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Agricultural science

Paperback. Drawing on historical and scientific accounts, as well as a rich trove of anecdotes, this title shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless anonymous farmers and gardeners slowly caused the evolutionary pressures of nature to be supplanted by those of human needs. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TVB; TVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686. The History and Science of Plant Breeding. 512 pages. Drawing on historical and scientific accounts, as well as a rich trove of anecdotes, this title shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless anonymous farmers and gardeners slowly caused the evolutionary pressures of nature to be supplanted by those of human needs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TVB; TVS. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437132
ISBN
9780226437132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.37

Paperback. With contributions by numerous experts Editor(s): Linskens, Hans F.; Jackson, John F. Series: Molecular Methods of Plant Analysis. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM; MMG; PSB; PST; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642828553
ISBN
9783642828553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Fox, Susan; Mickler, Robert A. (Raleigh, NC, USA). Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 531 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 813.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
531
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461269090
ISBN
9781461269090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 196.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Gianiazzi, Silvio; Schuepp, Hannes. Series: Advances in Life Sciences. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; PST; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 427.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034896542
ISBN
9783034896542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Paperback. The book gives a detailed description of the application of DSSAT in simulating crop and soil processes within various Agro-ecological zones in Africa. It presents and discusses minimum dataset requirements for appropriate modeling in DSSAT. Editor(s): Kihara, Job; Fatondji, Dougbedji; Jones, James W., MD; Hoogenboom, Gerrit; Tabo, Ramadjita; Bationo, Andre. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; TVB; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400796904
ISBN
9789400796904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JHB; KNAC; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167091
ISBN
9780691167091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Notions of land and agrarian reform are now well entrenched in post-apartheid South Africa. But what this reform actually means for everyday life is not clearly understood, nor the way it will impact on the political economy. Editor(s): Hebinck, Paul; Cousins, Ben. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JPQ; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868147458
ISBN
9781868147458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

hardcover. This book provides isotopic and non-isotopic techniques to efficiently screen plants or plant parts for a range of potential bioactives for livestock production. It presents methods in a format easily reproducible in the laboratory. Editor(s): Vercoe, Philip E.; Makkar, Harinder P.S. (Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria); Schlink, Anthony C.; Odongo, Nicholas. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSB; RNCB; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048132966
ISBN
9789048132966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.16

Paperback. This book provides isotopic and non-isotopic techniques to efficiently screen plants or plant parts for a range of potential bioactives for livestock production. It presents methods in a format easily reproducible in the laboratory. Editor(s): Vercoe, Philip E.; Makkar, Harinder P. S.; Schlink, Anthony C. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; PSB; PST; RNCB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400791855
ISBN
9789400791855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.81

Hardback. India's Agricultural Marketing Series: India Studies in Business and Economics. Num Pages: 311 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCT; KJS; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer, India, Private Ltd India
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9788132215714
ISBN
9788132215714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.93

Paperback. Series: India Studies in Business and Economics. Num Pages: 326 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 74 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCT; KJS; KNAC; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer, India, Private Ltd India
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9788132234951
ISBN
9788132234951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardback. This comprehensive book examines in depth the development and exploitation of induced resistance. Chapters review current knowledge of the agents that can elicit induced resistance, genomics, signalling cascades, mechanisms of defence to pests and pathogens and molecular tools. Editor(s): Walters, Dale; Newton, Dr. Adrian C.; Lyon, Dr. Gary D. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: TVB; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134477
ISBN
9781405134477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 257.93

Hardback. Informal Urban Agriculture Num Pages: 218 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; PSAF; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319095332
ISBN
9783319095332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.95

paperback. Selected Papers from an International Workshop, Israel, June 1987 Editor(s): Bar-Yosef, Bnayahu; Barrow, N. J.; Goldshmid, J. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGB; TQSW; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642744532
ISBN
9783642744532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, James R.; Miller, Thomas A. Series: Springer Series in Experimental Entomology. Num Pages: 342 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461293569
ISBN
9781461293569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Lal, R. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSG; TCB; TQ; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642699191
ISBN
9783642699191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.09

Paperback. Series: Applied Agriculture. Num Pages: 261 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 45 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSB; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662036587
ISBN
9783662036587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.75

Paperback. Series: Chemie der Pflanzenschutz- und Schadlingsbekampfungsmittel. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 913.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642677809
ISBN
9783642677809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.79

Paperback. New approaches to environmental economics are presented in Institutions and Sustainability. Readers will find discussions of the political economy of agriculture, in addition to new analysis methods for the governance of natural resources. Editor(s): Beckmann, Volker; Padmanabhan, Martina. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; KCM; KCN; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 623.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048181841
ISBN
9789048181841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.53

Paperback. This comprehensive book provides technical instructions for the construction and operation of integrated greenhouse systems, and will enable readers to produce higher yields of better quality clean crops with less water, less land and fewer pesticides. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PST; PSTL; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642440663
ISBN
9783642440663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.12

Paperback. This book analyzes the rice-wheat cropping crisis and its remedies together with the importance of the Integrated Nutrient Management system in modern Indian agriculture. It provides insight into the balanced use of plant nutrients in increasing productivity. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSG; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048182169
ISBN
9789048182169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.20

hardcover. Soil degradation and nutrient depletion have become serious threats to agricultural productivity in Africa. Soils cannot supply the quantities of nutrients required and yield levels decline rapidly once cropping commences. This book addresses these issues. Editor(s): Vanlauwe, B.; etc.; Diels, J. (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Obadan, Nigeria); Sanginga, N. (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Obadan, Nigeria); Merckz, R. (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium). Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; RBGB; TVB; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Publication date
2002
SKU
V9780851995762
ISBN
9780851995762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.85

Paperback. This interdisciplinary text offers updated knowledge on pest management. It discusses dissemination and impact on a range of crops across the globe on industrialized and subsistence level farms. It also explores the effect of the green revolution on IPM. Editor(s): Peshin, Rajinder; Dhawan, Ashok K. Num Pages: 628 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTP; PSVT; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 973.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
Number of pages
628
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048180455
ISBN
9789048180455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 252.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Choukr-Allah, Redouane; Ragab, Ragab; Rodriguez-Clemente, Rafael. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PS; RNF; RNPG; TQSW; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401782166
ISBN
9789401782166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.98

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