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    The Garden Tool Handbook
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    The Garden Tool Handbook

    Level up your growing with the right tool for every jobSearching for effective, economical ways to level up your growing? The Garden Tool Handbook is the essential guide to choosing the right hand tool for the right job at the right time, and maximizing...
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  • Kings of Their Own Ocean
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    Kings of Their Own Ocean

    This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry into a global...
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    How to Grow the Flowers
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    How to Grow the Flowers

    Growing flowers to cut and enjoy at home can sharpen our awareness of the world around us and make us more attuned to nature. We find it impossible to walk anywhere without spotting a prized rose in a front garden, a brassica gone to seed on a...
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    Better Off

    What is the least we need to achieve the most With this question in mind, MIT graduate Eric Brende flipped the switch on technology. He and his wife, Mary, ditched their car, electric stove, refrigerator, running water, and everything else motorized or...
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  • Fletchers on the Farm
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    Fletchers on the Farm

    ‘We jumped in at the deep end and bought a farm! A reluctant wife, a couple of crazy kids and a husband whose knowledge of farming you could write on the back of a stamp… What could go wrong?!’ – Kelvin‘Exactly! And the journey has only just begun…’ –...
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  • Adventures of a Country Vet
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    Adventures of a Country Vet

    Funny and heartwarming stories from a Northland country vet In the rolling green hills of Kaipara, Scottish vet Rory Dean and his two fox terriers, Scrappy and Alfie, are on call day and night for whichever animal emergency awaits.In Adventures of a...
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    Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management

    Globally rainforests are under threat on numerous fronts, including clearing for agriculture, harvesting for timber and urban expansion. Yet they have a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and providing other ecosystem...
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  • Sustainable Agricultural Chemistry in the 21st Century Sustainable Agricultural Chemistry in the 21st Century
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    Sustainable Agricultural Chemistry in the 21st Century

    This book highlights the ways in which science in agriculture is helping to achieve global sustainability in the 21st century, and demonstrates that this science can and should be a leading contributor in discussion on environmental science and chemistry.
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  • Maize Crop Maize Crop
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    Maize Crop

    Maize is one of the versatile emerging crops with wider adaptability under varied agro-climatic conditions. Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals because it has the highest genetic yield potential among the cereals. It is cultivated on nearly 150...
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  • Diseases of Field Crops and their Management Diseases of Field Crops and their Management
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    Diseases of Field Crops and their Management

    The book entitled Diseases of Field Crops and their Management provides most recent information about major diseases of cultivation field crops, their symptoms, pathogen characters, epidemiology, and management. In order to make the book all in one, the...
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  • Assessment and Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Sites Assessment and Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Sites
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    Assessment and Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Sites

    Federal regulations have required thousands of underground storage tanks (USTs) to be dug up and removed or replaced. The contamination of soil and ground water from leaking USTs has become widespread and has produced an overwhelming number of sites that...
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  • The Politics of Land and Food Scarcity The Politics of Land and Food Scarcity
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    The Politics of Land and Food Scarcity

    In recent years the issue of food security has become centre stage in the global agenda. Since the 2007/8 food price crisis, a number of works have been published on the topic, addressed from various perspectives: economic, social and...
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    Food System Transparency

    This book brings together an international group of agriculture and food lawyers and scientists to define the field of Food System Transparency in three parts: the big picture, food safety and health, and the global view. Each part adds to the whole but...
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  • Sustainable Aquafeeds Sustainable Aquafeeds
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    Sustainable Aquafeeds

    Aquaculture, the youngest, fastest-growing, and most dynamic protein-producing industry, has the key advantage of efficient use of feed that allows farmed fish to be competitively priced compared with terrestrial proteins. Sustainable Aquafeeds:...
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  • Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture
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    Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture

    Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and nutrition security, gender and...
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  • Bioenergy Crops for Ecosystem Health and Sustainability Bioenergy Crops for Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
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    Bioenergy Crops for Ecosystem Health and Sustainability

    The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy...
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  • Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Planning Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Planning
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    Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Planning

    As urban populations rise rapidly and concerns about food security increase, interest in urban agriculture has been renewed in both developed and developing countries. This book focuses on the sustainable development of urban agriculture and its...
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  • Forest Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa Forest Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa
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    Forest Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa

    Forest tenure reforms are occurring in many developing countries around the world. These reforms typically include devolution of forest lands to local people and communities, which has attracted a great deal of attention and interest. While the nature...
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  • Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity
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    Tropical Fruit Tree Diversity

    Farmers have developed a range of agricultural practices to sustainably use and maintain a wide diversity of crop species in many parts of the world. This book documents good practices innovated by farmers and collects key reviews on good practices...
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  • Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture
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    Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture

    Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture presents applications of nanobiotechnology for eco-friendly agriculture practices. Implementing sustainable agriculture techniques is a crucial component in meeting projected global food demands while minimising...
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  • AGRICULTURE ABRIDGED AGRICULTURE ABRIDGED
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    AGRICULTURE ABRIDGED

    The origin of the organic food and farming movement can be traced back to Rudolpf Steiner's ten day course on agriculture. Because of its inevitable, detrimental effect on human health, Dr. Steiner rejected the recently introduced, artificial nitrogen...
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  • Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods
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    Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods

    Home Gardens for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods demonstrates how home gardens hold particular significance for resource-poor and marginalized communities in developing countries, and how they offer a versatile strategy toward building local and...
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  • Geography and Soil Properties Geography and Soil Properties
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    Geography and Soil Properties

