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Invasive plant species cause severe disruption to natural and managed ecosystems. A full-colour reference guide to the major invasive plants, this book includes over 500 economically and environmentally important species. It provides illustrations, synonyms, geographical distribution, habitats invaded, morphology, ecology and references for each.

This practical book provides an accessible overview of all aspects of pea and bean production, including botany and physiology, breeding, agronomy, weed management, pests and diseases, harvesting, nutritional value and uses. It includes the specialist knowledge needed to ensure food quality standards are met. Presented in full colour throughout.

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This book provides a comprehensive account of the relevance of historical studies to current conservation and management of forests. It combines theory with a series of regional case studies to show how different aspects of forestry play out according to the landscape and historical context of the local area.

Completely updated, this broad-based introductory level textbook covers the key concepts and practical technologies to slow the deterioration of harvested produce, including handling, packaging, transport, temperature management and the control of pests and diseases.

A new edition of a proven textbook, this title covers the measurement of variables, questionnaire design, evaluation methods, writing proposals, cross-cultural research, and the use of new technologies. With pedagogical features throughout, it introduces students to the vital skills they will need to succeed.

This book gives a comprehensive account of entomopathogenic and slug parasitic nematodes as potential biocontrol agents in crop insect and slug pest management in tropical, subtropical and temperate countries. It covers new techniques, major developments and plans for future strategies to make these nematodes cost-effective and expand their use.

This book provides comprehensive and current scientific and practical knowledge on vegetable grafting, a method gaining considerable interest as an alternative to the use of fumigants to protect crops from soil-borne diseases.

This book reviews current pest management practices and explores new biological and chemical control methods, and integrated pest management strategies in this important crop. It is essential reading for pest management practitioners and researchers working on pest management in canola crops worldwide.

The book focuses on tourist experiences and industry provision of those experiences. It concentrates on the fundamental essence of the Arctic as being a geographical periphery, but also an experiential core that offers peak tourism experiences.

This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource covering the botany, production and uses of limes. It contains detailed information on: breeding, genetics and biodiversity; orchard establishment, management and precision agriculture; pests and diseases; harvesting and postharvest; and traditional and commercial uses of limes.

This second edition of an established title examines the determination of grain crop yield from a unique perspective, by concentrating on the influence of the seed itself.

A classic comprehensive reference on the biology and management of aphids occurring in crops, this second edition reflects the expansion of genomic research, semiochemicals and endosymbionts, and the shift away from purely chemical control towards more integrated methods.

The aim of this book is to provide practical advice and awareness of health management and disease control in sea bass and sea bream, the most widely-farmed fish in the Mediterranean region.

This book presents cutting edge thinking and assessments in forest hydrology across all latitudes and terrains, including state-of-the-art modelling techniques and methodologies. It describes challenges facing forest hydrology such as extreme floods, drought, disease, and fire, and is written by an internationally renowned team.

This enhanced new edition addresses key points and principles of managing service quality across the sector. It considers the underpinning theory of service quality, informs the reader of the practical application of service quality management tools and techniques in the leisure and tourism industry and is fully illustrated with case-studies.

This book reviews the influence of climate change on urban and public pests such as mosquitoes, flies, termites, rodents and others, with respect to population, distribution, disease, damage and control.

This book provides an overview of the source, chemical structure and action mechanism of natural polymers. Focusing on their utility in developing effective drug delivery systems, it covers polymers' role in binding drugs towards enhancing bioavailability, modification and derivatisation for targeted delivery, and modification as active drugs.

Mononegavirales are an order of viruses affecting large, small and marine animals and humans. This companion volume to "Mononegaviruses of Veterinary Importance: Pathobiology and Molecular Diagnosis" discusses viruses that cause a significant threat to animals, including PPR, Rhinderpest, Rabies, Ebola, Snakehead Rhabdovirus and more.

This established textbook provides practical suggestions and guidelines for establishing a food-related tourism destination. It discusses the environment, the food tourist, supply issues, marketing and best practice strategies and includes global case studies and pedagogical features for students of tourism and leisure subjects.

This fully updated second edition presents a conceptual framework of outdoor recreation management strategies and practices, and illustrates this framework through presentation of a series case studies in the U.S. national parks.

Effective and sustainable climate adaptation requires an understanding of the political processes within sub-national institutions that mediate between national and local practices. This book focuses on the role of district-level institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa in providing an enabling environment for rural climate change adaptation.

This book investigates the experiences and issues involved with rebuilding extension systems in post-conflict settings. It evaluates the impact of different extension policy approaches and practice in such settings, and identifes the key elements needed to effectively rebuild agricultural extension systems and programs in post-conflict contexts.

Covering techniques for analysis of data in the animal sciences, this textbook provides an overview of the basic principles, followed by more complex applications and detailed procedures commonly used in animal sciences. This new edition includes a wealth of new distributions and extensive new material on non-normal dependent variables.

This book provides insight into inclusive regional development strategies that support both the needs of urban and rural areas. Sustainable tourism promotes sourcing locally, such as using rural products in urban experiences, while innovative marketing linking tourism heritage, food and drink trails, and artisans with urban visitors are emerging.

Reviews all aspects of the phenomenon of mass tourism, from theoretical perspectives to the historical context, as well as covering the current challenges to domestic, intra-regional and international mass tourism.

This book addresses the breeding, genetics, ecophysiology, production, protection and utilization of sweet and sour cherries. Reflecting the most recent research and technologies, it provides an overview of all aspects of cherry science and culture and includes many advances in production at an applied level.

This book discusses the concept of resilience and its application to tourism. It compares the relevance of resilience to sustainability; the former focusing on the well-being and survival of the places affected and the latter focusing on the agent of impact, tourism itself.

A multi-disciplinary approach to policy-making and planning in the leisure, sport and tourism sectors, this book provides an introduction for students. It examines theoretical issues underpinning public sector policy making, debates around the role of the state versus market, and models of organisational decision-making.

Taking a disease-based approach, this book focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. It covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases.