Catálogo de libros: Agronomía y producción agrícola

566 Catálogo de libros: Agronomía y producción agrícola

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  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 2
    The second of this two-volume collection discusses ways of improving cultivation across the supply chain from seed selection and planting to post-harvest storage. It also reviews research on the better understanding and management of key pests and diseases. ...
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    283,38 €

  • Los trucos del jardinero
    Sunyer Vives
    Un práctico manual dirigido a los aficionados a la jardinería, con consejos de fácil y rápida aplicación, para evitar trabajos y gastos inútiles, y afrontar y resolver las dudas sobre cada tipo de cultivo. Una guía últil y amena sobre el cultivo de las plantas en jardines, terrazas o macetas, y para resolver los problemas relacionados con la plantación, el riego, el abono, el t...
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    20,75 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of cocoa
    Cocoa cultivation faces a number of significant challenges, including stagnating yields, a narrow genetic base, vulnerability to pests and diseases and environmental impact. This volume reviews how research is addressing these challenges in areas such as breeding and agronomy, understanding and managing the range of diseases affecting cocoa, as well as ways of measuring and imp...
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    381,08 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 1
    Potatoes have long been one of the world’s most important crops. The first volume in this two-volume sequence reviews advances in understanding plant physiology, genetics and breeding. It also discusses ways of understanding the nutritional and sensory properties of potatoes. ...
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    248,77 €

  • Pesticides and agriculture
    Dave Watson / Dr Dave Watson
    Pesticides have played a critical but sometimes controversial role in the development of agriculture. This book provides an authoritative account of the development of the modern pesticides industry in the context of broader developments in global agriculture. ...
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    318,26 €

  • Amaranth
    Robert L. Myers
    This is the fascinating story of amaranth, a crop from the ancient past that is being resurrected as a modern, nutritious, gluten-free food. First used over 6000 years ago, amaranth reached its peak of popularity in the time of the Aztec empire in the early 1500s. After the arrival of Cortez and his Spanish conquistadors in 1519, amaranth nearly disappeared from history.Now, ne...
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    23,82 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 1
    Sorghum is the fifth most important cereal crop (after rice, maize, wheat and barley). The first volume in this two-volume collection reviews advances in understanding sorghum physiology and genetics as well as developments in breeding new varieties and their more efficient cultivation. ...
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    297,94 €

  • Winery
    Richard A Occhetti
    In his first book, Richard A. Occhetti reveals the 'behind the scenes' moments in a winery. He focuses on the Nassau Valley winery in Lewes, Delaware. He gives the reader an insider's view on the people, processes, and resources required to make good wine.  ...
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    13,83 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans Volume 1
    Soybeans are widely grown for use in food, animal feed and other products such as biodiesel. The first of this two-volume collections reviews advances in understanding of soybean physiology and genetics as well as breeding and more efficient methods of cultivation. ...
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    235,00 €

  • 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 €

  • 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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    59,86 €

  • 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 €

  • Microcosmos
    Vicente Lubrano Lavadera
    Abonos Caseros para conectar con las vibraciones de la Tierra y aportes Sanadores de Hierbas y Arboles para transitar una senda de conexión con la energía vital de la Naturaleza ...
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    10,39 €

  • 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 €

  • DE L’ELECTRICITE DES VEGETAUX - PARTIE III L’ELECTRO-VEGETOMETRE
    Pierre-Nicolas Abbé Bertholon
    De l’é́lectricité des végétaux de l’abbé Pierre-Nicolas Bertholon de Saint-Lazare est un livre précurseur et majeur, qui va inspirer les chercheurs français du XIXe siècle jusqu’au début du XXe, avec, notamment, Frère Paulin, le lieutenant Fernand Basty, Justin Christofleau..., dont nous avons édité les travaux dans notre collection électroculture.Nous avons choisi de n’en ...
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    12,98 €

  • 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 €


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