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21. Phosphorus

    Chemistry, Biochemistry and Technology, Sixth Edition

    By D.E.C. Corbridge

    Over two decades have passed since the fifth edition of Phosphorus: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Technology. Major advances in chemistry, materials science, electronics, and medicine have expanded and clarified the role of phosphorus in both our everyday appliances and groundbreaking research....

    Published January 6th 2013 by CRC Press
22. Water, Agriculture and the Environment in Spain: can we square the circle?

    Edited by Lucia De Stefano, M. Ramon Llamas

    "The world water problems are a due to bad governance, not to physical water scarcity."This book is inspired by this statement and explores whether it holds in a specific country, Spain, where climatic conditions – Spain is one of the most arid countries of the European Union - would fully justify...

    Published October 16th 2012 by CRC Press
23. Introduction to Natural Resource Planning

    By Charles Yoe

    This is an exciting time for natural resources planning. There are amazing technologies available to planners and a wide and growing array of resources, problems, and opportunities that need attention. Private and public interests are taking up these issues all over the world and at all levels of...

    Published October 4th 2012 by CRC Press
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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 22nd 2012 by Routledge
27. 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
28. 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
29. Organic Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods

    Edited by Niels Halberg, Adrian Muller

    Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

    This book provides a timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in developing countries and in countries of economic transition, but there is also coverage of and comparisons with...

    Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
30. Renewable Energy in the Countryside

    3rd Edition

    By Peter Prag

    Climate change has become a major international issue and the British Government is committed to meeting ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the present decade and beyond. Much of this will rely on an increasing use of renewable energy. Within current technology this will...

    Published August 5th 2012 by Estates Gazette