    This book, first published in 1978, provides a comprehensive guide to soil properties in any major world region. It emphasizes the significance of the spatial changes in soil patterns, the environmental influence on soils, and their temporal changes, but...
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  • Pomegranate Production and Marketing Pomegranate Production and Marketing
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    Pomegranate Production and Marketing

    In the past decade, many scientific studies were conducted on pomegranates, revealing that pomegranate fruit, flowers, bark, and leaves contain bioactive phytochemicals that are antimicrobial, reduce blood pressure, and act against diseases such as...
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  • Sustainable Markets for Sustainable Business Sustainable Markets for Sustainable Business
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    Sustainable Markets for Sustainable Business

    Around the world the focus is on the relationship between ethics and governance codes and how widely this should be interpreted. Sustainability has three main accepted dimensions: economic growth, social responsibility, and environmental protection. It...
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  • Nitrate Handbook Nitrate Handbook
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    Nitrate Handbook

    Nitrate Handbook: Environmental, Agricultural, and Health Effects provides an overview of the entire nitrate cycle and the processes influencing nitrate transformation. It clearly identifies the role of nitrate as an essential nutrient in plant growth,...
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  • The Global Politics of Pesticides The Global Politics of Pesticides
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    The Global Politics of Pesticides

    The Global Politics of Pesticides explores the varied, and often conflicting, interests involved in the formulation of international policies on chemical pesticide manufacture and use in each of the main areas of environmental pollution, trade,...
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  • New Agricultural Crops New Agricultural Crops
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    New Agricultural Crops

    Current and projected worldwide shortages of energy, fertilizer, and irrigation water, coupled with a rapidly expanding population, are prompting agricultural scientists to seek, identify, and develop new crop species. Such crops should be energy- and...
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  • Ciudad Romero Ciudad Romero
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    Ciudad Romero

    El libro relata la colonización dirigida de Ciudad Romero en las selvas de Panamá en Donoso, Atlántico Centro Occidental en la provincia de Colón y luego la repatriación de los refugiados salvadoreños a el Bajo Lempa. Asimismo, se aborda la migración...
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  • Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa
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    Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa

    A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa. The purpose of this book is to document the effects of climate change on agriculture in Africa and to discuss strategies for adaptation to hotter weather and less predictable...
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  • Rangeland Sustainability Rangeland Sustainability
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    Rangeland Sustainability

    This book provides an integrated description of the indicators of rangeland sustainability that capture ecological, economic, and social dimensions. It takes a fresh look at the information available on current and emerging issues across rangelands, and...
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  • Genus Rheum (Polygonaceae) Genus Rheum (Polygonaceae)
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    Genus Rheum (Polygonaceae)

    Genus Rheum (Polygonaceae): A Global Perspective provides an integrative overview of a genus of highly valued medicinal herbs. It emphasizes in detail various aspects of research on Rheum, from its origin to conservation. The book evaluates the concepts,...
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  • Biocontrol Of Plant Diseases Biocontrol Of Plant Diseases
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    Biocontrol Of Plant Diseases

    First Published in 1988, this set offers a comprehensive insight into controlling diseases in plants. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for biologists,...
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  • Selection Indices in Plant Breeding Selection Indices in Plant Breeding
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    Selection Indices in Plant Breeding

    First Published in 1986, this book explores the application of Selection Indices in the process of plant breeding. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for Students...
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  • Herbivorous Fishes Herbivorous Fishes
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    Herbivorous Fishes

    Published in 1995: This book is not designed as a culture manual for herbivorous fishes, but the reader is directed to other sources. This book should meet the needs that exist for a comprehensive publication on herbivorous fishes.
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  • World Food, Pest Losses, And The Environment World Food, Pest Losses, And The Environment
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    World Food, Pest Losses, And The Environment

    This book focuses on current food shortages and on the impact of pests in reducing world food supplies. At present, total worldwide food losses from pests are estimated to be about 45 percent. Preharvest losses alone, from insects, plant pathogens, and...
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  • A Symbol of Wilderness A Symbol of Wilderness
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    A Symbol of Wilderness

    Harvey details the first major clash between conservationists and developers after World War II, the successful fight to prevent the building of Echo Park Dam. The dam on the Green River was intended to create a recreational lake in northwest Colorado...
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  • Re-envisioning Remote Sensing Applications Re-envisioning Remote Sensing Applications
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    Re-envisioning Remote Sensing Applications

    Re-envisioning Remote Sensing Applications: Perspectives from Developing Countries aims at discussing varied applications of remote sensing, with respect to upcoming technologies with diverse themes. Organized into four sections of overlapping areas of...
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  • Synthetic Pesticide Use in Africa Synthetic Pesticide Use in Africa
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    Synthetic Pesticide Use in Africa

    A UN report presented to the UN Human Rights Council in 2017 recognized that, "although pesticide use has been correlated with a rise in food production, it has had catastrophic impacts" on human health and the environment. The report acknowledged that...
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  • Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems
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    Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems

    Tropical ecosystems - the regions between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn - play an important role in global processes, economic issues, and political concerns. In their natural state, tropical ecosystems support a large quantity of above- and...
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  • Compost Utilization in Production of Horticultural Crops Compost Utilization in Production of Horticultural Crops
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    Compost Utilization in Production of Horticultural Crops

    Compost Utilization in Production of Horticultural Crops provides information for the compost industry to develop horticulture production efforts and techniques. This highly practical book contains information applicable to current production issues...
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  • Art, Farming and Food for the Future Art, Farming and Food for the Future
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    Art, Farming and Food for the Future

    This book explores the impact of artistic experiments in inspiring people to turn away from current food consumerism and take an active role in preserving, sustaining, and protecting the environment. As artists are expanding their practice into social...
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