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This guide provides an overview of resources available for agricultural science, land and water science, horticulture, turf management, and agriculture and resource economics.
Last update: Nov 19th, 2009
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Mathematical modelling in animal nutrition (2008) - France, J., et al.
The primary purpose of each of the subsequent chapters of this book is to promulgate quantitative approaches concerned with elucidating mechanisms in a particular area of the nutrition of ruminants, pigs, poultry, fish or pets. Given the diverse scientific backgrounds of the contributors of each chapter (the chapters in the book are arranged according to subject area), the imposition of a rigid format for presenting mathematical material has been eschewed, though basic mathematical conventions are adhered to.
Organic farming: an international history (2007) - Lockeretz, W. , et al.
This book discusses organic farming with regards to the origins and principles, policies and markets, organizations and institutions, and future concepts.
Biological control: a global perspective (2007) - Vincent, C., et al.
This book contains 45 chapters divided into four sections, i.e. classical biocontrol programmes, inundative (or augmentative) biocontrol programmes (using nematodes, bacteria, fungi and viruses), conservation biocontrol programmes and networking in biocontrol. It describes the personal experiences of scientists from the initial search for suitable control agents against weeds and pests, to the release of these biological control agents into ecosystems and finally to the beneficial outcomes demonstrating the success of biological control across diverse agroecosystems. This book is intended for researchers and students interested in crop science, pest management, biotechnology, ecology and policy analysis.
Non-chemical weed management: principles, concepts and technology (2007) - Upadhyaya M. K., et al.
This book deals with the principles, concepts, technology, potential, limitations and impacts of various non-chemical weed management options. It contains 12 chapters discussing topics on prevention strategies in weed management, exploitation of weed crop interactions to manage weed problems, cultural methods, cover crops, allelopathy, classical biological control using phytophagous arthropods, bioherbicides (such as mycoherbicides), mechanical weed control, non-living mulches, thermal weed control and soil solarization.
Weed ecology in natural and agricultural systems (2003) - Booth, B. D. Murphy, S. D. Swanton, C. J.
This text book introduces ecological principles, relating them to weed science and weed management. The ecological principles are illustrated by examples taken from weed and invasive species literature. The book is divided into four main sections: population ecology (6 chapters), interactions between populations (3 chapters), community ecology (4 chapters) and a conclusion about the importance of weed ecology to management. There is a glossary of terms, a subject index and a species index. This book is intended for undergraduates and graduates studying plant ecology, weed science and vegetation management.
Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability : New Policy Options (2006) - López, Ramón,
This paper examines the record of urban population growth, health, and health care spending in developing countries; describes the linkage between urban air pollution and health; and weighs policy responses to reduce stationary and mobile source air pollution.
Natural resource management in agriculture: methods for assessing economic and environmental impacts (2005) - Shiferaw, B. Freeman, H. A. Swinton, S. M.
This book examines methodological difficulties and presents practical methods that can be used in the assessment of the economic and environmental impacts of natural resource management (NRM) in agriculture. Following an introduction, part II (chapters 2-5) examines the valuation of ecosystem services and the measurement of biophysical indicators of NRM impacts. Part III (chapters 6-8) introduces advances in methods used to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of NRM technology and policy interventions. Part IV (chapters 9-13) deals with NRM impact assessment in practice. Five case studies illustrate the methodological advances discussed in part III. Finally, part V (chapters 14-16) highlights some of the existing controversies and outlines best practices, research issues, and recommendations for NRM impact assessment into the future.
Coping with risk in agriculture (2004) - Hardaker, J. B. Huirne, R. B. M. Anderson, J. R. Lien, G.
The purpose of the first edition of the book, published in 1997, was to contribute to improved agricultural decision making by explaining what can be done in risk analysis and management. Since 1997 progress has been made in risk analysis in agriculture. The material covered in this second edition has been restructured and most of the 1997 text has been revised. Topics that are more thoroughly dealt with in this edition include: assessing and quantifying the degree of risk aversion of a decision maker; judging how important risk aversion is likely to be in particular circumstances; an improved approach for partially ordering risky stochastic distributions when the decision maker's attitude to risk is not fully known; stochastic simulation and its combination with optimization for the analysis of risky choice; and risk considerations in agricultural policy making. The book is written for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of agricultural economics and farm management, as well as advisers to farmers and agricultural research workers.
Agriculture and international trade: law, policy and the WTO (2003)
This book addresses the interface between the law of international trade as it relates to agriculture, the emerging legal and economic order for agricultural trade under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and their impact on agricultural policy reform in the EU and the USA. The book's particular focus is on key issues emerging in the Millennium Round of WTO negotiations, leading up to 2005 and the conclusion of new WTO agreements on agriculture and associated matters. The book has 12 chapters and a subject index.
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