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Plant Sciences Reviews 2012 provides scientists and students in the field with timely analysis on key topics in current research. Originally published online in CAB Reviews, this volume makes available in printed form the reviews in plant sciences published during 2012.

This textbook brings the science and practice of vegetable production up to date by addressing modern culture techniques and the recent challenges of consumer demand facing producers today. It introduces vegetable production from the perspective of producing high quality produce that satisfies the needs of the modern consumer.

Plants, Biotechnology & Agriculture provides the reader with a comprehensive yet concise overview of plants as both biological organisms and useful resources for people to exploit.

An established favourite with students and a valuable addition to the library of any veterinarian or sheep farmer, this handbook has an emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. It comprises short, easily digestible chapters and step-by-step diagrams to make this book an essential practical guide to recognising, treating and preventing disease.

Model studies focus experimental investigations to improve our understanding and performance of systems. Concentrating on crop modeling, this book provides an introduction to the concepts of crop development, growth, and yield, with step-by-step outlines to each topic, suggested exercises and simple equations.

All three updated volumes of the acclaimed set Fish Diseases and Disorders are now available to purchase together, presenting essential information for fish health specialists, veterinarians and zoologists, at a saving of 20% on the individual volumes.

Illustrated with review studies on animal health economics, this book presents information on the most important economic tools applied to livestock, covering both theory and practical applications. Topics covered include gross margin analysis, partial budgeting, investment and financial appraisal and cost-benefit analysis.

Salmonella remains a major cause of economic loss in domestic livestock and human food poisoning worldwide. With fully updated chapters and new coverage of genome structure, virulence, vaccine development, molecular methods for epidemiology and exotics, this second edition is an invaluable resource for researchers of animal and human health.

This book introduces students to facilities planning for tourism, hospitality and events. Covering subjects such as sustainable planning and environmental management, it considers the planning, development and management of facilities operations from key perspectives, drawing upon experts in the design, management and development of facilities.

Members of the genus Phytophthora cause serious damage to an array of plants. This book provides an overview of species impacting crops, forests, nurseries, greenhouses and natural areas worldwide. It covers major hosts, identification, epidemiology, management, current research, future perspectives and impacts of globalization on Phytophthora.

This accessible textbook covers applied aspects of physiology related to horticultural crops. It discusses specific physiological processes in relation to horticultural management, maintaining a focus throughout on how horticultural practices influence plant productivity and quality.

Describes the evolution of rice research and development policies from a historical perspective, covering national changes, long-term changes and international cooperation. This book discusses how IRRI can be positioned in present debates of food security, global stability, agricultural and rural development and human and social concerns.

The final instalment of Peter Nuthall's Farm Business Management series, this volume teaches the practical skills needed to manage a farm, such as risk analysis, budgeting, cost benefit analyses and much more. The key characteristic of this book is its ability to simplify the complex subject of business management into a clear, accessible volume.

This authoritative volume expertly highlights the need for an immediate balance between agriculture and ecological management for sustainability in the future.

This book compares and contrasts alternative housing with conventional and traditional systems for commercial poultry (laying hens, meat chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and gamebirds) with regards to welfare, disease, health, nutrition, sustainability and genotype-environment interaction.

Focusing on Europe, but globally relevant, Agrobiodiversity Conservation is ideal for postgraduate students of conservation and environmental studies, conservation professionals, policy makers and researchers.

This encyclopedia describes breeds of livestock worldwide as well as a range of breed-related subjects such as husbandry, health and behaviour. Volume 1 covers asses, camelids, cattle, goats, horses and pigs. Volume 2 covers sheep, water buffalo, yak and other domesticants.

Recognizing the significant advances made in the field of animal genetics in the ten years since the first edition, this new edition of the successful 2001 book provides a comprehensive update as well as new material on topics such as genetic diversity of dog breeds, canine genomics, olfactory genetics and cancer genetics.

This book provides complete coverage of the subject describing the anatomy and physiology of the auditory system, types of deafness, testing for deafness, methods of amelioration and management, behaviour of deaf animals, and other issues associated with living and dealing with deaf pets.

New material in this second edition includes an expansion of marker-assisted breeding to cover the different types of markers available, new directions and trends in the industry, the loss of germplasm and access to it, and the long term preservation of Capsicum resources worldwide.

This practical textbook provides essential information and easy to follow instructions for performing everyday surgeries. Common procedures are detailed as well as instrument preparation and use, theatre preparation, tissue handling, antibiotics, sutures and nutritional support, with a best practice approach.

Covers the biology and cultivation of citrus, considering the industry from an international perspective. This updated edition includes new findings of advances in molecular approaches to taxonomic studies, cultivars, physiological understanding of key citrus fruits and environmental factors affecting fruit quality.

Beginning with a description of the processes of evolution in native and cultivated plants, this fully updated edition reviews the origins of crop domestication and their subsequent development over time. It discusses all major crop species, from their origins to conservation of their genetic resources for future development.

This textbook introduces students to statistical epidemiology methods in a structured and accessible format. Drawing on the authors' extensive teaching experience, with defined learning outcomes, the suggested chapter orders can be tailored to the needs of students at both undergraduate and graduate level from a range of academic backgrounds.

This book includes green synthesis of nanoparticles by algae, diatoms and plants and the mechanism behind the synthesis of nanoparticles. It is a valuable resource for students, researchers and teachers of biology, chemistry, chemical technology, nanotechnology, microbial technology and those who are interested in green nanotechnology.

Transgenic plants are cultivated globally on a large scale, and mostly fed to domestic animals. Including over 150 feeding studies with food-producing animals, and covering first and second generation transgenic plants, this book is the first key resource of this information for researchers, students and policy makers.

Written from a practitioner's viewpoint, this book covers the everyday veterinary care and treatment of pigs. Suitable for veterinarians, veterinary students and pig industry personnel, this book takes a worldwide approach with notifiable diseases, poisons and diseases beyond the UK plus the dangers and control strategies of zoonotic diseases.

This is a paperback version of the 2008 edition of The Dictionary of the Fungi. This 10th edition, of the acclaimed reference work, has more than 21,000 entries, and provides the most complete listing available of generic names of fungi, their families and orders, their attributes and descriptive terms.

This book, the output of a three-year EU project involving 40 European experts, is an authoritative compendium of current knowledge on this amazing invasive plant and will facilitate improved management. It covers topics including taxonomy, genetics, reproduction, population ecology, and invasion dynamics.

The rangelands of China and Mongolia encompass diverse landscapes of global environmental and cultural significance. Pastoralists in these two nations share much common history and tradition, including their nomadic heritage and twin eras of collectivized production under different centrally planned socialist regimes. This unique...