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Cropland Crisis(2011) CROSSON, PIERREExamines the factors affecting the demand for agricultural land in the United States and the costs of meeting increasing demand.Vezava: Trda141,04 € -
Evolution of Crop Plants(1995) SMARTT, J. (DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, UK),SIMMONDS, NORMANCovers the world's major economically significant crop plants and provides a critical resume of research findings. Each chapter gives cytotaxonomic background, early and recent history and future prospects for the crop. Coverage includes: kiwi fruit, sisaVezava: Trda291,77 € -
Organic Cereal and Pulse Production(2007) BRIGGS, STEPHENProvides a comprehensive guide to the production of organic pulses and cereals across a range of organic farming systems in northern temperate and maritime regions. This work examines the subject of organic farming in general, and considers market demandsVezava: Mehka35,45 € -
Growing Biodynamic Crops(2014) SATTLER, FRIEDRICH,WISTINGHAUSEN, ECKARD VONA comprehensive overview of crops and cropping for biodynamic farmers, written by experts in their field.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Temperate Agroforestry Systems(2018)This edition brings together many examples of temperate agroforestry and makes valuable reading for all those working in this area as researchers, practitioners and policy makers. It includes additional chapters on India and Chile, and as a result of ongoVezava: Trda166,45 € -
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Seed Money(2021) ELMORE, BARTOW J. (OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)A deeply researched and eye-opening history that shows how Monsanto came to have outsized influence over our food system.Vezava: Trda39,90 € -
Spices, Scents and Silk(2021) HANCOCK, JAMES (MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA)This book describes the central role that these exotic luxuries - spices, scents and silks - played in the lives of the ancients, traces the development of the great international trade networks that delivered them, and explores how the demand for such luVezava: Mehka60,15 € -
GM Crops and the Global Divide(2020) THOMSON, PROFESSOR JENNIFER (EMERITUS PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA)Discusses the impact that anti-GM crop attitudes have on nutrition security in developing countries and updates scientists, regulatory authorities, decision makers and the interested public on the current status of GM crops in developed and developing couVezava: Mehka61,57 € -
Hydroponics and Protected Cultivation(2021) MORGAN, DR LYNETTE (SUNTEC INTERNATIONAL HYDROPONIC CONSULTANTS, NEW ZEALAND)A comprehensive, practical text which covers a diverse range of hydroponic and protected cropping techniques, systems, greenhouse types and environments. It also covers related subjects such as the use of indoor plant factories, vertical systems, organicVezava: Trda92,28 € -
Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines(2019) WHITE, ROBERT (UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA),KRSTIC, MARK (AUSTRALIAN WINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AUSTRALIA)Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines provides a clear understanding of vineyard soils and how to manage and improve soil health for best vineyard performance.Vezava: Trda131,40 € -
GM Food Systems and Their Economic Impact(2018) BRANKOV, DR TATJANA (UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD, SERBIA),LOVRE, DR KOVILJKO (UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD)This book adopts a methodical approach to provide a novel exploration of the effects of GM crops on global economy, as well as examining the links between GM and food security at global and regional levels. The environmental implications of GM are also coVezava: Trda85,16 € -
Sweet Cherries(2020) LONG, LYNN E (OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, USA),LANG, GREGORY A (MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA),KAISER, CLIVE (LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND)Sweet cherries are a speciality crop, subject to significant production risk for growers, yet with high potential returns due to strong consumer demand. This book covers the history, genetic improvements, production, physiology of growth and cropping, orcVezava: Mehka85,16 € -
Economics of Integrated Pest Management of Insects, The(2019)This is the first book to bring economists and applied entomologists together to make the case for better integrated pest management strategies in crops based on economic arguments and analyses.Vezava: Trda148,96 € -
Crop Pollination by Bees, Volume 1(2021) DELAPLANE, DR KEITH (UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, USA)A practical guide to bees and how they pollinate essential crops. Provides simple, succinct advice on how to increase bee abundance and pollination. Very useful for farmers, horticulturalists, gardeners, and those interested in insect ecology and conservaVezava: Mehka92,28 € -
Biodynamic Wine Growing(2021)This fascinating book explores the nature of grape vines and their relationship to the environment in a beautifully illustrated guide by biodynamic wine expert Jean-Michel Florin.Vezava: Mehka28,04 €
