Tropical agriculture: practice & techniques
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Tropical agriculture: practice & techniques
hardcover. This book is the second of two complementary volumes which describe the ecology, biology, economic dimensions and systematics of tropical Macromycetes. Written by experts in their field, the papers have been thoroughly edited and revised. Editor(s): Frankland, J. (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Natural Environmental Research Council, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria); Ainsworth, M.; Isaac, S. (University of Liverpool); Robinson, C. (University of London). Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSQ; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851995434
- ISBN
- 9780851995434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.71
€ 107.71
Paperback. 208 pages, ill. Provides a practical introduction to various aspects of tropical turf management. General topics covered in this book include climate adaptation, the physiology and morphology of turf-grasses, an overview of the turf-grass species, and more. Numerous line drawings and photographs are used to illustrate key concepts, processes and relationships. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: KNSP; PST; TVQ; TVS. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 13. Weight: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845930301
- ISBN
- 9781845930301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.74
€ 46.99
€ 44.74
hardcover. Describes how the detrimental effects of heat stress can be reduced through the manipulation of housing, breeding, and nutrition and management. This book contains contributions on controlled-environment housing, waterfowl, and breeding fast-growing broilers. Num Pages: 464 pages, ill. BIC Classification: TVHB; TVHP; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- V9781845932589
- ISBN
- 9781845932589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.63
€ 156.63
Paperback. Insects are major pests of both natural and plantation forests in the tropics. This book provides a broad-based, international review of this subject at a level suitable for advanced students and practitioners. It describes the ecology and biology of the insects with special reference to the economic damage they cause to trees. Num Pages: 376 pages, 280 illustrations (128 are in colour). BIC Classification: KNAL; TVP; TVQ; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 902. 376 pages, 280 illustrations (128 are in colour). Insects are major pests of both natural and plantation forests in the tropics. This book provides a broad-based, international review of this subject at a level suitable for advanced students and practitioners. It describes the ecology and biology of the insects with special reference to the economic damage they cause to trees. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: KNAL; TVP; TVQ; TVR. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight: 916.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936358
- ISBN
- 9781845936358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.75
€ 56.75
Hardback. Covers the sugar cane plant, crop production and services, the latter comprising engineering, research and administration. This book aims at providing the reader with information regarding the cost-effective production of a good crop of sugar cane. Num Pages: 679 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TVK; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 3460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 679
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306461194
- ISBN
- 9780306461194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.07
€ 255.07
Paperback. Provides methodologies for various aspects of research and extension related to parasitic weed species of the genera Striga, Alectra, Orobanche and Cuscuta. This work is intended for supporting scientists and extension workers of international and national research and extension institutes and universities. Editor(s): Kroschel, Jurgen. Num Pages: 276 pages, 220 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 863.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006456
- ISBN
- 9781402006456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.80
€ 188.80
Hardback. In large parts of the developed and developing worlds soil tillage by plough or hoe is the main cause of land degradation. This book brings together the notes, lectures and other contributions of the I World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and provides a view of the environment and economic advantages of CA. Editor(s): Garcia-Torres, L.; Benites, J.; Martinez-Vilela, A.; Holgado-Cabrera, A. Num Pages: 516 pages, 85 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 929.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011061
- ISBN
- 9781402011061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.27
€ 243.27
Hardback. Attempt to bring understanding to both the aging process and the disease processes of old age. This book brings together contributions from an international team of authors, and is intended for graduates and postgraduates in the fields of medicine and nursing and researchers of different aspects of biogerontology. Editor(s): Aspinall, Richard. Series: Biology of Aging and its Modulation. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSC; TVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402017438
- ISBN
- 9781402017438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.48
€ 187.48
Hardcover. Deals with photosynthesis and growth of plants/crops from an environmental engineering and environmental physics point of view. This book applies and discusses a theory to CO2 diffusion or photosynthesis of a single leaf, a plant, plant community and forests. It is of interest to horticulturists, agronomists, agricultural engineers, and others. Num Pages: 126 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402018657
- ISBN
- 9781402018657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.01
€ 125.01
Hardcover. 240 pages, 40 illustrations. Addresses the problems surrounding vegetable production in developing countries. This volume discusses the principles and practise of tropical vegetable production, from site selection, security and management to seeds, crop preparation and pesticides, and provides details of those crops which are of particular importance in developing countries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1QFG; TVK; TVQ. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 21. Weight: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845937539
- ISBN
- 9781845937539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.61
€ 190.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Ohler, J.G. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: KNAC; TVK; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 30. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- ITDG Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853394676
- ISBN
- 9781853394676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.55
€ 101.55
hardcover. Successful agroforestry requires an understanding of the complex relationship between trees, crops and soils. This book provides a review of both social and biophysical aspects of soil use and research in agroforestry in the tropics, with an emphasis on nutrient-poor forest and savanna soils. Editor(s): Schroth, G.; Sinclair, F. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBGD; TVQ; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cabi United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851995939
- ISBN
- 9780851995939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 292.54
€ 292.54
Tropical Fruits - from Cultivation to Consumption and Health Benefits:...
Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov
Hardcover. Editor(s): Todorov, Svetoslav Dimitrov; Ivanova, Iskra Vitanova. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: RNFF; TDCT; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 189 x 263 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634635479
- ISBN
- 9781634635479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.93€ 133.06
€ 195.93
€ 133.06
Hardback. Parasitic weeds of the families Cuscutaceae, Orobanchaceae and Scrophulariaceae are considered to be among the problems facing agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics. This book attempts to provide different methodologies for research in this field. Editor(s): Kroschel, Jurgen. Num Pages: 276 pages, 220 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TVP; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1081.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368809
- ISBN
- 9780792368809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.70
€ 190.70
Impact of Pesticides on Farmer Health and the Rice Environment
. Ed(S): Pingali, Prabhu; Roger, Pierre A.
Hardback. Covers the various aspects of the use of pesticides, their behavior, degradation, and impacts in wetland ricefields, and presents the results of surveys conducted in the Philippines and Thailand. This book includes bibliographic reviews and aspects of the experimental results of a research project on pesticide impacts in wetland ricefields. Editor(s): Pingali, Prabhu; Roger, Pierre A. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 675 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1FMT; MBN; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 675
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792395218
- ISBN
- 9780792395218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.99
€ 243.99
Hardback. Fruit breeding has undergone rapid and significant development. This book is a comprehensive account of developments in breeding tropical and subtropical fruits, covering conventional and new techniques used for increasing efficiency of crop improvement programmes. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTL; TVQ; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540428558
- ISBN
- 9783540428558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.50
€ 192.50
Agroforestry Systems in India: Livelihood Security & Ecosystem Service...
. Ed(S): Dagar, Jagdish Chander; Singh, Anil ...
Hardback. Agroforestry Systems in India: Livelihood Security & Ecosystem Services Editor(s): Dagar, Jagdish Chander; Singh, Anil Kumar; Arunachalam, Ayyanadar. Series: Advances in Agroforestry. Num Pages: 410 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, 159 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: 1FKA; TVQ; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132216612
- ISBN
- 9788132216612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.23
€ 189.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Aspinall, Richard. Series: Biology of Aging and its Modulation. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSC; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048164868
- ISBN
- 9789048164868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.29
€ 186.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 126 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048165308
- ISBN
- 9789048165308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
Hardback. Series: Zona Tropical Publications. Num Pages: 348 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PST; TVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454172
- ISBN
- 9780801454172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 49.24
€ 51.99
€ 49.24