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Whether you’re running a farm or interested in keeping a few backyard birds, Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry covers everything you need to know to successfully raise your own chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, and more. Stressing humane practices throughout,...
Editeur :
Storey Publishing, LLC
Parution :
2012-05-22
Collection :
Storey’s Guide to Raising
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The tools you need to raise and care for beef cattle Beef cattle farming is a business that continues to grow in the United States and around the world, and it will only grow larger as the demand for beef continues to increase. Raising Beef Cattle For Dummies provides...
Editeur :
For Dummies
Parution :
2012-05-06
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Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-05-02
Collection :
Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
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Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial.
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Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2012-04-20
epub sans DRM
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BäumeBäume gehören zu den größten Lebewesen auf unserem Planeten. In faszinierender Weise haben diese langlebigen Organismen Strategien entwickelt, nachhaltig zu überleben und Widrigkeiten, denen sie durch ihre Ortsgebundenheit ausgesetzt sind, standzuhalten. Wie...
Editeur :
Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2012-04-16
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Historically, the conservation of forests and wildlife has focused on the creation of national parks and reserves. However, only 9% of protected areas are larger than 14,000 hectares, likely making them too small to conserve ecosystem services and prevent loss of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-03-16
Collection :
Conservation Science and Practice
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This book elucidates the importance of long-term experiments in revealing evidence of soil fertility decline in Africa. An evaluation of experiences from on-going long-term experiments is given in broad detail. The first chapter explains the paradigm shift in soil...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-03-12
ePub
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From addled to wind egg and crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in The Chicken Encyclopedia. Complete with breed descriptions, common medical concerns, and plenty of chicken trivia, this illustrated A-to-Z reference guide is both...
Editeur :
Storey Publishing, LLC
Parution :
2012-03-01
ePub
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Everything you need to know to get started keeping bees.It's an environmentally-friendly hobby that takes you outdoors where you can explore the lives of these fascinating creatures and enjoy the honey that they produce. But to care for your bees responsibly you need to...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2012-02-16
ePub
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International trade in high value perishables has grown enormously in the past few decades. In the developed world consumers now expect to be able to eat perishable produce from all parts of the world, and in most cases throughout the year. Perishable plant products...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-01-30
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Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial.
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Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2012-01-25
epub sans DRM
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The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-05
ePub
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Successfully raise grass-fed cattle and enjoy the benefits of great-tasting beef and a financially stable enterprise. In this comprehensive guide, Julius Ruechel covers every aspect of raising healthy and thriving grass-fed cattle, offering advice on herd selection,...
Editeur :
Storey Publishing, LLC
Parution :
2012-01-02
ePub
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The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents is a single volume, comprehensive book sanctioned by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM), covering the rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, gerbil and other rodents often used in research. This...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2011-12-14
epub sans DRM
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The Twentieth Edition takesThe Agricultural Notebook into its third century; it has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the considerable changes in agricultural and rural practices and policies which have taken place since publication of the previous edition....
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-12-02
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Organic Crop Breeding provides readers with a thorough review of the latest efforts by crop breeders and geneticists to develop improved varieties for organic production. The book opens with chapters looking at breeding efforts that focus on specific valuable traits...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-11-30
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An updated edition of the classic Methods in Cell Biology volume 48, this book emphasizes diverse methods and technologies needed to investigate C. elegans, both as an integrated organism and as a model system for research inquiries in cell, developmental, and molecular...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2011-11-23
epub sans DRM
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Reclaiming Our Food tells the stories of people across the United States who are finding new ways to grow, process, and distribute food for their own communities. Discover how abandoned urban lots have been turned into productive organic farms, how a family-run...
Editeur :
Storey Publishing, LLC
Parution :
2011-10-21
ePub
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Soil Carbon in Sensitive European Ecosystems - From Science to Land Management is a comprehensive overview of the latest research in this field drawn together by a network of scientists from across Europe.Soil carbon assessments are crucial at present to our...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-10-20
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The global food security and sustainable agriculture are the key challenges before the scientific community in the present era of enhanced climate variability, rapidly rising population and dwindling resources. No part of the world is immune from meteorological extremes...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-10-06
ePub
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