Catálogo de libros: Agronomía y producción agrícola

548 Catálogo de libros: Agronomía y producción agrícola

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  • CROP BIOTECHNOLOGY
    NIGEL G HALFORD
    Plant molecular biology came to the fore in the early 1980s and there has been tremendous growth in the subject since then. The study of plant genes and genomes, coupled with the development of techniques for the incorporation of novel or modified genes into plants, eventually led to the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops in the mid-1990s. This was seen as the...
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    119,98 €

  • A Second Look
    Edward H. Faulkner
    Edward H. Faulkner startled the agricultural world—all of it, on six continents—when he published Plowman’s Folly in 1943. As almost everyone knows, he launched a vigorous attack on the plow and dseveloped in a masterful way the advantages of surface incorporation of organic material. The Readers Digest summed up American interest at the time in the statement, “Probably no book...
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    31,23 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 2
    Volume 2 in this sequence summarises key research on the wide range of uses of sorghum as food, animal feed and for biofuel. It also assesses the challenges of growing sorghum in different parts of the world and how these are being addressed. ...
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    213,99 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm Volume 2
    The second in this two-volume sequence discusses advances in understanding and managing pests and diseases. It also reviews ways of assessing its nutritional qualities as well as in measuring and minimising its environment impact. ...
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    297,66 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 1
    Grain legumes are widely seen as a key food security crop in the developing world. This major two-collection reviews the wealth of recent research on improving cultivation of this major crop. This first volume ranges from plant physiology and breeding through to better cultivation techniques. ...
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    318,30 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 2
    Sugarcane cultivation faces a range of challenges to improve yields sustainably. This volumes reviews how these challenges can be addressed through developments in breeding as well as better management of pests and diseases. ...
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    297,68 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans Volume 2
    The second volume in this two-volume collection focusses on ways of improving the management of pests and diseases of soybean. It also reviews research on improving the nutritional value and shelf-life of soybeans as well as its uses in animal feed and biodiesel. ...
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    234,82 €

  • Global tea science
    Tea is the most widely-consumed beverage in the world. Tea cultivation faces a range of challenges in improving yields. The various parts of the book review ways of addressing these challenges, from breeding and cultivation to plant protection and improving sustainability. ...
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    346,39 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm Volume 1
    Palm oil is widely used for food processing, personal care products and as a biofuel. The cultivation of oil palm has raised concerns about sustainability. The first volume in this collection reviews research addressing these challenges in areas such as breeding and cultivation techniques. ...
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    234,88 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of mangoes
    Mangoes are grown widely across Asia, Africa, the Americas and Southern Europe. This volume summarises the wealth of recent research on enhancing mango cultivation. Topics include developments in understanding mango genetics and breeding as well as cultivation, pest and disease management. ...
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    318,76 €

  • The Biodiesel Solution
    III Samuel PPat Black / Samuel P. 'Pat' Black III
    Biodiesel: Cleaner, Safer and Made in America If you want to succeed as a business or world leader you have to be decisive and persistent, making sure no opportunities are squandered. Whatever is wasteful should be made productive. This is the concept behind the advent of the biodiesel industry, which does exactly that. Biodiesel turns waste into energy, making it a mainstream...
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    19,12 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 2
    The second volume in this collection focusses on improving the cultivation of particular grain legumes, starting with common beans, lentils, soybeans and groundnuts. A second group of chapters discusses cowpea, faba beans and pigeonpea. ...
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    283,61 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of coffee
    Coffee is one of the most widely-traded commodities in the world. This volume summarises research addressing key challenges in coffee cultivation, including genetic diversity and breeding improved varieties. Other chapters discuss how to measure and improve quality traits. ...
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    318,23 €

  • Integrated weed management for sustainable agriculture
    Weeds remain a major obstacle to improved yields in agriculture. At the same time, established methods of control are being undermined by problems such as herbicide resistance. This major collection reviews key developments in integrated weed management (IWM) to manage weeds more sustainably. ...
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    380,70 €

  • Catalogue of Ploughs Manufactured by R. Hornsby & Sons Ltd - Spittlegate Iron Works, Grantham, England
    Anon / Anon.
    'Ploughs Up-To-Date' is a vintage catalogue of ploughs made by the Hornsby company in the late nineteenth century. With a wealth of interesting historical information and wonderful illustrations and photographs, this is a volume that is not to be missed by those with an interest in the history and development of farming equipment. Contents include: 'Hornsby’s Head-Quarters are ...
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    18,61 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 1
    Sugarcane is the source of 80% of the world’s sugar. This volume reviews key research on improving sugarcane production, focussing on enhancing cultivation techniques such as irrigation and nutrient management as well as measuring and improving sustainability. ...
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    262,74 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • AGROECOLOGICAL PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
    ALEXANDER WEZEL
    Good agroecological practices are indispensable for the development of sustainable agriculture. In this book, principles, diversity and applications of agroecological practices for a range of systems are presented, transforming scientific research and participatory knowledge of production into practical application. It illustrates a broad range of research and teaching being us...
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    222,93 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1
    This book reviews advances in breeding techniques as well as their application to produce drought-resistant and other improved varieties. It also discusses wheat nutritional quality. Finally it reviews developments such as disease-resistant varieties and other techniques to combat pests and diseases. ...
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    346,82 €

  • Crop Production
    Shirley Doy
    Crop production is the division of agriculture that focuses on growing crops that are used for food and fiber. It includes grains, tobacco, vegetables, nuts and plants. This book includes some of the vital pieces of work being conducted across the world, on various topics related to crop production and its sub-fields. The topics included in the book cover the varied aspects of ...
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    170,71 €

  • Crop Protection and Fungicides
    Chris Frost
    This book discusses the fundamental as well as modern approaches of using fungicides for crop production. It strives to provide a fair idea about this discipline and to help develop a better understanding of the latest advances within this field. Crop protection refers to study and practice of protecting crops from harmful pests, fungi, weeds and diseases. Fungicides are an imp...
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    157,88 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 1
    This volume focuses on breeding new varieties with desirable traits such as drought tolerance and improved nutritional value as well as how such innovations can be successfully deployed in the developing world. ...
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    248,86 €

  • Crop Production
    Shirley Doy
    This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex advancements in the field of crop production. This book presents the complex subject of crop production in the most comprehensible and easy to understand language. The book covers the fundamentals of the topic and critically addresses the advancements in the field of crop production. The o...
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    157,88 €

  • Agricultural Crop Genetics
    Harvey Parker
    Agricultural crop genetics is the study of crop heredity and inherited characteristics among agricultural crop. There is an impressive history of crop modification in the past three decades and this book on agricultural crop genetics deals with advanced practices in this area. Recent studies in plant biology have focused on disease-resistant crops, high-yield varieties and cond...
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    182,99 €

  • Herbicides
    Ben Davies
    This book outlines the processes and applications of herbicides in detail. The topics included in it are of utmost significance and are bound to provide incredible insights to readers. Herbicides are an important part of crop protection. They are referred to as the chemical materials used to kill weeds and other unwanted plants. Herbicides or weed killers are of two types, name...
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    185,75 €


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