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  • Recherches sur les instruments aratoires et le travail du sol en Gaule Belgique
    André Marbach
    A volume of detailed research and summary into metal farming tools used in Gaul/Upper Germania from the Gallo-Romano period; indeed many of the types are still in use today. 199 finds are investigated and reconstructed to show the various techniques of manufacture, use and efficiency. The new method of analysis has shown that ploughing equipment was capable of turning the soil ...
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    109,47 €

  • Advances in agri-food robotics
    This collection explores and reviews the wealth of recent research undertaken in the field of agricultural robotics, both in terms of core technologies and range of applications. ...
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    291,64 €

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of bananas Volume 3
    This collection reviews the major pests and diseases affecting global banana production. Chapters explore the key stages of disease identification, development and management, including the initial pathogen diagnosis, the disease cycle and epidemiology, as well as best practices to treat diseased crops and prevent future outbreaks. ...
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    305,31 €

  • Food Security Issues in Asia
    Paul Teng
    Asia is not only the largest producer of important food items like rice and vegetable oil, but also the largest importer of commodities like soybeans and corn. Additionally, more than half the world’s population lives in Asia and thus the largest number of food insecure people are also in Asia. Food security is therefore a matter of paramount importance in Asia.This is the only...
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    244,89 €

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    Lise Nistrup Jørgensen / Richard Oliver / Thies Marten Heick
    This book features four peer-reviewed reviews on the development of fungicide resistance in agriculture.The first chapter examines how pathogens develop resistance to fungicides and reviews the ways to detect and measure resistance. The chapter also discusses mechanisms of resistance, such as target site mutation and oppression and multi-drug resistance.The second chapter build...
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    69,56 €

  • Comparative Molecular Network of Somatic Embryogenesis in Rice
    Yuvraj Indoliya
    'Comparative Molecular Network of Somatic Embryogenesis in Rice' by Yuvraj Indoliya is an informative and insightful book that explores the molecular network that regulates somatic embryogenesis in two subspecies of rice, Oryza sativa L. - japonica and indica. Somatic embryogenesis is a process where a somatic cell is induced to form an embryo without fertilization, and it has ...
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    34,49 €

  • Characterization of Kunitz Inhibitor from Cicer Arietinum
    Ameya Bendre
    'Characterization of Kunitz Inhibitor from Cicer Arietinum' is a comprehensive book written by Ameya Bendre that delves into the structural and functional properties of the Kunitz inhibitor present in Cicer Arietinum, commonly known as chickpeas. The Kunitz inhibitor is a naturally occurring protein that plays a vital role in plant defense mechanisms against insect pests and pa...
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    33,24 €

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    Bryan G Hopkins / Dan S Long / Paul Miller
    This book features four peer-reviewed reviews on the recent advances in fertiliser use and fertiliser technology in agriculture.The first chapter describes features of field crop sprayers for precision agriculture, including control of delivered dose, spatial resolution, matching physical characteristics of sprays to target requirements and minimising drift and exposure of syst...
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    69,64 €

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    Roland Pieruschka / Thomas Vatter / Ulrich Schurr
    This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on the different applications of phenotyping techniques across agriculture.The first chapter outlines how plant phenotyping has developed over recent decades, driven by factors such as advances in optical sensors, image analysis and automation as well as multidisciplinary cooperation in establishing facilities for high-throughput pl...
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    69,69 €

  • Biocontrol of Brinjal Pest with Predator Species
    L. Kalaiyarasi
    The book 'Biocontrol of Brinjal Pest with Predator Species' written by L. Kalaiyarasi is a comprehensive guide to sustainable pest control in agriculture. Focusing on the brinjal, or eggplant, crop and its main pest, the brinjal fruit and shoot borer (Leucinodes orbonalis), the book explores the use of predator species as biological control agents to manage insect pests.Integra...
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    34,56 €

  • Developing Drought-Resistant Cereals
    Roberto Tuberosa
    Drought remains the biggest single threat from climate change to the production of key cereal crops, such as wheat and barley. Cereals also respond in complex ways to drought stress, making improved drought tolerance a challenging trait to achieve. With many cereals recognised as staple food crops due to their nutritional value, more research is required into improving drought ...
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    269,81 €

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    A P Cavanagh / C Afamefule / Christine Raines
    This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on optimising photosynthesis in crops. The first chapter reviews current understanding of the biochemistry, regulation and limitation of the C3 photosynthesis cycle in crops. It provides detailed discussions on CO2 assimilation in C3 photosynthesis, as well as the carboxylation, reduction and regeneration phases of the C3 cycl...
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    69,73 €

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    Kirk Anderson / M El-Bouhssini / Marion O Harris
    This collection features three peer-reviewed reviews on managing arthropod pests in cereals. The first chapter discusses key arthropod pests of cereals, including Hessian fly, orange wheat blossom midge, bird cherry oat aphid, greenbug, Russian wheat aphid, sunn pest, wheat stem sawfly and wheat curl mite. The chapter provides a detailed case study for each arthropod pest, expl...
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    69,75 €

