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Burbot is an excellent source for all those involved in freshwater fish and fisheries management, conservation and exploitation

Dioscorea species, commonly known as yam, are tuberous plants which constitute a major staple food in many parts of Africa, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. This book covers botany, taxonomy, composition and uses, cultivation, production, diseases and pests, and storage.

This fully updated new edition provides a comprehensive guide to enzyme-supplemented animal feeds. It explores using enzymes in fish and shrimp diets, new understanding of how phytases function, and NSPase research. It also includes new chapters on enzyme combinations, antibiotic free diets and measuring response in feed trials.

Conservation Agriculture (the use of no tillage systems) to preserve soil structure and integrity has become an increasingly important step towards sustainable farming. This book brings together conservation agriculture and climate smart decision making processes for the first time, focusing on Africa.

This book describes the background and present state of pest management in cotton crops throughout the world. Cotton is one of the most economically important crops globally, and new, emerging pests driven by climate change, for example, are proving increasingly problematic. The book highlights new techniques in cotton crop protection.

Urban soils provide the foundation for buildings and infrastructure, and the medium for plant growth in fields, parks and gardens. This text recognises and draws attention to the particular nature of soils in urban environments and discusses their distinctive management needs.

This manual shows how value chain analysis (VCA) principles can be applied in developing countries, where time and funding is often restricted. It explains how to undertake affordable VCA that generate valid data and produce recommendations that will have impact.

This book brings together expert opinions from scientists to consider the evidence for climate change and its impacts on ticks and tick-borne infections, and provide predictions for the future.

The aim of the book is to help researchers and graduate animal science students to understand how to conduct research to advance animal welfare through the integration of disciplines.

The aim of the book is to help researchers and graduate animal science students to understand how to conduct research to advance animal welfare through the integration of disciplines.

This book looks at contemporary marketing tools utilised by various Western-European countries. It presents case studies on how tourism marketing in this region has been handled and evolved in an era of contradictory forces such as competitiveness versus sustainability, locality versus globalisation, maturity versus new product development.

Fully updated, this incorporates the impacts of the EU expansion, changes to financial support of agriculture, financial crises, economic recession and unemployment. The inclusion of chapter-focused exercises, essay questions and further reading make this textbook a valuable learning tool for students of agriculture, economics and related sectors.

This book reviews the cultural tourism market in Europe. It analyses the way in which cultural attractions are produced for and used by cultural tourists and pays attention to specific types of cultural attractions including museums, art galleries, heritage attractions and the management, marketing and cultural issues surrounding them.

Swine can be infected with many mycoplasmas, some of which cause significant health and welfare issues in pigs, and major losses to the swine industry worldwide. This book provides up-to-date scientific, clinical and practical information of the most important pathogenic mycoplasmas, such as Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.

International experts review RNA interference (RNAi), methods for developing RNAi systems in GM plants and a range of applications for crop improvement, crop production and crop protection. Chapters examine both endogenous systems in GM plants and exogenous systems where interfering RNAs are applied to target plants, pests and pathogens.

This book is a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which biodiversity is an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and annotated answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced.

The cut flower and foliage industry is a global business with major production locations around the world. With a focus on production in protected cultivation, this book describes how to successfully grow and harvest high quality flowers.

A comprehensive overview of the German cockroach and its management.

This book applies a gendered lens to the dynamic linkages between climate change and livelihoods in developing countries. It examines how climate change affects women and men in distinct ways, and the implications for earning income and accessing the natural, social, economic, and political resources required to survive and thrive.

Guava is considered a minor tropical fruit (together with lychee, longan, durian etc.), although is the largest in terms of output. This is the first comprehensive book authored by an international team of experts, and covers botany, biotechnology, propagation, production, pests and diseases, postharvest, and processing.

This book provides a comprehensive summary of ruminant digestive processes and nutrition. The author, past-President of the World Association for Animal Production, utilises years of experience to describe the effects of feeding programmes using approved organic ingredients on cattle productivity, health and welfare.

Social tourism is the practice of offering programmes, events and activities to enable all population groups to enjoy tourism. This book encourages readers to think critically about challenges faced by the sector, as well as promote research bridging theory and practice in order to move towards more effective social tourism initiatives.

There are many accepted views about the role and position of youth in the African agricultural economy. This book challenges those assumptions by analysing new studies, particularly of gender and social difference. It is a major contribution to current debates and development policy about youth, agriculture and employment in rural Africa.

This book is a down to earth, practical guide and outlines ten simple steps for improving the business performance of veterinary practices: from recruiting, retaining and managing people, to strategy, marketing and sound financial planning. The book provides valuable guidance to new practice owners and managers.

A practical guide to bees and how they pollinate essential crops. Provides simple, succinct advice on how to increase bee abundance and pollination. Very useful for farmers, horticulturalists, gardeners, and those interested in insect ecology and conservation, including students of entomology and crop protection.

This book explains the process of managing a multispecies event, as well as the larger theoretical implications of event management, using the National Championships of the Icelandic Horse as an extended study.

This book covers the latest understanding of molecular and genetic bases of abiotic stress tolerance and yield improvement of wheat, maize and sorghum, to develop strategies for improved stress tolerance and enhanced crop productivity.

Presenting the most frequently used statistical methods for plant science in a non-intimidating fashion and teaching the appropriate use of SAS (R) within the context of plant science research, this book includes numerous examples and is a key resource for students and scientists undertaking statistical analysis and experimental design.

Natural landscapes are intricately tied to human health and well-being, and increasingly valued for their stress-reduction benefits. Providing an overview of the history, theory, and individual and societal implications of human connection to landscape, this book delivers a research-backed introduction for students, academics and policy makers.

Covering all aspects of the genetics and genomics of the rabbit, this book includes domestication, classical genetics, the rabbit genome, genetic maps and markers, coat colour genetics, immunogenetics, transgenic rabbits and biotechnology applications. It also covers the genetics of meat and fibre production, reproduction and disease resistance.