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The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-Based Agro-Ecosystems in Ghana
The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-based Agro-ecosystems in Ghana reviews current knowledge on pesticides use in vegetable farming in Ghana and establishes the…
read moreNovember 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46274-7 (Taylor & Francis)
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Development and Uses of Biofortified Agricultural Products
Although ending world hunger remains the most important goal, increasingly the focus is on simultaneously improving world malnutrition. Paradoxically, nutritionally important trace elements essential for…
read moreOctober 2008 | Hardback: 978-1-4200-6005-8 (CRC Press)
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Agriculture and Economic Development in Europe Since 1870
Whilst many books on the European economy have focused on the analysis of its industrial sectors, this book draws attention to the often ignored contribution…
read moreSeptember 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-42487-5 (Routledge)
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Rice Improvement in the Genomics Era
Rice is probably the most important food crop in the world, feeding half its population. Rice Improvement in the Genomics Era examines the findings in… read moreJuly 2008 | Hardback: 978-1-56022-952-0 (CRC Press)
Handbook of New Technologies for Genetic Improvement of Legumes
A comprehensive and groundbreaking collection of ideas for plant improvementMost of the world’s supply of legumes is cultivated under…
read moreMay 2008 | Hardback: 978-1-56022-308-5 (CRC Press)
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Asian Crops and Human Dietetics
Go beyond the nutritional value to discover the lesser known health benefits of certain Asian crops Several foods from the Asian culture that are not… read moreFebruary 2008 | Hardback: 978-1-56022-312-2 (CRC Press)
Integrated Nutrient Management for Sustainable Crop Production
Ideas for sustainable agricultural practicesLong-term security of the global food supply requires a balance between increasing production and environmental…
read moreFebruary 2008 | Hardback: 978-1-56022-304-7 (CRC Press)
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Food and Culture
A Reader
Food touches everything important to people: it marks social difference and strengthens social bonds. Common to all people, it can signify very different things from…
read more2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-97777-7 (Routledge)
Concise Encyclopedia of Crop Improvement
Institutions, Persons, Theories, Methods, and Histories
How were today’s complex approaches to improving crops developed?The quest for a steady food supply sparked plant breeding attempts over 12,000 years ago.… read more
2007 | Hardback: 978-1-56022-146-3 (CRC Press)
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Environmental Economics
Critical Concepts in the Environment
Environmental economics is dedicated to the analysis of externalities (i.e. the side-effects or consequences of industrial or commercial activities that are not reflected in market…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36058-6 (Routledge)
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Forthcoming Titles:
Biotechnological Approaches for Pest Management and Ecological Sustainability
By Hari C. Sharma
To be published December 16th 2008
Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement:: Forage Crops, Vol 5
Edited by RAM J. SINGH
To be published January 21st 2009
Pictorial Atlas of Soil and Seed Fungi: Morphologies of Cultured Fungi and Key to Species,Third Edition
By Tsuneo Watanabe
To be published July 15th 2009
Geotechnical Slope Analysis
By Robin Chowdhury
To be published August 1st 2009
Food Production and Soil Quality
Edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart
To be published August 15th 2009