Catálogo de libros: Agricultura y explotación agropecuaria

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  • The Social Organisation of Honeybees
    John B. Free / John BFree
    The honeybee is one of the most intensively studied insects and many of the findings have wide implications and have stimulated research on other organisms. Recent study of the honeybee colony has greatly advanced our knowledge of its organization, and of how the behavioural and physiological repertoires of the individual members of a colony interact, and how the individuals co...
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    15,66 €

  • Revival
    James B. Sinclair / V. K. Agarwal
    This Book was written to serve those interested in seed pathology. It is designed to serve as a textbook as well as a reference book for students, teachers, and researchers, and for seed health testing, seed production, and plant quarantine personnel. ...
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    257,58 €

  • Natural Medicine from Honey Bees (Apitherapy)
    Jacob Kaal
    Jacob Kaal’s first booklet, Apitherapy: Curing with bee products, appearedin 1986 (in Dutch). It was updated and translated into English in 1991and is now reprinted in the original. The book contains an impressive international bibliography and a systematic, detailed record of knownand potential medicinal properties of bee products. Propolis had become a forgotten substance in ...
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    27,71 €

  • Recollections of Garelochhead 100 Years Ago
    William Hamilton
    The author describes his life growing up in the village of Garelochhead in the West of Scotland at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century. What emerges is an engaging account of the whole way of life of the community in that period.  He has made valuable observations of the prevailing customs then, some of which are surprising. For example,...
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    19,09 €

  • Achieving sustainable production of sheep
    Emma Doyle / NMSchreurs
    Sheep have long been a feature of farming. This collection reviews the latest research on issues such as meat quality, genetics and breeding. It also discusses animal nutrition, health and welfare as well as ways of improving the sustainability of sheep production. ...
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    380,69 €

  • Indigenous Environmental Knowledge
    John Edington
    This book examines comprehensively for the first time, the scope and accuracy of indigenous environmental knowledge. It shows that in some spheres, including agriculture, house design, fuel and water manipulation, the high reputation of local observers is well deserved and often sufficiently insightful to warrant wider imitation. However it also reveals that in certain matters,...
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    243,28 €

  • Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Soybean
    In addition to human consumption, the soybean is a major protein source in animal feeds and is becoming a major crop for biodiesel production. For many decades, plant breeders have used conventional breeding techniques to improve soybeans, yet with increasing demand, there is a need for more sophisticated techniques. Combining traditional research with modern molecular investig...
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    132,54 €

  • Nanotechnology
    This book explores various nanotechnology applications and their effect on the food industry, innovation and environmental issues. Nanotechnology has had a major impact on the food industry and the environment in recent years - it has increased the nutritional and functional properties of a number of food products, food packaging, food quality, crop protection, plant nutrient m...
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    47,52 €

  • Biogas Systems in China
    Ahmed Alsaedi / Bin Chen / Tasawar Hayat
    This book derives an explicit analytical pattern (or framework) that permits the examination and optimization of biogas production systems. It provides a concise overview of the current status of biogas and biogas coupled agricultural systems in China, and introduces evaluation methods for energy efficiency, environmental emissions, economic performance and sustainability asses...
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    134,52 €

  • Mapping Forest Landscape Patterns
    This book explores the concepts, premises, advancements, and challenges in quantifying natural forest landscape patterns through mapping techniques. After several decades of development and use, these tools can now be examined for their foundations, intentions, scope, advancements, and limitations. When applied to natural forest landscapes, mapping techniques must address conce...
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    245,74 €

  • Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Ceres
    Derek Buckmaster
    The Ceres agricultural aircraft was produced by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) in Australia from 1959 to 1963. A total of only 20 airframes were produced, but the Ceres was the first civil aircraft produced by CAC – which had previously produced hundreds of military aircraft including fighters such as the Boomerang, Mustang and Sabre, and trainers such as the Wirraway ...
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    37,96 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 2
    Volume 2 reviews genetic resources and breeding techniques as well as their use to produce varieties with traits such as enhanced resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. It also discusses key pests and diseases and their management in making cultivation more efficient and sustainable. ...
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    234,95 €

  • Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 3
    Health and welfare are major issues in poultry production. This collection reviews our understanding of bacterial, viral and other diseases affecting poultry and their effective management. It also discusses ways of managing poultry flocks to optimise their welfare from hatching to slaughter. ...
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    262,70 €

  • The Asian Hornet
    Stephen John Martin
    The accidental introduction of the Asian hornet or more accurately the yellow-legged hornet into France and South Korea over ten years ago and its subsequent spread to neighbouring countries has been worrying both governments and beekeepers alike. Many people are now seeking more information on this new threat to our beloved honey bees. Hornet biology is very different to that ...
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    43,09 €

