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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 € -
GM Agriculture and Food Security(2019) SMYTH, STUART (UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA),KERR, WILLIAM (UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA),PHILLIPS, PETER (UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA)Myths about biotechnology have prevented it from helping improve food security in the developing world. This book explores the theory, evidence and rhetoric of the impact of food production on the environment, and vice versa.Vezava: Mehka75,64 € -
Concise Textbook of Small Animal Handling - A Practical Handbook(2022) C. B. CHASTAINVezava: Mehka64,61 € -
Fate of Food(2020) LITTLE, AMANDAMary Roach meets Michael Pollan in this ambitious, dynamic and thought-provoking foray into the future of foodVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Monster Enters(2022) DAVIS, MIKEA new edition of a classic book on viral catastrophes--the Spanish flu, the Avian flu, and now, Covid-19Vezava: Mehka15,43 € -
Big Data in Bioeconomy(2021)This edited open access book presents the comprehensive outcome of The European DataBio Project, which examined new data-driven methods to shape a bioeconomy.Vezava: Mehka37,41 € -
Rice Improvement(2021)Mechanistic understanding of the genetic basis of traits, such as N and P use, is allowing rice researchers to engineer nutrient-efficient rice varieties, which would result in higher yields with lower inputs.Vezava: Mehka37,41 € -
Climate Actions(2022)Through many actionable examples of mitigation efforts for the ever-present effects of climate change, especially for those who may not understand the wide range of climate action opportunities that are available, scientists, academics, and community leadVezava: Trda83,90 € -
Washington at the Plow(2021) RAGSDALE, BRUCE A.George Washington spent most of his time farming, often employing experimental methods. Washington saw slave-powered scientific agriculture as the key to the nation’s prosperity. Bruce Ragsdale argues that it was slave labor’s inefficiency as much as itsVezava: Trda42,91 € -
Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing(2020) CHUVIECO, EMILIO (UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA, ALCALA DE HENARES, SPAIN)Satellite Earth Observation is a very dynamic field as it is based in sensors, satellite missions, and computer resources, which means that the application areas are continuously evolving and delevoping rapidly. This third edition will cover the most receVezava: Trda186,45 € -
Agriculture in World History(2020) TAUGER, MARK B.Now in its second edition, Agriculture in World History presents a unique exploration of farmers and farming, and their relationships to non-farmers and urban societies from the ancient world to the 21st century.Vezava: Mehka74,12 € -
Fundamentals of Capturing and Processing Drone Imagery and Data(2021)A comprehensive, introductory text on how to use unmanned aircraft systems for data capture and analysis. It provides best practices for executing data capture UAS missions and hands-on learning modules geared toward UAS data collection, processing, and aVezava: Trda198,11 € -
Animal Ethics(2021) FISCHER, BOBMost animal ethics intros are literature overviews, but this is a practical introduction. Empirically informed, it combines philosophy with animal sci, conservation biology, economics, ethology, law. Covers classic topics and rarer (e.g. pest control). AnVezava: Mehka72,22 € -
Bench Grafter's Handbook(2019) HUMPHREY, BRIAN E.The book describes major grafting systems, sub-cold, cold, warm, supported warm, hot-pipe, and other grafting strategies. It provides details of health and safety issues; work stations, seat design, lighting levels; recorded output figures for various typVezava: Mehka137,80 € -
Growing a Revolution(2018) MONTGOMERY, DAVID R. (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON)An inspiring vision for restoring the soil that feeds us all and turns agriculture into a solution for environmental crises.Vezava: Mehka24,94 € -
Applied Tree Biology(2018) HIRONS, ANDREW (MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE, UK),THOMAS, PETER A. (KEELE UNIVERSITY, UK)Vezava: Mehka116,41 € -
Agricultural Resilience(2019)Drawing on ecology, economics and social sciences to explore resilience in agriculture, this book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on approaches needed to foster adaptability. It will interest researchers, policy-makers and students seeking to buVezava: Trda170,24 €
