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  • Animal Law and Welfare - International Perspectives Animal Law and Welfare - International Perspectives
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    Animal Law and Welfare - International Perspectives

    This book focuses on animal laws and animal welfare in major jurisdictions in the world, including the more developed legal regimes for animal protection of the US, UK, Australia, the EU and Israel, and the regulatory regimes still developing in China,...
    $348.00

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  • Biocultural Diversity in Europe Biocultural Diversity in Europe
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    Biocultural Diversity in Europe

    The book collects a selection of the papers presented at the meeting held in the context of the Joint Programme on the Links between Biological and Cultural Diversity (JP-BiCuD). Recognizing the inextricable link between biological and cultural...
    $270.00

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  • Cacao Diseases Cacao Diseases
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    Cacao Diseases

    This book reviews the current state of knowledge concerning cacao pathogens and methods for their management. Topics discussed include the history, biology and genetic diversity of Moniliophthora species (which cause witches' broom and...
    $335.00

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  • Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances
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    Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances

    Forest landscape disturbances are a global phenomenon. Simulation models are an important tool in understanding these broad scale processes and exploring their effects on forest ecosystems. This book contains a collection of insights from a group of...
    $227.00

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  • Growing Plantation Forests Growing Plantation Forests
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    Growing Plantation Forests

    This book describes the scientific principles that are used throughout the world to ensure the rapid, healthy growth of forest plantations. As the population of the world increases so does the amount of wood people use. Large areas of natural forests are...
    $184.00

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  • Field-Scale Water and Solute Flux in Soils Field-Scale Water and Solute Flux in Soils
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    Field-Scale Water and Solute Flux in Soils

    This book contains the proceedings of the first workshop held at Monte Verità near Ascona, Switzerland on September 24-29, 1989. The workshop was designed to survey the current understanding of water and solute transport...
    $227.00

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  • Methods for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants Methods for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants
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    Methods for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants

    For centuries, TK has been used almost exclusively by its creators, that is, indigenous and local communities. Access to, use of and handing down of TK has been regulated by local laws, customs and tmditions. Some TK has been...
    $184.00

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  • Canal Irrigation Systems in India Canal Irrigation Systems in India
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    Canal Irrigation Systems in India

    The book focuses broadly on the preliminaries of the canal irrigation systems in India with a focus on their operation, maintenance, and management of the canal systems. The chapters in this book are classified under four sections, viz., (i)...
    $285.00

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  • Novel Approaches Toward Sustainable Tilapia Aquaculture Novel Approaches Toward Sustainable Tilapia Aquaculture
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    Novel Approaches Toward Sustainable Tilapia Aquaculture

    The global human population will reach nine billion by 2050, and seafood is projected to be the primary food source to sustain such a large population. According to a recent World Bank report, aquaculture will be the prime source of seafood by 2030...
    $308.00

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  • Feeding and Management of Foals and Growing Horses Feeding and Management of Foals and Growing Horses
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    Feeding and Management of Foals and Growing Horses

    This volume offers the latest research-based findings to equip professionals involved in the breeding and raising of horses. Contributions were carefully selected and prepared by leading experts in their fields. The collection starts with a discussion of...
    $268.00

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  • Banana Production in Venezuela Banana Production in Venezuela
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    Banana Production in Venezuela

    This book presents an important contribution to the knowledge of the banana soils of Venezuela. Banana, the edible fruit of Musaceae, is a staple food for more than 400 million people worldwide due to their nutritional and energy attributes. This...
    $294.00

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  • Latin American Blackberries Biology Latin American Blackberries Biology
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    Latin American Blackberries Biology

    The current book focuses on Mora de Castilla (Rubus glaucus Benth.). It explores aspects, such as origin, phenology, propagation, floral and fruit morphology, arthropod visitors, pollination mechanisms, propagation methods, chromosome number, fruit...
    $298.00

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  • Soil Conservation and Management Soil Conservation and Management
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    Soil Conservation and Management

    This updated and expanded second edition textbook, describes all main aspects of soil management, to address the serious problems of soil erosion and the attendant environmental pollution. The global high demands for food, fiber, feed, and fuel put a...
    $238.00

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    Global Commercial Potential of Subterranean Crops

    Tropical root and tuber crops form an important group of food crops for millions of people (about one-fifth of the world population), especially those living in the tropical and sub-tropical zones. Tuber crops are the third important food crops after...
    $298.00

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    Soil Physical Environment and Plant Growth

    This textbook on the applied aspects of soil physics covers introduction to soil physical properties and processes, and their evaluation and management in relation to plant growth. It distinguishes physical properties that directly influence plant...
    $184.00

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  • Cultural Understanding of Soils Cultural Understanding of Soils
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    Cultural Understanding of Soils

    Cultural understandings of soil are diverse and often ambiguous. Cultural framing of soils is common worldwide and is highly consequential. The implications of what place the earth has in people's world view and everyday life can be in line with or in...
    $337.00

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  • Forest Hydrology and Catchment Management Forest Hydrology and Catchment Management
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    Forest Hydrology and Catchment Management

    This book provides scientific evidence to underline the notion that forests offer the most reliable water catchments in the natural environment. The unique Australian ecosystem provides valuable information on the water yields and hydro-ecology of...
    $308.00

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  • Soil-Water, Agriculture, and Climate Change Soil-Water, Agriculture, and Climate Change
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    Soil-Water, Agriculture, and Climate Change