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    43,37 €

  • Nematode-Plant Interactions and Controlling Infection
    Research on free-living plants and parasitic nematodes in the soil environment, food security, and nematode-plant interactions is increasing in importance. Plant-nematode interactions heavily impact nutrient availability, crop production, and soil health. The scenarios of work with plant and soil nematodes clarify the primary in-vitro and in-vivo techniques with plant-parasitic...
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    235,65 €

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    Francisco Pérez-Alfocea / Ian C Dodd / Stephen Yeboah
    This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on optimising rootstock health. The first chapter explores optimising rootstock health to improve root function, resource-use efficiency, sustainability and agricultural productivity. The chapter also presents a case study on tomato rootstocks as a viable strategy to overcome abiotic stresses in Ghana. The second chapter revie...
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    69,72 €

  • Contemporary Developments in Agricultural Cyber-Physical Systems
    G.S. Karthick
    The cultivation of crops plays a very important role in agriculture. However, proper maintenance and management are required. Lack of such management would lead to crop loss or reduced crop yields. Hence, the ability to detect and identify diseases on infected crops is a problem of increasing concern. Real-time disease detection systems do not exist in the current agricultural ...
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    235,71 €

  • Understanding and minimising fungicide resistance
    This collection reviews the wealth of research on understanding the development of fungicide resistance and preventative measures to limit the problem and its impact on effective control of crop diseases. ...
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    269,85 €

  • Advances in plant factories
    This collection reviews the wealth of research on vertical farms or plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs). It summarises key research both on improving process efficiency and produce quality of horticultural crops such as fruit and vegetables, ornamentals and herbs. ...
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    290,93 €

  • Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems
    This collection summarises the wealth of research on ways to improve models predicting the impact of climate change on agricultural systems, as well as their application to understanding impacts in particular regions. ...
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    291,71 €

  • Advances in ensuring the microbiological safety of fresh produce
    This collection reviews the wide range of research on preventing microbial contamination of fresh fruit and vegetables, from understanding key pathogens to ways of detecting and preventing contamination across the supply chain. ...
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    262,91 €

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    Megan Long / Michael Schirmann / Nathaniel Newlands
    This collection features six peer-reviewed reviews on advances and in detecting and forecasting crop pests and diseases. The first chapter introduces the concept of machine learning to identify and diagnose crop diseases, focussing on the deep learning concept. The second chapter discusses recent advances in crop disease forecasting models, focussing on the application of preci...
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    69,98 €

  • Key issues in agricultural ethics
    This collection explores key ethical debates surrounding agriculture and agri-food supply chains, including issues such as animal welfare, use of labour, the effects of new technologies and the overall impact of agriculture on the environment. It considers the ways these ethical dilemmas may be better understood and potentially resolved. ...
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    262,52 €

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    Catello Pane / Dr Catello Pane / Dr Kenneth A. Sudduth / Kenneth A Sudduth / Prof Richard B. Ferguson / Richard B Ferguson
    This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on proximal sensors in agriculture. ...
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    69,58 €

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    Adriana Farah / Arnaud Petitvallet / Claudine Campa
    This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on the nutritional and health benefits of beverage crops. The first chapter introduces the importance of coffee leaves, highlighting their high antioxidant potential and impact on fruit quality. The chapter provides an inventory of molecules identified in the leaves of cultivated coffee trees, as well as the beneficial effects...
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    69,68 €

  • Advances in monitoring of native and invasive insect pests of crops
    Dr Archie K. Murchie
    Early detection of insect pests is critical to successful integrated pest management (IPM) programmes. This collection reviews the wealth of research on improving monitoring techniques for the detection of both native and alien insect pests. ...
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    249,02 €

  • The Ultimate Guide to Beekeeping
    SERGIO RIJO
    If you’ve ever been interested in beekeeping, The Ultimate Guide to Beekeeping: Tips and Tricks for Beginners is the perfect resource for you. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to get started, from the basics of beekeeping to advanced techniques for managing your hives.Starting with the equipment you’ll need, the book takes you through the process of s...
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    12,27 €

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    Leisa Armstrong / N Gandhi / P Taechatanasat
    This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in agriculture. The first chapter reviews developments in the use of AI techniques to improve the functionality of decision support systems in agriculture. It reviews the use of techniques such as data mining, artificial neural networks, Bayesian networks, support vector machines an...
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    69,59 €

  • Advances in understanding insect pests affecting wheat and other cereals
    This collection reviews the wealth of research on understanding insect population dynamics, novel pest invasions, the effects of changing production systems, plant-pathogen-interactions, detection, forecasting and decision support for integrated pest management (IPM) techniques to control major insect pests affecting wheat and other cereals. ...
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    270,05 €

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    Daniel Kidd / Jiayin Pang / Zhihui Wen
    This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on phosphorus uptake and use in crops. The first chapter summarises the progress in research on root traits associated with phosphorus acquisition, including root morphology, architecture, biochemistry, colonisation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and fine root endophytes. The chapter also reviews the recent advances in breed...
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    69,84 €


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