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Tide and Current: Fishponds of Hawai'i
ISBN: 9780824813963 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tide and Current chronicles 10 years in the life of author and artist Carol Araki Wyban, during which she lived with, learned about, and came to love the fishponds of Hawaii. In lyric prose and art, the book captures the essence of the timeless ecological truths she discovered. The author relates her experiences from the viewpoint of an entrepreneur, but one with a deep commitment to the past and to the legacy given to us by the ancient Hawaiians regarding the use of fishponds as food production systems. Unlike other native cultures that hunted and gathered over vast territories,... Tide and Current chronicles 10 years in the life of author and artist Carol Araki Wyban, during which she lived with, learned about, and came to lo... |
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127,29 |
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Introduction to Agricultural Engineering: A Problem Solving Approach
ISBN: 9780834213081 / Angielski / Miękka / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is for use in introductory courses in colleges of agriculture and in other applications requiring a problematic approach to agriculture. It is intended as a replacement for an Introduction to Agricultural Engineering by Roth, Crow, and Mahoney. Parts of the previous book have been revised and included, but some sections have been removed and new ones has been expanded to include a chapter added. Problem solving on techniques, and suggestions are incorporated throughout the example problems. The topics and treatment were selected for three reasons: (1) to acquaint students with a...
This book is for use in introductory courses in colleges of agriculture and in other applications requiring a problematic approach to agriculture. It ...
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402,53 |
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Swine Nutrition
ISBN: 9780849306969 / Angielski / Twarda / 1032 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With 42 chapters authored by leading international experts, Swine Nutrition: Second Edition is a comprehensive reference that covers all aspects of the nutrition of pigs. It is equally suitable as an advanced undergraduate and graduate textbook as well as a reference for anyone working in any aspect of pig production.The book begins with a general coverage of the characteristics of swine and the swine industry with emphasis on the gastrointestinal tract. It then describes the various classes of nutrients and how these nutrients are metabolized by swine and the factors affecting their...
With 42 chapters authored by leading international experts, Swine Nutrition: Second Edition is a comprehensive reference that covers all aspects of th...
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1224,44 |
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Agronomic Handbook: Management of Crops, Soils and Their Fertility
ISBN: 9780849308970 / Angielski / Twarda / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many agronomic reference titles either focus on a single crop, several related crops, or specific soil topics but not on a full range of both crop and soil subjects. This handbook covers both major agronomic fields. Containing essential data and information on the culture of the world's major agronomic grain, oil, fiber, and sugar crops grown on a wide range of soil types, Agronomic Handbook: Management of Crops, Soils, and Their Fertility serves as a practical reference on the management of crops and soils from planting to harvest.
Many agronomic reference titles either focus on a single crop, several related crops, or specific soil topics but not on a full range of both crop and...
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902,21 |
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The Mechanics and Physics of Modern Grain Aeration Management
ISBN: 9780849313554 / Angielski / Twarda / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Demonstrates theoretical solutions and practical approaches to aeration as it affects grain storage science and technology that will be required for effectively cooling grain, for controlling storage insects and improving the storability of grain commodities, while minimizing residual pesticides.
Demonstrates theoretical solutions and practical approaches to aeration as it affects grain storage science and technology that will be required for e...
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1346,88 |
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Insect Transgenesis : Methods and Applications
ISBN: 9780849320286 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text describes the various methodologies available, possible applications, and the risk assessment and regulatory issues involved in this area of research. Divided into several areas of interest, the book starts with an overview of the history and methodology of insect gene transfer. The book then examines gene targeting by homologous recombination and recombination systems, and systems for transgenic selection, including visible eye colour markers, chemical resistance and fluorescent proteins. Other sections consider the use of various vector systems to integrate DNA into a host genome...
This text describes the various methodologies available, possible applications, and the risk assessment and regulatory issues involved in this area of...
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930,57 |
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Histopathology of Seed-Borne Infections
ISBN: 9780849328237 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Histopathology of Seed-Borne Infections is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of seed infection and disease. It includes an up-to-date account on the development and structure of seed, pointing out the structural variations in seeds of the plant families to which most crop plants belong. The text presents techniques and advice for histopathological studies, as well as a discussion on physiogenic seed disorders and the penetration of ovule/seed by fungi.
