and highlights some of its key concepts and applications. The various studies t...
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    176,62 €

  • Terminology on Plant Physiology
    Aruna Kumari / B Gopal Singh
    Since the science of plant physiology has been changing rapidly and specialists continue to probe their field in-depth, much of the modern biological science is intimately intertwined with the rest of the science. The profound impact of Molecular Genetics is clearly evident in plant physiology as well as the whole of biology. The book 'Terminology on plant physiology' takes int...
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    89,01 €