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The liquid phase of soil (soil solution) is a very thin, penetrating and all-embracing water layer. It has the most extensive surface among the biosphere components and interacts with all these components. Presented in this work is a new complex approach developed for...
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Elsevier Science
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2001-05-21
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Volume 73 contains 4 reviews on contemporary and important topics in the agronomic sciences. In Chapter 1, "Interactions among Root-Inhabiting Fungi and Their Implications for Biological Control of Root Pathogens," fungi are defined, their distribution and abundance...
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Academic Press
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2001-04-17
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Presenting the first book to focus on the importance of silicon for plant health and soil productivity and on our current understanding of this element as it relates to agriculture.Long considered by plant physiologists as a non-essential element, or plant nutrient,...
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Elsevier Science
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2001-04-11
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This is the first comprehensive guide to the workings of an industry of crucial importance to the world's agricultural economy. Published in association with the International Fertilizer Industry Association, The fertilizer industry looks at the structure of the...
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Woodhead Publishing
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2001-03-30
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Genetically modified crops have become a topic of great interest among scientists, regulators, consumers, farmers, and politicians. Despite their potential benefits, public hostility toward these crops is causing dramatic changes to import/export policies, food safety...
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Academic Press
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2001-03-22
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Even before the myth of Prometheus, fire played a crucial ecological role around the world. Numerous plant communities depend on fire to generate species diversity in both time and space. Without fire such ecosystems would become sterile monocultures. Recent efforts to...
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Academic Press
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2001-03-01
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Rice yields need to increase in order to keep pace with the growing population of Asia and to alleviate hunger and poverty. There appears, however, to be a biophysical limit associated with conventional photosynthetic pathways. The research presented in this book aims...
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Elsevier Science
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2000-11-07
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Grazing animals need to be managed in order to accommodate desired results in terms of animal, plant, land and economic responses.Grazing Management, Second Edition integrates principles and management techniques that apply to all grazing lands and to all grazing...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2000-10-25
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Volume 71 contains six outstanding reviews that discuss cutting edge developments in the crop and soil sciences. Chapter 1 addresses advances in the development, use, and evaluation of controlled release fertilizers. Chapter 2 is a comprehensive review of developments...
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Academic Press
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2000-10-11
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Raise your rabbit the right way!Friendly and easy to care for, rabbits make ideal family pets. But how do you keep a pet rabbit happy and healthy? How can you tell if your rabbit is sick? What would you do if it were?Raising a Healthy Rabbit explains all the essentials...
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Storey Publishing, LLC
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2000-07-21
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Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
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Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source of the latest and best research in agronomy. As always, the topics covered are varied and exemplary of the panoply of subject matter dealt with by this long-running...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2000-01-10
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Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source of the latest and best research in agronomy. As always, the topics covered are varied and exemplary of the panoply of subject matter dealt with by this long-running...
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Academic Press
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2000-01-09
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This illustrated guide enables the rapid identification of the main cotton pests and diseases encountered in sub-Saharan Africa. Natural enemies are also described. Certain cropping incidents are also mentioned insofar as they might be confused with entomological or...
Editeur :
Cirad
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2000-01-01
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Cet ouvrage collectif étudie quelque 50 techniques développées et mises en œuvre dans des laboratoires de recherche en Europe pour étudier les interactions pesticides/sols. Il a été tout particulièrement...
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Inra
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2000-01-01
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Nos sociétés occidentales exigent de leurs agricultures et de leurs industries agro-alimentaires qu'elles évoluent rapidement pour intégrer de nouveaux critères de qualité. Pour accompagner ce changement, les chercheurs ont...
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Inra
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2000-01-01
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Brassica crop species and their allies (Raphanus, Sinapis, Eruca, etc.) are important sources of edible roots, stems, leaves, buds and inflorescences, as well as of edible or industrial oils, condiments and forage. Many well known names of plants or plant products,...
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Elsevier Science
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1999-07-07
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Harvested Forages deals with the subject of food for domestic animal feeding. Such food is called "forage" and includes things like alfalfa and other plants usually referred to as "hay." Topics include the ways that this forage is produced, how it is harvested, and ways...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
1999-07-01
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Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source of the latest and best research in agronomy. As always, the topics covered are varied and exemplary of the panoply of subject matter dealt with by this long-running...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
1999-05-24
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Volume 65 contains six reviews covering key contemporary topics on crop and soil sciences. The topics are varied and exemplary of the array of subjects dealt with by this long-running serial. With this latest volume, Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a...
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Academic Press
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1999-01-18
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Environmental Soil Physics is a completely updated and modified edition of the Daniel Hillels previous, successful books, Introduction to Soil Physics and Fundamentals of Soil Physics. Hillel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, one of the true leaders in the field of...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
1998-09-09
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