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FERTILIZERS
: Properties, Applications & Effects
[Langdon R Elsworth & Walter O Paley (eds)]
Fertilisers are compounds given to plants to promote growth; they are usually applied either through the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar feeding, for uptake through leaves. Fertilisers can be organic (composed of organic matter), or inorganic (made of simple, inorganic chemicals or minerals). They can be naturally occurring compounds such as peat or mineral deposits, or manufactured through natural processes (such as composting) or chemical processes (such as the Haber process). Fertilisers typically provide, in varying proportions, the three major plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium), the secondary plant nutrients (calcium, sulphur, magnesium), and sometimes trace elements (or micronutrients) with a role in plant nutrition: boron, chlorine, manganese, iron, zinc, copper, and molybdenum. This new book presents recent and important research from around the globe.
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September 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1604564830:9781604564839
, Nova Science Publishers
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS
[Timm Wolf & Jonas Koch (eds)]
This book provides research from around the globe on Genetically modified plants which is a plant genetically engineered to contain one or more genes of another species. The aim is to introduce a Advanced trait to the plant species which does not occur naturally in this species, for example resistance to certain pests, diseases or environmental conditions, or the production of a certain nutrient or pharmaceutical agent. Genetically modified plants are often called "transgenic plants", as they contain one or more transgenes from other organisms, however, this term also includes plants in which the transgene was integrated by naturally occurring processes.
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November 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1604566965:9781604566963
, Nova Science Publishers
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GRAZED PASTURES & SURFACE WATER QUALITY
[Richard W McDowell, David J Houlbrooke, Richard W Muirhead, Karin Muller, Mark Shepherd & Steve P Cuttle]
This book covers the subject of grasslands used for grazing livestock. Grasslands can be split into improved and unimproved pastures (also a sub-set of rangelands). Land used for livestock industries occupy 70% agricultural land and about 40% of total land and produce 40% of agricultural gross domestic product (FAO, 2005; Steinfeld et al., 2006). Increasing populations and incomes, coupled with a change in diets and urbanisation in the developing world, is enhancing demand for pasture-based products (Devine, 2003; Schmidhuber and Shetty, 2005). For example, milk and meat production is predicted to double to just over 1 billion tonnes of milk and 465 million tonnes of meat by 2050 (Steinfeld et al., 2006). To meet these demands most effort will go into intensification of improved pastures, which translates into high stocking densities supported by large inputs of fertilisers, feed supplements and energy.
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238pp,
180x260mm,
March 2008;
HB,
£59.50,
1604560258:9781604560251
, Nova Science Publishers
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FARMERS "MAKING GOOD"
: The Development of Abernethy District, Saskatchewan, 1880-1920: 2nd Edition
[Lyle Dick]
In this newly revised edition of the widely praised original published in 1989, author Lyle Dick revisits the Abernethy district of Saskatchewan & his microhistorical analysis of the development of this prairie community. Between 1882 & 1920, settlers from Ontario established social & economic structures at Abernethy, Saskatchewan. By virtue of hard work, perseverance, & the critical advantage of having arrived first, they transformed the Pheasant Plains into a prosperous farming community. Using extensive qualitative & quantitative sources, the book traces the area’s political & economic development, daily life, & social structure & places its history within the larger context of prairie agricultural settlement.
REVIEW: "Dick is so well versed in the literature of prairie agriculture that it soon becomes obvious that what he has written is an important community study." -- Joe Cherwinski, Canadian Book Review Annual "In many ways, this is an admirable study of economic activity, social relationships, & political developments in one small location over a limited time-span.... Lyle Dick's work of historical reconstruction deserves the attention of all social & economic historians of the Canadian prairies." -- David Collins, British Journal of Canadian Studies "The book is a worthy addition to agricultural historiography." -- David C. Jones, Canadian Historical Review
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303pp,
155x230mm,
April 2008;
PB,
£20.99,
1552382419:9781552382417
, University of Calgary Press
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EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE
: Enlargement, Structural Change, CAP Reform, & Trade Liberalization
[Frank H Fuller & John C Beghin (eds)]
This book provides an in-depth look at Europe's changing agricultural and food markets, focusing on the impacts of recent policy reforms, enlargement of the European Union (EU), and trade liberalisation. The papers included in this book braid together four important themes in European agriculture and food markets: the impacts of EU enlargement on productivity growth and catching up in the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs), the influence of food quality standards on market structures in the CEECs and on trade, the impacts of common agricultural policy (CAP) reforms on EU and world markets, and the costs of adjusting to CAP reforms in specific sectors. The insights provided in these papers into the empirical interactions between policies, institutions, and market outcomes, both domestically and internationally, are valuable to policy makers and researchers interested in the future of European agriculture.
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135pp,
180x260mm,
December 2007;
HB,
£52.99,
1600219667:9781600219665
, Nova Science Publishers
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INTERNATIONAL AGRITCULTURAL TRADE & DEVELOPMENT
[Dragan Miljkovic (ed)]
This book focuses on agricultural trade and development which is a backbone of international trade. It includes agricultural trade patterns, commercial policy, international institutions such as WTO, Tariff and non-tariff barriers in international trade, exchange rates, biotechnology and trade, agricultural labour mobility, land reform, environment and the areas and issues spanning these areas.
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December 2007;
HB,
£45.99,
1600219659:9781600219658
, Nova Science Publishers
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