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  • Land Use in Advancing Agriculture Land Use in Advancing Agriculture
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    Land Use in Advancing Agriculture

    The Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences is designed to ftll a long-felt need for advanced educational and technological books in the agricultural sciences. These texts, intended primarily for students of agriculture,...
    $220.00

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  • Biological Insect Pest Suppression Biological Insect Pest Suppression
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    Biological Insect Pest Suppression

    The subject area embraced by the term "biological control" in its classical sense is very broad indeed. The term itself was apparently first used in 1919 by the late Harry S. Smith, and was then used specifically in reference...
    $227.00

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  • Soil Components Soil Components
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    Soil Components

    The major components of most soils are inorganic. These constituents are derived from the weathering of rocks and minerals or from subsequent reaetions and interactions of the weathering products. During the weathering and...
    $227.00

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  • Crops I Crops I
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    Crops I

    Production of food to meet the demands of an ever-increasing human population in the world is the major task and challenge to agriculture today. The conventional methods of plant breeding alone can no longer cope with the...
    $530.00

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  • Determination of Anions Determination of Anions
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    Determination of Anions

    The author has drawn together almost all published methods since 1975 on the determination of anions in all types of matrices. He presents the methods in a logical manner so that the reader can quickly gain access to the method...
    $530.00

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  • Trees II Trees II
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    Trees II

    'frees contribute a major part of fuel, fodder and fruit, and are an im­ of bioenergy. They are now needed in large numbers more portant source than ever before for afforestation and social forestry, so that fast-grow­ ing and...
    $466.00

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  • Evaluation of Soil Organic Matter Models Evaluation of Soil Organic Matter Models
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    Evaluation of Soil Organic Matter Models

    Soil organic matter (SOM) represents a major pool of carbon within the biosphere, roughly twice than in atmospheric CO2. SOM models embody our best understanding of soil carbon dynamics and are needed to predict how global...
    $184.00

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  • Advances in Bioclimatology_4 Advances in Bioclimatology_4
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    Advances in Bioclimatology_4

    This volume contains reviews on five different aspects of bioclimatology: (1) The establishment, maintenance and use of data from automatic weather station networks for agricultural purposes; (2) Techniques for estimating...
    $270.00

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  • Methods in Soil Biology Methods in Soil Biology
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    Methods in Soil Biology

    In terrestrial ecosystems, soil microorganisms and soil animals are essential for litter degradation, soil formation and the availability of nutrients and trace elements. The measurement of biological soil parameters allows a...
    $259.00

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  • Microbial Communities Microbial Communities
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    Microbial Communities

    Research on decomposer communities of terrestrial ecosystems for a long time has focussed on microbial biomass and gross turnover parameters. Recently, more and more attempts are made to look beyond the biomass, and more...
    $270.00

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  • Plant Relationships Part B Plant Relationships Part B
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    Plant Relationships Part B

    Part A and Part B of the fifth of twelve volumes of The Mycota deal with the mechanisms of interactions between fungi and plants and consider pathogenic as well as mutualistic associations. Nobody involved in the manipulation...
    $227.00

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  • Diagnosis of the Nitrogen Status in Crops Diagnosis of the Nitrogen Status in Crops
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    Diagnosis of the Nitrogen Status in Crops

    Providing a link between theoretical and applied aspects of plant nutrition and agriculture, this book introduces new concepts in plant nutrition. It shows how these can be applied in order to assess the nitrogen status in...
    $220.00

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  • Kiln-Drying of Lumber Kiln-Drying of Lumber
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    Kiln-Drying of Lumber

    At present, no single book adequately covers a basic understanding of wood book satisfies the need for such a work. It describes drying in practice. This the fundamental basis of kiln-drying technology, to enable forest...
    $268.00

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  • Ecology of Mediterranean Evergreen Oak Forests Ecology of Mediterranean Evergreen Oak Forests
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    Ecology of Mediterranean Evergreen Oak Forests

    Broadleaved evergreen forests where holm oak (Quercus ilex 1.) is almost the only canopy tree are a distinctive ecosystem of the Mediterranean Basin. Biogeographically, these forests lie between cool-temperate deciduous forests...
    $116.00

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  • Crop Yield Crop Yield
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    Crop Yield

    This book has been prepared for those seeking a better understanding of the functioning of crop plants, particularly the processes that lead to the genera­ tion of products valued by human beings. The contributors, who are...
    $308.00

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  • Medicinal and Aromatic Plants X Medicinal and Aromatic Plants X
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    Medicinal and Aromatic Plants X

    Like the previous nine volumes published between 1988 and 1996, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants X is unique in its approach. It comprises 22 chapters dealing with the distribution, importance, conventional propagation,...
    $530.00

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  • Peroxidizing Herbicides Peroxidizing Herbicides
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    Peroxidizing Herbicides

    Experts in herbicide research and development - chemists and plant physiologists -, have written 15 chapters that review all aspects pertinent to peroxidizing herbicides, compounds of topical interest since extremely low use...
    $92.00

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  • Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms
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    Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms

    Edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms (EEMMs) comprise more than 1000 species and are an important food and forest resource. In this volume of Soil Biology, internationally recognized scientists offer their most recent research findings on these beguiling...
    $509.00

