Agriculture & Environmental Sciences Books

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81. Hydroponics Photo Album

    By Howard M. Resh

    This CD offers readers beautiful photographs of produce that were grown hydroponically without getting into the technical aspects of the science. A companion to Hydroponic Food Production, it covers the outcome of hydroponic growing techniques, without focusing on the science. The principle covered...

    Published September 17th 2012 by CRC Press
82. Ornamental Geophytes

    From Basic Science to Sustainable Production

    Edited by Rina Kamenetsky, Hiroshi Okubo

    Although a great deal of research on ornamental geophytes has been conducted since the beginning of the 1990s, current information has not been comprehensively presented to researchers and horticulturalists. Covering the latest advances in geophytes science, Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science...

    Published September 16th 2012 by CRC Press
83. Geomechanical Processes during Underground Mining

    School of Underground Mining 2012

    Edited by Volodymyr Bondarenko, Iryna Kovalevs'ka, Mykhaylo Illiashov, Genadiy Pivnyak

    This volume deals with economic aspects of mining companies’ development strategies, various mineral deposits development techniques, imitational modeling of mine workings with rock massif, methane extraction technologies during coal mining, geomechanical processes during plow mining, mining...

    Published September 2nd 2012 by CRC Press
84. Simulation of Ecological and Environmental Models

    By Miguel F. Acevedo

    Given the importance of interdisciplinary work in sustainability, Simulation of Ecological and Environmental Models introduces the theory and practice of modeling and simulation as applied in a variety of disciplines that deal with earth systems, the environment, ecology, and human–nature...

    Published August 24th 2012 by CRC Press
85. Introduction to Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling for Ecological Data

    By Eric Parent, Etienne Rivot

    Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Environmental Statistics

    Making statistical modeling and inference more accessible to ecologists and related scientists, Introduction to Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling for Ecological Data gives readers a flexible and effective framework to learn about complex ecological processes from various sources of data. It also helps...

    Published August 20th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
86. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Stone Fruits

    Edited by Chittaranjan Kole, Albert G. Abbott

    The stone fruits—including peaches, apricots, almonds, plums, and cherries—have been bred and grown for thousands of years and today are significant agricultural crops in many local economies worldwide. This volume presents a comprehensive commentary on classical genetics and breeding, molecular...

    Published August 16th 2012 by CRC Press
87. Evidence-based Conservation

    Lessons from the Lower Mekong

    Edited by Terry C.H. Sunderland, Jeffrey Sayer, Minh-Ha Hoang

    Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

    There is a considerable gap between the science of conservation biology and the design and execution of biodiversity conservation projects in the field. Science is often failing to inform the practice of conservation, which remains largely experience-based. The main reason is the poor accessibility...

    Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
88. Handbook of Land and Water Grabs in Africa

    Foreign direct investment and food and water security

    Edited by John Anthony Allan, Martin Keulertz, Suvi Sojamo, Jeroen Warner

    Series: Routledge International Handbooks

    According to estimates by the International Land Coalition based at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), 57 million hectares of land have been leased to foreign investors since 2007. Current research has focused on human rights issues related to inward investment in land but...

    Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
89. Green Chemistry

    Environmentally Benign Reactions, Second Edition

    Edited by V. K. Ahluwalia

    Covering a wide range of reactions, including solid state, photochemical, enzymatic, and sonication, this book explains the need for and the principles of green chemistry, including applications relevant to researchers and students. The author discusses the planning and detailed preparations that...

    Published August 12th 2012 by CRC Press
90. Hydroponic Food Production

    A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower, Seventh Edition

    By Howard M. Resh

    Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive guide to soilless culture with extensively new and updated contents from the previous edition published in 2001. Meant for hobby and commercial...

    Published August 8th 2012 by CRC Press