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Agriculture & farming
Hardback. Is terroir primarily a marketing ploy that obscures our understanding of which environments really produce the best wine? Can high-yielding vines generate wines of high quality? This title explores and dissects these and other questions to debunk the myths of wine growing that may be holding us back from achieving a higher wine quality. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 line art, 4 b/w photos, 7 tables. BIC Classification: TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276956
- ISBN
- 9780520276956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Developed from the successful Norwegian book Den Store Kaninboka (The Big Book of Rabbits) this book covers all aspects of rabbit behaviour, welfare, health and husbandry, with updated and expanded content now also made relevant to veterinarians. Case studies from around the world give this valuable resource an international perspective. Num Pages: 232 pages, 200. BIC Classification: MZC; PSVP; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 245 x 12. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780641904
- ISBN
- 9781780641904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.22
€ 30.99
€ 29.22
Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive introduction to systems biology and a point of entry to detailed literature. Reviews case studies from current research initiatives world-wide. Features chapters on pathogens, reproductive biology, and animal nutrition. Editor(s): te Pas, Marinus; Woelders, Henri; Bannink, Andre. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; TVB; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813811741
- ISBN
- 9780813811741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.87
€ 258.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFSF; JFSJ1; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 430. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210). Commissioning organisation: edited by Marilyn Carr ; with an introduction by Anna Makinda. vi, 210 p. ill. 24 cm. Associated Names: Carr, Marilyn. Paperback. Nice copy. Slight rubbing to covers. Previous owner's name inside front cover." Keywords: "Science & Nature - Food & Farming - General,Scientific, Technical & Medical - Agriculture & Farming - General,Subjects - Science & Natur"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- ITDG Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0072550
- ISBN
- 9781853391187
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 65.40
€ 65.40
Paperback. A woman farmer observes with a poetic and appreciative eye the transformation of the plant and animal life on her land through the changing seasons, and now through the encroachment of residential development. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781882593774
- ISBN
- 9781882593774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Hirsh, Marie L. Num Pages: 97 pages. BIC Classification: TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629487526
- ISBN
- 9781629487526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.65€ 81.08
€ 116.65
€ 81.08
Paperback. Explores how the growth of marine domestication has blurred traditional distinctions between fish and animals, recasting farmed fish as sentient beings, capable of feeling pain and subject to animal-welfare legislation. This book focuses on the fragile and contingent relational practices that constitute salmon aquaculture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black and white, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMC; TVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280571
- ISBN
- 9780520280571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Hardback. Explores how the growth of marine domestication has blurred traditional distinctions between fish and animals, recasting farmed fish as sentient beings, capable of feeling pain and subject to animal-welfare legislation. This book focuses on the fragile and contingent relational practices that constitute salmon aquaculture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black and white, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMC; TVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280564
- ISBN
- 9780520280564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 73.14
€ 95.24
€ 73.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Wongstchowski, Mariana; Belt, John; Heemskerk, W.; Kahan, David. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1H; TVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- KIT Publishers
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789460222368
- ISBN
- 9789460222368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.25
€ 37.99
€ 25.25
Margaret Derry examines the evolution of modern animal breeding from the invention of improved breeding methodologies in eighteenth-century England to the application of molecular genetics in the 1980s and 1990s. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: TVHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649040
- ISBN
- 9781442649040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.45
€ 79.45
Paperback. Derry's fascinating study is also a story of the evolution of animal medicine and humanitarian movements, and of international relations, particularly between Canada and the United States. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; MZDH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520366
- ISBN
- 9781487520366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.78
€ 43.99
€ 38.78
Bred for Perfection provides the historical context in which this system arose, adding to our understanding of how domestication works and how our welfare-since the dawn of time-has been intertwined with the lives of animals. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFZ; PDX; TVHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801873447
- ISBN
- 9780801873447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19€ 47.55
€ 51.19
€ 47.55
Hardback. With contributions from the key scientists working on rice in Africa, this book addresses policy, genetic diversity and improvement, sustainable productivity enhancement, innovations and value chains. It is suitable for researchers, policy makers, agricultural ministries, donors, and regional and sub-regional organizations. Editor(s): Wopereis, M. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour). BIC Classification: 1H; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845938123
- ISBN
- 9781845938123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.75
€ 169.75
Paperback. Begins with the emergence of agriculture after thousands of years in which human societies had depended on hunting and gathering. This title shows how agricultural techniques developed in the different regions of the world, and how this extraordinary wealth of knowledge, tradition, and natural variety is endangered by global capitalism. Num Pages: 522 pages, Maps, figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: JFFC1; KCZ; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844073993
- ISBN
- 9781844073993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.85
€ 51.99
€ 50.85
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lucas-Borja, Manuel. Num Pages: 187 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; RGBL; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624178689
- ISBN
- 9781624178689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.18€ 136.55
€ 201.18
€ 136.55
Hardcover. Food production and population growth are inextricably linked. Remarkable progress in production and productivity of major food staples has been achieved, and the addition of valuable new technologies such as bioinformatics and biofortification are important to continue to produce nutrient-filled crops for the growing world population. Num Pages: 438 pages, 160 illustrations. BIC Classification: TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813818351
- ISBN
- 9780813818351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 277.96
€ 277.96
Hardcover. Efforts to increase efficient nutrient use by crops are of growing importance as the global demand for food, fibre and fuel increases and competition for resources intensifies. This book provides both a timely summary of the latest advances in the field as well as anticipating directions for future research. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 193 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813819921
- ISBN
- 9780813819921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.69
€ 219.69
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- CARNEGIE PUBLISHING LTD
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874181934
- ISBN
- 9781874181934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.41
€ 7.41
Hardcover. Bioenergy Feedstocks: Breeding and Genetics is a timely collection of the latest advances from large scale research efforts on the breeding and genetic improvement of a number of key crops that show excellent potential as sources of biomass. Editor(s): Saha, Malay; Bhandhari, Hem S.; Bouton, Joseph C. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PS; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470960332
- ISBN
- 9780470960332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.64
€ 238.64
Hardback. This book describes entomopathogenic and slug parasitic nematodes as potential biocontrol agents in crop insect and slug pest management. Editor(s): Abd-Elgawad, Mahfouz M. M.; Askary, Tarique Hassan; Coupland, James. BIC Classification: TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786390004
- ISBN
- 9781786390004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.46
€ 205.46