Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment
Biodiversity In Agricultural Production Systems
1st Edition
Edited
By Gero Benckiser, Sylvia Schnell
July 19, 2006
While modern science has always recognized the central role that biodiversity plays in the ecological processes that maintain the Earth's equilibrium, our increasing knowledge of nature has deepened our appreciation of this principle. Consequently, those involved with implementing and maintaining ...
Soil Sampling, Preparation, and Analysis
2nd Edition
By Kim H. Tan
April 29, 2005
As with the highly popular original, this new edition of Soil Sampling, Preparation, and Analysis provides students with an exceptionally clear description of the sampling and analysis methods most commonly used in modern soil laboratories around the world. What sets it apart as the first choice of...
Field Sampling: Principles and Practices in Environmental Analysis
1st Edition
By Alfred R. Conklin, Jr.
May 21, 2004
Written by a renowned professional with more than 30 years of experience in environmental sampling and analysis, this reference describes in unparalleled detail all the essential elements for the development and execution of a successful sampling plan at both contaminated and uncontaminated sites. ...
Global Water Dynamics: Shallow and Deep Groundwater, Petroleum Hydrology, Hydrothermal Fluids, and Landscaping
1st Edition
By Emanuel Mazor
March 18, 2004
All that makes this planet special is largely attributable to liquid water. Water in one form or another is found all over our planet, even encountered at depths of thousands of meters within the rocky crust. With a history of around four billion years, water has been around since the early days of...
Agricultural Systems Management: Optimizing Efficiency and Performance
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert M. Peart, W. David Shoup
January 28, 2004
Running a productive agriculture system has always been about having the right tools and the know-how to pursue optimization and efficiency. In the 21st century, the case can be made that the agriculturist's most important tool is not the cultivator, but the computer. While you still need to know ...
Pesticides in Agriculture and the Environment
1st Edition
Edited
By Willis B. Wheeler
August 14, 2002
Discussing the range of effects of pesticides on food and human safety, water quality, wildlife, and pest management, this book explores the agricultural, economic, and regulatory factors that affect pesticide use. It examines crop and pest ecology, integrated pest management principles, and ...
Metals in the Environment: Analysis by Biodiversity
1st Edition
By M.N.V. Prasad
July 27, 2001
A summary of data on heavy metal accumulation, biomonitoring, toxicity and tolerance, metal contamination and pollution in the environment, and the importance of biodiversity for environmental monitoring and cleanup of metal-contaminated and polluted ecosystems. It advocates the use of bacteria, ...
Soil Biochemistry, Volume 10
1st Edition
Edited
By Guenther Stotzky
March 24, 2000
An exploration of the most complex microbial ecosystems with incisive reviews of developments in soil science. It presents techniques of chemical analysis, refinements of environmental protection measures, and methods for maximizing agricultural yields. It also addresses a wide range of biochemical...
Plant Amino Acids: Biochemistry and Biotechnology
1st Edition
By Bijay K. Singh
October 27, 1998
Covers the basic knowledge of the regulation of biosynthesis of various amino acids in plants and the application of this knowledge to the discovery of novel inhibitors of amino acid biosynthesis and for enhancing the nutritional value of plant products. Provides an exhaustive list of pathway ...
Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Safety
1st Edition
By Kaushal K. Shinha, Deepak Bhatnagar
July 16, 1998
Describes a range of mycotoxins occurring as contaminants in agricultural crops and animal products, and details the implementation of food safety regulations via governmental and international agencies. The book charts the progress made in mycotoxicology since the early 1990s. It also profiles ...
Photoassimilate Distribution Plants and Crops Source-Sink Relationships
1st Edition
By Eli Zamski, Arthur A. Schaffer
March 08, 1996
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach to the study of photoassimilate partitioning and source-sink relationhips, this work details the major aspects of source-sink physiology and metabolism, the integration of individual components and photoassimilate partitioning, and the whole plant source-sink ...
Handbook of Weed Management Systems
1st Edition
By Smith
July 18, 1995
This work provides the fundamental information necessary for the development of weed management strategies for all the major US crops using concepts that can be applied worldwide. Weed management systems are provided for cotton, peanut, soybean, wheat, barley, oat, sorghum, rice, fruits, nut crops,...