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The studies in this volume provide an ethnography of a plantation frontier in central Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Drawing on the expertise of both natural scientists and social scientists, the key focus is the process of commodification of nature that has turned the...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-11-06
Collection :
Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
Format(s) : PDF, ePub
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Plant Factory: An Indoor Vertical Farming System for Efficient Quality Food Production, Second Edition presents a comprehensive look at the implementation of plant factory (PF) practices to yield food crops for both improved food security and environmental...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2019-11-03
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Intelligent Data Mining and Fusion Systems in Agriculture presents methods of computational intelligence and data fusion that have applications in agriculture for the non-destructive testing of agricultural products and crop condition monitoring. Sections cover the...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2019-10-08
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Applied Plant Biotechnology for Improvement of Resistance to Biotic Stress applies biotechnology insights that seek to improve plant genomes, thus helping them achieve higher resistance and optimal hormone signaling to increase crop yield. The book provides an analysis...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2019-09-17
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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This Volume comprises 14 chapters in an attempt to provide the reader with available information on safe and effective use of entomopathogens. Chapters in this book dealing with soil-borne entomopathogens and their phylogeny also provide a review on most updated...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-09-16
Collection :
Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection
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This book is an open access publication.Forest ecosystems in Central Europe are changing as a result of anthropogenic influences and changing climate conditions. As such, a large-scale monitoring programme was undertaken in order to understand the influence of site...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-09-09
Collection :
Ecological Studies
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Meat Quality Analysis: Advanced Evaluation Methods, Techniques, and Technologies takes a modern approach to identify a compositional and nutritional analysis of meat and meat products, post-mortem aging methods, proteome analysis for optimization of the aging process,...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2019-08-21
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Provides a comprehensive overview of the role of cotton in the economy and cotton production around the world This book offers a complete look at the world’s largest fiber crop: cotton. It examines its effect on the global economy—its uses and products, harvesting and...
Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell
Parution : 2019-08-05
Collection :
World Agriculture Series
Format(s) : PDF, ePub
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A student-friendly textbook that describes ancient soils, how they may be identified, and their use in paleoenvironmental reconstruction Ancient soils contain vital mineralogical, geochemical, textural, and paleontological information about the continental environments...
Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell
Parution : 2019-07-23
Format(s) : ePub
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Postharvest Technology of Perishable Horticultural Commodities describes all the postharvest techniques and technologies available to handle perishable horticultural food commodities. It includes basic concepts and important new advances in the subject. Adopting a...
Editeur : Woodhead Publishing
Parution : 2019-07-16
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Food security, jobs, ecological transition of agricultural production models and consumption patterns... Agroecology could be one of the solutions to meet the future challenges of humanity. Part of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, it requires a...
Editeur : QUAE
Parution : 2019-06-25
Format(s) : PDF sans DRM
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This bestselling guide is the perfect reference for caring for your flock of sheep. The fifth edition of Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for...
Editeur : Storey Publishing, LLC
Parution : 2019-06-25
Collection :
Storey’s Guide to Raising
Format(s) : ePub
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This book provides an extensive overview of the diversity of soils in Georgia. It highlights the soil-forming environment (climate, geology, geomorphology), the characterization of the physical, chemical and morphological (macro-, micro-) properties of soils, the...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-06-20
Collection :
World Soils Book Series
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Role of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture and Nanotechnology explores PGPMs (actinomycetes, bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria) and their multidimensional roles in agriculture, including their increasing applications in sustainable...
Editeur : Woodhead Publishing
Parution : 2019-06-20
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia: Status, Challenges, and Policy Options is based on agricultural extension reforms across five South Asian countries, reflecting past experiences, case studies and experiments. Beginning with an overview of historical trends...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2019-06-15
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Handbook of Agricultural and Farm Machinery, Third Edition, is the essential reference for understanding the food industry, from farm machinery, to dairy processing, food storage facilities and the machinery that processes and packages foods. Effective and efficient...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2019-06-15
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Sustainable Food Supply Chains: Planning, Design, and Control through Interdisciplinary Methodologies provides integrated and practicable solutions that aid planners and entrepreneurs in the design and optimization of food production-distribution systems and operations...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2019-06-12
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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The Solar Corridor Crop System: Implementation and Impacts presents a case-study format on the planning and implementation of alternative cropping systems designed to maximize incident sunlight and bio-support of all crops in a rotation system.The book describes the...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2019-06-12
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Light and Video Microscopy, Third Edition provides a step-by-step journey through philosophy, psychology and the geometrical and physical optics involved in interpreting images formed by light microscopes. The book addresses the intricacies necessary to set up light...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2019-06-11
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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Alternative Swine Management Systems examines technologically humane substitutions for swine production, focusing specifically on hoop structure systems. Benefits of these alternatives include enhanced animal welfare and reduced capital cost. From small holders involved...
Editeur : Academic Press
Parution : 2019-06-07
Format(s) : epub sans DRM
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