    This book presents an exploration of linkages among soil-water, agriculture, and climate change with a special focus on thematic areas for assessment, mitigation, and management of natural resources under climate change conditions. This book covers...
    $294.00

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  • Sustainable Management of Nematodes in Agriculture, Vol.1 Sustainable Management of Nematodes in Agriculture, Vol.1
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    Sustainable Management of Nematodes in Agriculture, Vol.1

    The present work covers many aspects of plant nematode management using organic strategies. These range from applications of latest understandings of fundamental concepts/mechanisms of nematode control, to modern tools and techniques used in efficacy...
    $335.00

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  • Secondary Agriculture Secondary Agriculture
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    Secondary Agriculture

    This book on 'Secondary Agriculture' discusses the goal of doubling farmers' incomes. The term 'secondary' has a bearing on climate change adaptation and its mitigation, small farm viability and profitability, food security,...
    $270.00

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  • Soil Health and Environmental Sustainability Soil Health and Environmental Sustainability
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    Soil Health and Environmental Sustainability

    This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring, mapping and modelling of soil pollution and land resources. This book explores state-of-the-art techniques based on open sources software & R statistical programming and modelling in modern...
    $227.00

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  • Our Carbon Hoofprint Our Carbon Hoofprint
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    Our Carbon Hoofprint

    In the ongoing effort to combat global climate catastrophe, animal agriculture has long been a subject of contention. On the one hand, most agree that across the world increasing meat and dairy consumption are accelerating anthropogenic climate change...
    $249.00

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  • Emerging Pollutants in Sewage Sludge and Soils Emerging Pollutants in Sewage Sludge and Soils
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    Emerging Pollutants in Sewage Sludge and Soils

    This book provides an authoritative overview of emerging pollutants in sewage sludge and soils. It traces the latest research and new trends on the characterization, removal and treatment of such pollutants in urban and industrial sewage sludge and soils...
    $357.00

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  • Ancient Wheats Ancient Wheats
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    Ancient Wheats

    Wheat (Triticum L.), an annual herbaceous plant in Poacae (Gramineae) family, settles in the Triticeae (Hordeae) subfamily. The grasses (Poaceae Barnhart) are the fifth largest (monocotyledonous flowering) plant family and of great importance for human...
    $270.00

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  • Cisgenic Crops Cisgenic Crops
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    Cisgenic Crops

    This book is the first attempt for in-depth compilation of current knowledge on cisgenic crops and their  potential prospects as a sustainable substitute for the controversial genetically modified crops. Innovative methodologies for the development...
    $268.00

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  • The Hybrid Governance of Urban Food Movements The Hybrid Governance of Urban Food Movements
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    The Hybrid Governance of Urban Food Movements

    Undertaking a journey into the "hybrid governance" of urban food movements, this book offers an original and nuanced analysis of the urban milieu as epicentre of food activism and food governance. Through examples...
    $294.00

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  • The Management of Enclosed and Domesticated Deer The Management of Enclosed and Domesticated Deer
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    The Management of Enclosed and Domesticated Deer

    This is the first book devoted to international deer husbandry techniques for the growing industries of venison, velvet antler, and antler trophy production as well as long established extensive park systems for amenity.  Written by world...
    $184.00

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  • Agriculture, Livestock Production and Aquaculture Agriculture, Livestock Production and Aquaculture
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    Agriculture, Livestock Production and Aquaculture

    This two-volume set discusses recent approaches and technological innovations for sustainable agriculture in smallholder farming systems impacted by climate change. The systems covered include crop-based agricultural production, as well as aquaculture...
    $270.00

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  • Climate-Smart Agriculture Climate-Smart Agriculture
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    Climate-Smart Agriculture

    This book tackles the main feature of water-smart, soil-smart and crop-smart practices and their integration to sustainably enhance food production. The book includes some insights on the implications of using climate-smart practices in irrigated...
    $294.00

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  • Biodiversity Islands Biodiversity Islands
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    Biodiversity Islands

    This book is intended to provide an overview for the identification and establishment of biodiversity islands. It presents examples and case studies where the biodiversity islands approach is being used in a variety of locations and contexts worldwide...
    $337.00

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  • Regional Perspectives on Farm Energy Regional Perspectives on Farm Energy
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    Regional Perspectives on Farm Energy

    This book examines the characteristics and opportunities for farm energy in the northeast quadrant of the United States, with attention to energy use, strategic energy management, and energy production by solar, wind, biomass, and other means...
    $270.00

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  • Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Development Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Development
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    Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Development

    This book provides recent understanding about the sustainable development in agriculture. It includes information regarding new approaches for sustainable development in agriculture, horticulture and fisheries. It examines the effect of climate change...
    $308.00

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  • Re-Imagining Resilient Productive Landscapes Re-Imagining Resilient Productive Landscapes
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    Re-Imagining Resilient Productive Landscapes

    This book explores how lessons from past urban planning experiences can inform current debates on urban agriculture. Productive landscapes today have been posited as instruments for the positive transformation related to territorial fragility and...
    $268.00

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  • Trends in Sustainable Chocolate Production Trends in Sustainable Chocolate Production
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    Trends in Sustainable Chocolate Production

    Chocolate is consumed by people of all ages in all segments of society throughout the world. However, recent changes in legislative frameworks, environmental concerns and increasing attention towards sustainability have stimulated the chocolate...
    $281.00

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