Agriculture & farming
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Agriculture & farming
Paperback. Describes the methodology for predicting the genetic merit of animals in the context of genetic improvement in an animal breeding programme. The methodology is developed from first principles, and all the required statistical and mathematical concepts are included in the book. Num Pages: 208 pages, references, indexes. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSVH; TVHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851991696
- ISBN
- 9780851991696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.29
€ 78.29
hardcover. Providing comprehensive coverage of the seed science research including germination, dormancy, development, and desiccation tolerance, this book details the advanced methods and practices in seed biology, ecology and technology. Editor(s): Adkins, S. W.; Navie, S. C.; Ashmore, S. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PST; TVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1158.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845931971
- ISBN
- 9781845931971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.59
€ 233.59
hardcover. This book presents current knowledge of seed fate in both natural and human-disturbed landscapes, from various regions of the world. Habitats considered range from mountain and arid deserts in the temperate zone, to savanna and lowland rainforests in tropical regions of the world. Editor(s): Forget, P-M; Lambert, J. E.; Hulme, P. E.; Wall, S. B. Vander. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851998060
- ISBN
- 9780851998060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.91
€ 159.91
hardcover. This text contains chapters adapted from the Third International Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal held in August 2000 in Rio Quente, Brazil. Editor(s): Levey, D.; Silva, W.; Galetti, M. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSTL; PSTS; PSVS; TVB; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851995250
- ISBN
- 9780851995250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.25
€ 175.25
Hardback. This new edition of an established title examines the determination of grain crop yield from a unique perspective, by concentrating on the influence of the seed itself. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PSTD; TVKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780647708
- ISBN
- 9781780647708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.17
€ 155.17
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851994048
- ISBN
- 9780851994048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 291.04
€ 291.04
Securing the Harvest: Biotechnology, Breeding and Seed Systems for Afr...
Vries, J.De; Toenniessen, Gary H.
paperback. This work provides a critical assessment of the ways in which breakthroughs in biotechnology, participatory plant breeding, and seed systems can be broadly employed in developing and delivering more productive crop varieties in Africa's diverse agricultural environments. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; PSTL; TCB; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cabi United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851995649
- ISBN
- 9780851995649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 174.13
€ 174.13
Paperback. With chapters on the roles these forests play in carbon and nutrient cycling, sustaining biodiversity, providing timber and non-timber products, and integrated agriculture, this book offers an overview of successional and restoration pathways. It also underscores the need to conserve, and further study, regenerating tropical forests. Num Pages: 472 pages, 31 colour plates, 26 halftones, 31 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: RNF; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226118079
- ISBN
- 9780226118079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.39
€ 64.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; TVSW; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448812
- ISBN
- 9780801448812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.71
€ 23.99
€ 22.71
Hardback. Seamounts are ubiquitous undersea mountains rising from the ocean seafloor that do not reach the surface. There are likely many hundreds of thousands of seamounts, they are usually formed from volcanoes in the deep sea and are defined by oceanographers as independent features that rise to at least 0. Editor(s): Pitcher, Tony J.; Morato, Telmo; Hart, Paul J. B.; Santos, Ricardo S.; Clark, Malcolm R.; Haggan, Nigel. Series: Fish and Aquatic Resources. Num Pages: 552 pages, 235 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF; RBKC; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133432
- ISBN
- 9781405133432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.25
€ 115.25
Hardback. Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic animals and plants, and other seafood businesses continue to grow rapidly around the world. However, many of these businesses fail due to the lack of sufficient attention to marketing. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: KJS; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118845509
- ISBN
- 9781118845509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.64
€ 156.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, 15 colour photos. BIC Classification: TVHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 204 x 4. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840336689
- ISBN
- 9781840336689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.96
€ 11.96
Hardcover. Editor(s): Young, Daniel J. Num Pages: 170 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608760336
- ISBN
- 9781608760336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.87€ 116.42
€ 163.87
€ 116.42
Paperback. Most conventional gardening books concentrate on how and when to carry out horticultural tasks such as pruning, seed sowing and taking cuttings. Science and the Garden, Third Edition is unique in explaining in straightforward terms some of the science that underlies these practices. Editor(s): Ingram, David S.; Vince-Prue, Daphne; Gregory, Peter J. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118778432
- ISBN
- 9781118778432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.48
€ 56.48
The scallop farming industry continues to expand, providing an important global source of food and revenue. In recent decades over-fishing has caused a decline in wild stocks and as consumer demand increases, the opportunities for new and existing scallop farming ventures are greater than ever before. Num Pages: 328 pages, 187. BIC Classification: TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405113632
- ISBN
- 9781405113632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 200.06
€ 200.06
hardcover. The conservation of genetic resources is vital to the maintenance of biodiversity and to the world's ability to feed its growing population. There are now more than a thousand genebanks worldwide involved in the ex situ (meaning "away from the source") storage of particular classes of crops. Editor(s): Koo, B.; Pardey, P. G.; Wright, B. D. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851998596
- ISBN
- 9780851998596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.60
€ 147.60
Paperback. This textbook explains the sampling methods associated with the inventory of forest resources. It avoids extensive coverage of theoretical statistics and mathematics, and is suitable for an advanced course on forest biometrics. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; TVR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471109402
- ISBN
- 9780471109402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 298.04
€ 298.04
Hardcover. Designed to aid readers in gathering the most reliable quantitative information on forests for the least cost. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBW; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471552451
- ISBN
- 9780471552451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 348.99
€ 348.99
Hardcover. This text covers the statistical concepts of sampling in agricultural pest management, showing how to obtain sample data from the field and how to use the data in decision-making. Only minimal mathematical expertise is assumed, and worked examples using Mathcad are included. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TVB; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851993478
- ISBN
- 9780851993478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.25
€ 215.25
Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TVT; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811713627
- ISBN
- 9780811713627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.62
€ 34.99
€ 28.62