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  • Trends in Veterinary Sciences Trends in Veterinary Sciences
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    Trends in Veterinary Sciences

    Veterinary science is continuously achieving important developments in all its fields as a result of continuous technological advances in diagnostic tools and applied biology. This book contains 33 papers that were selected from those presented at the...
    $184.00

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  • Plant Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance Plant Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
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    Plant Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance

    The rapid population growth and the increase in the per capita income, especially in the group of emerging countries referred to as BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has created huge pressure for the expansion of the...
    $324.00

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  • Toxicants in Terrestrial Ecosystems Toxicants in Terrestrial Ecosystems
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    Toxicants in Terrestrial Ecosystems

    The purpose of this book is to draw together the world-wide literature on the occurrence and analytical determination of all types of organic, organometallic and inorganic compounds in soils, animals, crops, plants, grains, dairy products and processed...
    $227.00

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  • Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops
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    Genomics and Breeding for Climate-Resilient Crops

    Climate change is expected to have a drastic impact on agronomic conditions including temperature, precipitation, soil nutrients, and the incidence of disease pests, to name a few. To face this looming threat, significant progress in developing new...
    $270.00

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  • Heavy Metal Stress in Plants Heavy Metal Stress in Plants
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    Heavy Metal Stress in Plants

    Plants possess a range of potential cellular mechanisms that may be involved in the detoxification of heavy metals and thus tolerance to metal stress. Metal toxicity causes multiple direct and indirect effects in plants that concern practically all...
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  • Metal Toxicity in Plants Metal Toxicity in Plants
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    Metal Toxicity in Plants

    Heavy metal accumulation in soil and water from natural sources or anthropogenic activities have produced severe environmental contamination in some parts of the world due to the persistence of metals in the environment by their accumulation throughout...
    $335.00

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  • Root Genomics Root Genomics
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    Root Genomics

    With the predicted increase of the human population and the subsequent need for larger food supplies, root health in crop plants could play a major role in providing sustainable highly productive crops that can cope with global climate changes. While the...
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  • Forests and Rural Development Forests and Rural Development
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    Forests and Rural Development

    This book provides an overview of the complex challenges and opportunities related to forest-based rural development in the tropics and subtropics. Applying a socio-ecological perspective, the book traces the changing paradigms of forestry in rural...
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  • Global Tea Breeding Global Tea Breeding
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    Global Tea Breeding

    Delicious and Healthy Tea: An Overview.- Tea Germplasm and Breeding in China.- Breeding of the Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) in India.- Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) Breeding in Sri Lanka.- Tea Improvement in Kenya.- Japanese Tea Breeding History and the...
    $389.00

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  • Studies in Oat Evolution Studies in Oat Evolution
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    Studies in Oat Evolution

    The book is based on the author's life time experience in exploring and researching the genus Avena. It describes some great events in oat research and minor stories along the way. It will be of interest and value to all those working with oats and to...
    $122.00

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  • Bacteria in Agrobiology Bacteria in Agrobiology
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    Bacteria in Agrobiology

    The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse...
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  • Silviculture in the Tropics Silviculture in the Tropics
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    Silviculture in the Tropics

    This book integrates the latest global developments in forestry science and practice and their relevance for the sustainable management of tropical forests. The influence of social dimensions on the development of silvicultural concepts is another...
    $700.00

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  • Bioaugmentation, Biostimulation and Biocontrol Bioaugmentation, Biostimulation and Biocontrol
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    Bioaugmentation, Biostimulation and Biocontrol

    Bioaugmentation, biostimulation and biocontrol approaches using microbial inoculants, biofertilizers, biochemicals and organic amendments improve soil biology, fertility and crop productivity by providing plant growth-promoting nutrients and suppressing...
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  • Non-Timber Forest Products in the Global Context Non-Timber Forest Products in the Global Context
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    Non-Timber Forest Products in the Global Context

    This book provides a comprehensive, global synthesis of current knowledge on the potential and challenges associated with the multiple roles, use, management and marketing of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). There has been considerable research and...
    $270.00

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  • Sustainable Land Management Sustainable Land Management
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    Sustainable Land Management

    Soil quality is threatened by many human-induced activities, but can also be improved by good land management. In the relatively short history of mankind on earth, the landscape and soils of the world have been drastically modified from their "natural "...
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  • Ion Channels and Plant Stress Responses Ion Channels and Plant Stress Responses
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    Ion Channels and Plant Stress Responses

    Plants live in a constantly changing environment from which they cannot physically escape. Plants therefore need signalling and response mechanisms to adapt to new local conditions. The ef?cacy of such mechanisms underlies the...
    $270.00

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  • The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing
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    The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing

    1 Grazers and Browsers in a Changing World: IntroductionHerbert H.T. Prins and Iain J. Gordon2 An Evolutionary History of Browsing and Grazing UngulatesChristine Janis3 The Morphophysiological Adaptations of Browsing and Grazing MammalsMarcus Clauss,...
    $294.00

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  • Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance to Agrochemicals Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance to Agrochemicals
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    Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance to Agrochemicals

    Over the past 30 years one alarming trend is the emergence of plant species resistant to agrochemicals (e.g. insecticides, herbicides, fungicides). Considering the fact that these pesticides are crucial to human health and to...
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