Featuring an extensive bibliography, this book serves as a springboard for further research in seed biology and provides a... Histopathology of Seed-Borne Infections is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of seed infection and disease. It includes an up-to-date a...
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1224,44 |
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Handbook of Nuts: Herbal Reference Library
ISBN: 9780849336379 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over one hundred of the world's most important species of nuts are systematically accounted for in this informative handbook. The text defines nuts and discusses their economic and nutritional value. For easy reference, there is an illustrated account of each nut by species, arranged alphabetically by scientific name. Each account includes the family name, several colloquial names, and paragraphs on uses, folk medicine, chemistry, germplasm, distribution, ecology, cultivation, harvesting, yields, energy, and biotic factors.Chapters Describe: Uses Folk medicine Chemistry Germplasm Distribution...
Over one hundred of the world's most important species of nuts are systematically accounted for in this informative handbook. The text defines nuts an...
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1077,50 |
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The Rhizosphere: Biochemistry and Organic Substances at the Soil-Plant Interface
ISBN: 9780849338557 / Angielski / Twarda / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. < P> In the rhizosphere, exudates from plants and microorganisms as well as stable soil organic matter influence processes that can control plant growth, microbial infections, and nutrient uptake. As the chemistry and biochemistry of these substances becomes more and more clear, their study promises to shed light on the complex interactions between plant and soil microflora. Maintaining the interdisciplinary approach of the first edition, The Rhizosphere: Biochemistry and Organic Substances at the Soil-Plant Interface, Second Edition summarizes information on soil science, agronomy,...
< P> In the rhizosphere, exudates from plants and microorganisms as well as stable soil organic matter influence processes that can control plant grow...
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979,55 |
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CRC Handbook of Engineering in Agriculture - 3 Volume Set
ISBN: 9780849338601 / Angielski / Twarda / 872 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These three volumes present essential engineering technologies most often used for design and evaluation of the best practices in agricultural production and postharvest processing operations. The choices, requirements, procedures, and expected performances are expertly supported with equations, data tables, illustrations, charts, graphs, and data conversion factors for SI units. Written by highly qualified and experienced agricultural engineers, the chapters emphasize field machines and practices, irrigation engineering, drainage and erosion control, and waste management. Also included is...
These three volumes present essential engineering technologies most often used for design and evaluation of the best practices in agricultural product...
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1591,76 |
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CRC Handbook of Engineering in Agriculture, Volume I: Crop Production Engineering
ISBN: 9780849338618 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These three volumes present essential engineering technologies most often used for design and evaluation of the best practices in agricultural production and postharvest processing operations. The choices, requirements, procedures, and expected performances are expertly supported with equations, data tables, illustrations, charts, graphs, and data conversion factors for SI units. Written by highly qualified and experienced agricultural engineers, the chap-ters emphasize field machines and practices, irrigation engineering, drainage and erosion control, and waste management. Also in-cluded is...
These three volumes present essential engineering technologies most often used for design and evaluation of the best practices in agricultural product...
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1371,36 |
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CRC Handbook of Engineering in Agriculture, Volume II
ISBN: 9780849338625 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These three volumes present essential engineering technologies most often used for design and evaluation of the best practices in agricultural production and postharvest processing operations. The choices, requirements, procedures, and expected performances are expertly supported with equations, data tables, illustrations, charts, graphs, and data conversion factors for SI units. Written by highly qualified and experienced agricultural engineers, the chap-ters emphasize field machines and practices, irrigation engineering, drainage and erosion control, and waste management. Also in-cluded is...
These three volumes present essential engineering technologies most often used for design and evaluation of the best practices in agricultural product...
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1371,36 |
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CRC Handbook of Engineering in Agriculture, Volume III
ISBN: 9780849338632 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These three volumes present essential engineering technologies most often used for design and evaluation of the best practices in agricultural production and postharvest processing operations. The choices, requirements, procedures, and expected performances are expertly supported with equations, data tables, illustrations, charts, graphs, and data conversion factors for SI units. Written by highly qualified and experienced agricultural engineers, the chap-ters emphasize field machines and practices, irrigation engineering, drainage and erosion control, and waste management. Also in-cluded is...
These three volumes present essential engineering technologies most often used for design and evaluation of the best practices in agricultural product...
