Agriculture Animal Husbandry category: 3344 books
Forages, Volume 1
An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Forages, Volume I, Seventh Edition is the most comprehensive text available for teachers of undergraduate Forages courses. This edition will provide students with a good balance of scientific principles, to aid in integrating the concepts they learn, and practical information on forage identification,...
by Homer M. LeBaron
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2011
Over the past 50 years, triazines have made a great impact on agriculture and world hunger by assisting in the development of new farming methods, providing greater farming and land use capabilities, and increasing crop yields. Triazines are registered in over 80 countries and save billions of dollars...
Ecosystem Services from Agriculture and Agroforestry
Measurement and Payment
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Agricultural systems are no longer evaluated solely on the basis of the food they provide, but also on their capacity to limit impacts on the environment, such as soil conservation, water quality and biodiversity conservation, as well as their contribution to mitigating and adapting to climate change....
Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume II
Local Goat Breeds
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
This book covers more than 40 indigenous goat breeds and several ecotypes around the globe and describes genotypic and phenotype traits related to species adaptation to harsh environments and climate change. It also addresses sustainable global farming of local goat breeds in different production...
Faut-il travailler le sol ?
Acquis et innovations pour une agriculture durable
Language: French
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Le travail du sol est l’un des leviers majeurs pour concevoir dessystèmes de culture adaptés aux nouveaux défis de l’agriculture. Les résultats agronomiques, la maîtrise des coûts de production, les performances énergétique et environnementale, les impacts sur les émissions de gaz à...
Foundations of Natural Farming
Understanding Core Concepts of Ecological Agriculture
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Join longtime ecological farming author/researcher Harold Willis as he explains the foundation concepts of natural farming and issues the call for cleaner forms of food and fiber production. In this single volume, the author details the interconnections between soil chemistry, microbial life, plants...
Application of Electro-Ultrafiltration (EUF) in Agricultural Production
Proceedings of the First International Symposium on the Application of Electro-Ultrafiltration in Agricultural Production, organized by the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and the Central Research Institute for Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The Symposium was organized by the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and the Central Research Institute for Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. This arduous task was coordinated by Dr. Varju to whom I wish to express my appreciation for his whole-hearted assistance. After the Symposium the...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
In this book we present ten chapters describing the synthesis and application of nanomaterials for health, food, agriculture and bioremediation. Nanomaterials, with unique properties are now being used to improve food and agricultural production. Research on nanomaterials is indeed revealing new applications...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
This book describes the contributions of rhizotrophs – microbes associated with the parts of plants below ground – in sustainable agriculture. It covers a broad range of aspects, from plant growth promotion to bioremediation. It highlights the role of bacteria, actinomycetes, mycorrhizal fungi,...
Agro-Environmental Sustainability
Volume 2: Managing Environmental Pollution
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
This two-volume work is a testament to the increasing interest in the role of microbes in sustainable agriculture and food security. Advances in microbial technologies are explored in chapters dealing with topics such as plant-microbe interactions, rhizoremediation and cyanoremediation, and bio-immobilization. Volume...
Integrated Management of Salt Affected Soils in Agriculture
Incorporation of Soil Salinity Control Methods
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Integrated Management of Salt Affected Soils in Agriculture is a concise guide to evaluating and addressing soil issues related to saline content. Methods focused, the book combines agricultural and soil-based insights to efficiently remediate salt-affected soil.
Environmental stress conditions...
Sustainable Agricultural Development
Recent Approaches in Resources Management and Environmentally-Balanced Production Enhancement
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Due to many challenges (i.e. climate change, energy, water and land shortage, high demands on food, land grabbing, etc.), agriculture production potential is expected to be seriously affected; thus, increasing food insecurity and hunger in many already affected regions (especially in Africa). In...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
Sustainable 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...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
This book gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then propose alternative solutions. It will therefore help all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians who wish to build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for future generations.