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Perspectives for Agroecosystem Management
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 89.95Sustainable agriculture is a key concept for scientists, researchers, and agricultural engineers alike. This book focuses on the FAM- project (FAM Munich Research Network on Agroecosystems) of the 1990s as a means to assessing, forecasting, and evaluating changes in the agroecosystems that are necessary for agricultural sustainability. The management... more...
Toward Agroforestry Design
Springer 2007; US$ 199.99Jose and Gordon??'s Toward Agroforestry Design is an important reference for anyone interested in exploring or managing the physiological and ecological processes which underlie resource allocation and plant growth in agroforestry systems. Drawing together a wide range of examples from around the world, the book highlights how recent developments... more...
Conserving Land, Protecting Water
CABI 2008; US$ 150.00Includes an overview of global patterns of land and water degradation and discusses insights drawn from case studies on reversing soil and water degradation and their impact on food and environmental security. more...
Plant Growth Signaling
Springer 2008; US$ 209.99Plant growth is of great economical and intellectual interest. Plants are the basis of our living environment, the production of our food. This title offers an overview of what is known about plant growth regulation and growth restraints due to environmental conditions and allows readers at various levels an entry into this field of research. more...
Biodiversity and Conservation in Europe
Springer 2007; US$ 179.99This book brings together a selection of original studies that address biodiversity and conservation in Europe. The contributions are drawn from a wide range of countries and discuss diverse organism and habitat types. They collectively provide a snap-shot of the sorts of studies and actions being taken in Europe to address issues in biodiversity and... more...
Sustainable Farmland Management
CABI 2008; US$ 150.00Examining the relationship between sustainability and farmland management in differing temporal, spatial and production contexts, this book considers farmland multifunctionality, systems and systemic thinking, debate over information and knowledge, and ethical aspects. more...
Molecular Genetic Approaches to Maize Improvement
Springer 2008; US$ 189.99During the past decade, there has been tremendous progress in maize biotechnology. This volume provides an overview of our current knowledge of maize molecular genetics, how it is being used to improve the crop, and future possibilities for crop enhancement. Several chapters deal with genetically engineered traits that are currently, or soon will be,... more...
Coping with Drought Risk in Agriculture and Water Supply Systems
Springer 2009; US$ 139.99Addresses the growing issue of drought preparedness planning, monitoring, and mitigation which has worldwide application. This book synthesizes guidelines for drought management. It is suitable for those who are seeking to develop proactive drought management plans that are effective for decreasing social vulnerability. more...
The Garden of Invention
Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 16.00The wide-ranging and delightful history of celebrated plant breeder Luther Burbank and the business of farm and garden in early twentieth- century America At no other time in history has there been more curiosity or concern about the food we eat-and genetically modified foods, in particular, have become both pervasive and suspect. A century... more...
Agroforestry in Europe
Springer 2008; US$ 189.99While EU Rural Development policy recognises the economic, ecological, and social advantages of agroforestry systems, the implementation of such systems remains poor in most of Europe. This title includes papers that brings together some of the most important research in European agroforestry, and evaluates the scope of agroforestry across the EU. more...









