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A comprehensive reference on BT resistance, focused on updated knowledge of the mechanisms of resistance that insects have developed against BT toxins and strategies that have been proposed to overcome this problem. Editor(s): Soberon, Mario; Gao, Yulin; Bravo, Alejandra. Series: CABI Biotechnology Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PSTP; TVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780644370
ISBN
9781780644370
Condition: New

€ 55.70

The first book to cover crop breeding and crop management issues as well as genomic issues. Editor(s): Kumar, Arvind; Banga, Surinder S.; Meena, Prabhu Dayal; Kumar, Priya Ranjan. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: TVB; TVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780644837
ISBN
9781780644837
Condition: New

€ 62.23

Our ancestors chose to cultivate some plant species and not others. Through years of association with humans, these wild plants have been changed so that the crops we eat often hardly resemble their wild progenitors. Arranged into broad themes depicting the history of domestication, this book documents the history and biology of over 40 crops. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: TVK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780645087
ISBN
9781780645087
Condition: New

€ 65.93

This book is a compilation of globally relevant 23 leafy medicinal plants, discussed as individual chapters. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: MMG; PST; TVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780645599
ISBN
9781780645599
Condition: New

€ 135.57

Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
3
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780645742
ISBN
9781780645742
Condition: New

€ 115.20

Written by an international team of experts, this is one of the first books to cover utilization and conservation of crop wild relative and landrace diversity. Editor(s): Maxted, Nigel. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780646138
ISBN
9781780646138
Condition: New

€ 190.94

This book tells the story of 4 decades of research to domesticate new forage legume plants for heavy-clay soils, from discovery and selection of new germplasm to commercialisation Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QMT; RBGB; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 181 x 252 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780646282
ISBN
9781780646282
Condition: New

€ 190.94

book describes lessons learnt from an innovative scheme in India that improved yields in drylands. It shows how the scheme can be scaled up for other Dryland regions of the world. The scheme uses localised soil nutrient analyses to create an integrated, climate-smart fertilizer and planting plan that maximises yields for farmers. Editor(s): Raju, K. V.; Wani, S.P. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: TVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780648156
ISBN
9781780648156
Condition: New

€ 163.21

Covering science, management and husbandry systems, this book reviews the biological science and background to breeding meat poultry, specifically broiler, turkey and duck. It is suitable for researchers and students in animal science, as well as technical staff of breeding companies and poultry meat producers. Editor(s): Hocking, P. Series: Poultry Science Symposium Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 44 figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: TVHB; TVHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845933753
ISBN
9781845933753
Condition: New

€ 161.85

Focusing on insect pests of tree fruits and combining behavioural research with crop protection applications, this book emphasizes the importance of environmentally sustainable approaches in an agroecosystem. It discusses both experimental and applied topics, including the conceptual framework of IPM, host detection mechanisms, and monitoring. Editor(s): Aluja, Martin; Leskey, T.C.; Vincent, C. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVT7; TVP; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845934842
ISBN
9781845934842
Condition: New

€ 147.70

Debates and investigates the cross-compliance system - whereby farmers comply with certain standards relating to the environment, food safety and animal and plant health. This book discusses cross-compliance in the context of existing standards, on-farm costs and the competitiveness of farm businesses. Num Pages: 296 pages, 19 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: LNKF; RNU; TVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 782. Compliance with Public and Private Standards. 296 pages, 19 b&w illustrations. Debates and investigates the cross-compliance system - whereby farmers comply with certain standards relating to the environment, food safety and animal and plant health. This book discusses cross-compliance in the context of existing standards, on-farm costs and the competitiveness of farm businesses. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: LNKF; RNU; TVF. Dimension: 247 x 181 x 21. Weight: 782.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845935573
ISBN
9781845935573
Condition: New

€ 134.14

376 pages, 280 illustrations (128 are in colour). Insects are major pests of both natural and plantation forests in the tropics. This book intends to provide a broad-based, international review of this subject at a level suitable for advanced students and practitioners. It describes the ecology and biology of the insects with special reference to the economic damage they cause to trees. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: KNAL; TVP; TVQ; TVR. Dimension: 249 x 170 x 28. Weight: 1080.
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845936365
ISBN
9781845936365
Condition: New

€ 134.14

hardcover. Coffee wilt disease has cost African coffee farmers an estimated $1 billion to date, resulting from reduced yields and the extra costs incurred in trying to manage the disease. Editor(s): Flood, Dr Julie. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845936419
ISBN
9781845936419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.70

Rubber is an economically important material that occurs naturally and can be produced synthetically. Many advances have been made in the understanding of the cultivation and biology of the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. This book covers the essential elements of rubber breeding and physiology. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KNAL; TVR; TVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 714. 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. Rubber is an economically important material that occurs naturally and can be produced synthetically. Many advances have been made in the understanding of the cultivation and biology of the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. This book covers the essential elements of rubber breeding and physiology. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: KNAL; TVR; TVS. Dimension: 249 x 172 x 21. Weight: 714.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845936662
ISBN
9781845936662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.14

