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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
€ 174.82
€ 174.82
Hardback. Integrates seed technology and the production of agronomic species. This book covers the principles and practices involved in producing, conditioning, evaluating, and marketing high quality seeds. It reviews the seed production technology for each species, including seeding methods; weed, insect and disease control; and roguing and purification. Num Pages: 749 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 749
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412075513
- ISBN
- 9780412075513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 415.95
€ 415.95
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
€ 159.53
€ 159.53
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
€ 174.82
€ 174.82
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
€ 175.69
€ 175.69
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
€ 217.37
€ 217.37
Paperback. With contributions by numerous experts Editor(s): Linskens, Hans-Ferdinand; Jackson, John F. Series: Molecular Methods of Plant Analysis. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PST; TVR; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662016411
- ISBN
- 9783662016411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.65
€ 124.65
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
€ 168.01
€ 168.01
Paperback. Proceedings of an American Chemical Society symposium held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 14-19, 1991 Editor(s): Petroski, Richard J.; McCormick, Susan P. Series: Environmental Science Research. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNR; PSB; PST; PSV; TCB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 751.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461363125
- ISBN
- 9781461363125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
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
€ 51.99€ 40.03
€ 51.99
€ 40.03
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
€ 24.99€ 22.64
€ 24.99
€ 22.64
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
€ 92.48
€ 92.48
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
€ 131.04
€ 131.04
Hardback. Covers the biology, exploitation and conservation of the sea bass, a species of major commercial importance. This book is intended for fisheries workers, fish biologists and aquaculturists involved and interested in the biology and exploitation of this important species. Series: Fish & Fisheries Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412400902
- ISBN
- 9780412400902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.50
€ 247.50
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
€ 11.97
€ 11.97
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400779563
- ISBN
- 9789400779563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.14
€ 125.14
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
€ 171.11€ 116.58
€ 171.11
€ 116.58
hardcover. Offers an institutional history of agricultural science in the Netherlands and its overseas territories. This study focusses on the variety of views about a proper relationship between science and (agricultural) practice. It also provides case studies of genetics and plant breeding in the Netherlands and colonial rice breeding. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; PDX; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9781402001130
- ISBN
- 9781402001130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
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
€ 57.81
€ 57.81
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
€ 109.68
€ 109.68