  • The Reality for Agricultural Economics Within the European Union
    Vítor João Pereira Domingues Martinho
    The objective of this study is to analyze several dimensions of the agricultural economics reality for the representative farms of the European Union countries by using microeconomic data available in the Farm Accountancy Data Network from 1989-2009. To support this research, several ratios and efficiency indicators were calculated across several variables relative, namely, to ...
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    67,10 €

  • The Meat Crisis
    Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis. Globally, 70 billion farm animals are used for food production every year. It is well accepted that livestock production is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) predicts a rough doubling of meat and milk consumption in the first half of the 21st...
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    72,54 €

  • Forage Plant Ecophysiology
    Cory Matthew
    Forage plant ecophysiology has been described, perhaps mischievously, as the selective application of useful information from pure plant physiology research to provide human benefit through improved agricultural output. The intention of creating this Special Issue was to create a volume that future researchers will find user friendly and want to consult, while ensuring it is ri...
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    59,78 €

  • My Story
    Marjorie M. Beyersdorf / Marjorie MBeyersdorf
    Meet Marjorie M. Beyersdorf, Wisconsin farm woman.After the tragic death of her mother, Marjorie and her older brother are placed into her grandfather’s care. At her grandfather’s Wisconsin home, her farm animal pets, a goat Nicky and a dog Teddy become her companions.Marjorie marries and starts a family. She cares for her husband and children, and together they work on their d...
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    24,19 €

  • Managing Agricultural Enterprises
    Paweł Bryła
    Exploring the competitiveness and profitability of the agricultural sector in Central Europe, this book argues that the successful management of agricultural enterprises is inconceivable without the knowledge and application of modern forms of management and technology. Organised in an analytical framework and offering comprehensive empirical data, this book focusses on the cou...
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    193,59 €

  • My Story
    Marjorie M. Beyersdorf / Marjorie MBeyersdorf
    Meet Marjorie M. Beyersdorf, Wisconsin farm woman.After the tragic death of her mother, Marjorie and her older brother are placed into her grandfather’s care. At her grandfather’s Wisconsin home, her farm animal pets, a goat Nicky and a dog Teddy become her companions.Marjorie marries and starts a family. She cares for her husband and children, and together they work on their d...
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    36,26 €

  • Exploring the Global Competitiveness of Agri-Food Sectors and Serbia’s Dominant Presence
    Drago Cvijanović / Svetlana Ignjatijević
    The agricultural and food sectors have developed into a prominent industry, impacting economic markets on an international scale. In certain regions, there is a significant potential for creating increased competitive advantage in these business areas. Exploring the Global Competitiveness of Agri-Food Sectors and Serbia’s Dominant Presence: Emerging Research and Opportunities i...
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    216,27 €

  • Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 3
    Jan Hultgren
    Animal health and welfare are of major importance in dairy farming. This collection looks at the key issues affecting dairy herd welfare as well as ways of optimising dairy cattle nutrition. It also reviews ways of detecting, preventing and managing diseases affecting dairy cattle. ...
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    401,88 €

  • Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee
    H A Dade
    The Anatomy and Dissection of the honey bee was first published in 1962 and yet this book is still the basis of teaching beekeepers the structure of the honey bee and how to dissect one to expose all the components of this amazing insect. Many of the drawings are original plates produced by Major Dade but of course the photographs are more recent and we must thank Dr Alan Potte...
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    41,78 €

  • On Hunger
    Laura Westra
    On Hunger focuses on the interface between food and public health and on the flawed regulations intended to protect us. Food not only represents nourishment for the body; it also possesses other valuable aspects that are protected by international legal instruments. Westra argues for the importance of effecting radical changes: to protect and improve the present system of food ...
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    77,03 €

  • The Vegetable Producer’s Manual
    Piet Stork
    This manual with more than 400 pages includes 38 chapters and over 340 photographs. It's a user-friendly yet comprehensive manual, which will educate and inspire producers to produce higher yields and better quality vegetables, naturally resulting in higher profit margins and greater business sustainability.  ...
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    57,27 €

  • Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 2
    There have been significant advances in poultry breeding and nutrition. This books discusses key developments such as marker-assisted breeding and improvements in poultry feed such as the use of enzymes to optimise nutritional efficiency. ...
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    248,84 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 1
    This collection begins by reviewing the current state of cassava cultivation, before going on to review the range of techniques enabling sustainable intensification, from seed systems management to intercropping and post-harvest management. ...
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    318,28 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 2
    Volume 2 covers methods for improving maize cultivation, from seed selection to nutrition, irrigation and techniques such as intercropping. It also reviews research on key pests and diseases and methods for their control in making cultivation more efficient and sustainable. ...
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    318,43 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 2
    Volume 2 discusses ways of improving cultivation from variety selection to post-harvest storage. It reviews trends in integrated crop management, sustainable intensification and organic cultivation before concluding by looking at ways of supporting smallholders in the developing world. ...
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    214,28 €

  • Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
    Eric Lichtfouse
    This book deals with a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. It is a discipline that addresses current issues: climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. This series gat...
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    206,23 €


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