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Food Intake in Fish
Wiley 2008; US$ 259.95The intake of food by fishes is an area of study that is of great importance to the applied sciences of fisheries and aquaculture for a number of reasons. For example a thorough knowledge of factors influencing the ingestion of feed can lead to successful manipulation of the rearing environment of cultured fishes, thereby ensuring improved growth performance... more...
The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals
Storey Publishing, LLC 2011; US$ 24.95Imagine a weekend breakfast featuring eggs, bacon, and honey from your own chickens, pigs, and bees. Or a holiday meal with your own heritage-breed turkey as the main attraction. With The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, even urban and suburban residents can successfully raise chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, rabbits, goats, sheep,... more...
Sustainable Dryland Farming
Cambridge University Press 1996; US$ 62.00Describes a sustainable system of dryland agriculture based on medic pasture. more...
Aquaculture
Wiley 2012; US$ 132.00The output from world aquaculture, a multi-billion dollar global industry, continues to rise at a very rapid rate and it is now acknowledged that it will take over from fisheries to become the main source of animal and plant products from aquatic environments in the future. Since the first edition of this excellent and successful book was published,... more...
Soil Tillage in Agroecosystems
CRC Press 2002; US$ 165.95Soil tillage is the guiding component of soil management and consequently has far-reaching implications for agroecosystems. This title emphasizes these aspects, highlighting both the short- and long-term effects of soil cultivation practices on the soil ecosystem above and below the soil surface. more...
Disease Control in Crops
Wiley 2009; US$ 239.95The control of diseases in crops is still largely dominated by the use of fungicides, but with the increasing incidence of fungicide resistance, plus mounting concern for the environment resulting from excessive agrochemical use, the search for alternative, reliable methods of disease control is gaining momentum. The purpose of this important book... more...
Post-Harvest Diseases and Disorders of Fruits and Vegetables
Manson Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 145.00The standard guide to the recognition and understanding of the causes of deterioration in temperate and tropical fruits and vegetables, two superbly illustrated full-colour volumes deal clearly, concisely and systematically with each of the main diseases and disorders, emphasising those of importance to international trade. more...
Post-Harvest Diseases and Disorders of Fruits and Vegetables
Manson Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 160.00The standard guide to the recognition and understanding of the causes of deterioration in temperate and tropical fruits and vegetables, two superbly illustrated full-colour volumes deal clearly, concisely and systematically with each of the main diseases and disorders, emphasising those of importance to international trade. more...
Crops Residues and By-Products in Animal Feeding
GeneTech Books 2007; US$ 50.00Livestock play an important role in human society. Demand for meat and milk is soaring and the world's livestock sector is growing at an unprecedented rate. The greatest constraint to livestock productivity is the shortage of feeds and forages. Some countries import cereal grains in an effort to increase livestock production meet the ever-increasing... more...
Alternative Farming Systems, Biotechnology, Drought Stress and Ecological Fertilisation
Springer 2011; US$ 169.99Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are... more...