Series: Modular Texts. 320 pages, 109 illustrations, 2 colour. At a time when the world's food supplies are increasingly unable to meet the needs of a burgeoning population, there is significant diversity of opinion concerning the benefits and perceived dangers of the application of biotechnology to food production. This book provides the reader with a guide to plants as both organisms and resources. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PST; TCB; TVK. Dimension: 210 x 246 x 20. Weight: 864.
Edition
First
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845936884
ISBN
9781845936884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.58

Food legumes are important constituents of the human diet and animal feed where they are crucial to a balanced diet, supplying high quality proteins. This title covers the history, origin and evolution, botany, breeding objectives and procedures, nutritional improvement, industrial uses and post-harvest technology of these crops. Editor(s): Pratrap, A.; Kumar, J. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 253 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1242. 432 pages, 26 illustrations. Editor(s): Pratrap, A.; Kumar, J. Food legumes are important constituents of the human diet and animal feed where they are crucial to a balanced diet, supplying high quality proteins. This title covers the history, origin and evolution, botany, breeding objectives and procedures, nutritional improvement, industrial uses and post-harvest technology of these crops. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TVK. Dimension: 177 x 253 x 31. Weight: 1242.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845937669
ISBN
9781845937669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.39

The group of plants known as peppers is diverse, containing types that contribute to the fresh and processed food markets as well as varieties that are used in pharmaceuticals and other non-food commercial products. This book examines peppers from historical, genetic, physiological and production perspectives. Editor(s): Russo, Vincent M. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: PST; TVS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 850. Botany, Production and Uses. 280 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. Editor(s): Russo, Vincent M. The group of plants known as peppers is diverse, containing types that contribute to the fresh and processed food markets as well as varieties that are used in pharmaceuticals and other non-food commercial products. This book examines peppers from historical, genetic, physiological and production perspectives. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: PST; TVS. Dimension: 245 x 178 x 23. Weight: 850.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845937676
ISBN
9781845937676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.14

The genetic variability that developed in plants during their evolution is the basis of their domestication and breeding into the crops grown today for food, fuel and other industrial uses. This book reviews the origins of crop domestication and their subsequent development over time. Num Pages: 256 pages, 110 illustrations. BIC Classification: TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 251 x 21. Weight in Grams: 754. 256 pages, 110 illustrations. The genetic variability that developed in plants during their evolution is the basis of their domestication and breeding into the crops grown today for food, fuel and other industrial uses. This book reviews the origins of crop domestication and their subsequent development over time. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TVK. Dimension: 180 x 251 x 21. Weight: 754.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845938017
ISBN
9781845938017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.14

336 pages, 17 illustrations. Disease resistance is one of the major factors that can be improved to sustain yield potential in cultivated crops. This book looks at disease resistance in wheat, concentrating on all the economically important diseases - their economic impact and geographical spread, breeding for resistance, pathogen variability, and resistance mechanisms. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSTP; TVK. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 25. Weight: 916.
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845938185
ISBN
9781845938185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.70

Compares and contrasts alternative housing with conventional and traditional systems for commercial poultry (laying hens, meat chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and gamebirds) with regards to welfare, disease, health, nutrition, sustainability and genotype-environment interaction. This book is suitable for researchers and students in poultry science. Editor(s): Sandilands, Victoria; Hocking, Paul M. Series: Poultry Science Symposium Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 89 illustrations. BIC Classification: MZ; TVHP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 988.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845938246
ISBN
9781845938246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.14

Based on the 2010 conference 'Towards the establishment of genetic reserves for crop wild relatives and landraces in Europe', this book discusses agrobiodiversity conservation. Considering the benefits of understanding and preserving crop wild relatives and landraces, it covers such issues as habitat protection, ecosystem health and food security. Editor(s): Maxted, Nigel; Dulloo, M. Ehsan; Ford-Lloyd, Brian V.; Iriondo, Jose M.; Carvalho, M. A. A. Pinheiro de. Num Pages: 392 pages, 71 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; PST; RNK; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845938512
ISBN
9781845938512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.70

Publication date
2006
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851990163
ISBN
9780851990163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.89

Phytophthora diseases pose a major threat to a huge range of plant species, and have a significant economic impact on crops, forests, nurseries, greenhouses and natural areas worldwide. This book intends to focus solely on phytophthora diseases. It offers comprehensive overview of these global plant-destroying diseases. Editor(s): Lamour, Kurt. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PST; TVB; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780640938
ISBN
9781780640938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.14

A vital update featuring new text boxes and supplementary resources to enhance the learning experience. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: RBGB; TVB; TVF; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780643816
ISBN
9781780643816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.30

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