Agriculture category: 3369 books

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on farming and farm management, being a guide to every aspect of farming from design and construction to drainage and irrigation. Although old, much of the information contained within this book is timeless and will be of considerable utility to modern...

Cet ouvrage sur la culture du bleuet géant (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) décrit les étapes à franchir au cours de l'année qui précède la plantation (choix du site, préparation du sol) et les travaux à réaliser cours de l'année de la plantation (choix des cultivars, paillis, irrigation, fertilisation,...

*Green Fields Forever*changes the way Americans think about agriculture. It is the story of 'conservation tillage'--a new way to grow food for the first time that works with, rather than against, the soil. Farmers who are revolutionizing the course of American agriculture explain how conservation tillage works.

*  Principles of Cloning, Second Edition* is the fully revised edition of the authoritative book on the science of cloning. The book presents the basic biological mechanisms of how cloning works and progresses to discuss current and potential applications in basic biology, agriculture, biotechnology,...

Steiner's original contribution to human knowledge was based on his ability to conduct 'spiritual research', the investigation of metaphysical dimensions of existence. With his scientific and philosophical training, he brought a new systematic discipline to the field, allowing for conscious methods...

"Tomorrow's Table" argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture--genetic engineering and organic farming--is key to helping feed the world's growing population in an ecologically balanced manner. Pamela Ronald, a geneticist, and her husband, Raoul Adamchak, an organic farmer,...

No-tillage cropping systems and concepts have evolved rapidly since the early 1960s and are attracting attention worldwide. The rapid growth and interest is associated with increasing pressures for food production from a fixed land resource base with degrading effects of erosion, soil compaction and...

The diploma courses in animal husbandry have been introduced in almost all agriculture and veterinary universities of India including Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) institutions. This course is necessary to obtained skilled persons in the area of veterinary science and animal husbandry...

The United States is one of the most important agricultural producers in the world. It has a very large domestic market and is the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products. Indeed, the share of US agricultural production exported is more than double that of any other US industry and the...

Dans un monde où plus de 800 millions d’êtres humains continuent de souffrir de malnutrition chronique et où la population mondiale devrait encore croître de 2 milliards, pour atteindre 9,6 milliards de personnes en 2050, et se concentrer davantage encore dans les zones urbaines côtières,...

With a roster of international contributors, this volume offers an abundance of solutions to address agricultural water management challenges in today’s water-scarce areas of the world. The authors present studies on farmer-friendly irrigation scheduling methods, model-based analysis of crop water...

This book provides in-depth reviews of the effects of nanoparticles on the soil environment, their interactions with plants and also their potential applications as nanofertilizers and pesticides. It offers insights into the current trends and future prospects of nanotechnology, including the benefits...

For the last three decades, the Neoliberal regime, emphasising economic growth through deregulation, market integration, expansion of the private sector, and contraction of the welfare state has shaped production and consumption processes in agriculture and food. These institutional arrangements emerged...

Those who want to be our rulers have to provide food to all citizens at reasonably affordable price as well as to ensure that those who produce food have reasonable dividends for their products and labor.