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1836,65 |
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Target Sites of Herbicide Action
ISBN: 9780849349850 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This publication is based on the plant processes and reaction sites for which reliable knowledge on both their physiology and biochem-istry and the mode of herbicidal action is available. Targets of the agrochemical research, such as enzymes of biosynthetic pathways or herbicide-binding peptides in the photosynthetic membrane, are highlighted. Detailed knowledge about the target sites will allow bio-chemical model systems to evaluate the biological activity of newly synthesized compounds before their conventional screening in the greenhouse. Quantitative structure/activity relationships...
This publication is based on the plant processes and reaction sites for which reliable knowledge on both their physiology and biochem-istry and the mo...
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2938,64 |
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Soil Solarization
ISBN: 9780849368684 / Angielski / Twarda / 267 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Soil Solarization describes the principles and technology of soil solarization and the use of soil solarization for different crops and cropping systems. The book evaluates and interprets the extensive amount of literature available on soil solarization in relation to climatic effects and changes in populations of soil-borne microorganisms and weeds. It also compares the advantages and disadvantages of soil solarization with other methods of soil disinfestation, such as soil steaming and fumigation.
Soil Solarization explores the effects of soil solarization, covering such points as... Soil Solarization describes the principles and technology of soil solarization and the use of soil solarization for different crops and cropping syste...
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1804,43 |
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GIS Applications in Agriculture
ISBN: 9780849375262 / Angielski / Twarda / 203 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. < P> The increased efficiency and profitability that the proper application of technology can provide has made precision agriculture the hottest developing area within traditional agriculture. The first single-source volume to cover GIS applications in agronomy, GIS Applications in Agriculture examines ways that this powerful technology can help farmers produce a greater abundance of crops with more efficiency and at lower costs. Each chapter describes the nature of a problem, examines the purpose and scope of a GIS application, presents the methods used to develop the application, and...
< P> The increased efficiency and profitability that the proper application of technology can provide has made precision agriculture the hottest devel...
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881,59 |
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Technology of Cheesemaking
ISBN: 9780849397448 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a guide to the current science utilized in the manufacture of hard, semi-soft, and soft cheeses. Emphasis is placed on the integration of technology and technique as well as research developments likely to have a commercial impact on the process
Technology of Cheesemaking discusses the stages of cheese manufacture at industrial cheese plants from milk process science through curd process science, to cheese ripening science and quality assessment. Molecular genetics, advanced sensor/measurement science, chemometrics, enzymology and flavor chemistry are also discussed. This book... This is a guide to the current science utilized in the manufacture of hard, semi-soft, and soft cheeses. Emphasis is placed on the integration of tech...
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661,20 |
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Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology and Host Defense Mechanisms, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780849398674 / Angielski / Twarda / 536 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the molecular basis of host defense mechanisms and molecular events leading to the suppression of defense mechanisms by fungal pathogens to fungal infection processes, this work covers various aspects of molecular plant pathology. It includes initial contact, penetration and subsequent evasion of post-penetration defense mechanisms. It documents and illustrates up-to-date experimental results and hypotheses.
From the molecular basis of host defense mechanisms and molecular events leading to the suppression of defense mechanisms by fungal pathogens to funga...
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1175,45 |
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Parasitic Worms of Fish
ISBN: 9780850664256 / Angielski / Twarda / 593 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fish are a unique group which harbour some 30,000 species of helminths that do not occur in other vertebrates. This book deals specifically with parasitic worms of fish. It covers every aspect of their biology including identification, life-cycles, hostparasite relationships and ecology. It discusses approaches to studying parasitic worm infections, preference of species for particular host species, preference for dwelling in certain organs and tissues, biogeography, seasonality of infections and how parasites have evolved in parallel with their hosts. The book concludes with discussions of...
Fish are a unique group which harbour some 30,000 species of helminths that do not occur in other vertebrates. This book deals specifically with paras...
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2448,86 |
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Fish Diseases and Disorders
ISBN: 9780851990156 / Angielski / Twarda / 800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fish is the principal source of protein for people in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries. While most fish are caught from nature, aquaculture or fish farming is now making a significant contribution to total fish production. More intensive conditions of aquaculture often result in a higher incidence of fish diseases and disorders. As in the first edition, the focus of this second edition is on protozoan and metazoan parasites that cause disease in fish. Significant changes to this second edition include the addition of three new chapters and four of the original...
Fish is the principal source of protein for people in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries. While most fish are caught from n...
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1117,45 |