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Tomatoland (11 Edition) by Estabrook Publisher Comments 2012 IACP Award Winner in the Food Matters category Supermarket produce sections bulging with a year-round supply of perfectly round, bright red-orange tomatoes have become all but a national birthright. But in Tomatoland, which is based on his James... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $11.00 Used - Hardcover 
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Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit by Barry Estabrook Publisher Comments 2012 IACP Award Winner in the Food Matters category Supermarket produce sections bulging with a year-round supply of perfectly round, bright red-orange tomatoes have become all but a national birthright. But in Tomatoland, which is based on his James... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren Publisher Comments David Holmgren brings into sharper focus the powerful and still evolving Permaculture concept he pioneered with Bill Mollison in the 1970s. It draws together and integrates 25 years of thinking and teaching to reveal a whole new way of understanding and... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Farming in Nature's Image: An Ecological Approach to Agriculture by Judith D Soule Publisher Comments "ÿ Farming in Nature's Image" provides, for the first time, a detailed look into the pioneering work of The Land Institute, the leading educational and research organization for sustainable agriculture.The authors draw on case studies, hands-on... (read more) List Price $44.50 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Secrets of Plant Propagation: Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees, and Houseplants by Lewis Hill Publisher Comments Learn the techniques of successful plant propogation and avoid mistakes and disappointments with expert advice from Lewis Hill. Grow beautiful, bountiful, healthy plants -- and save money in the process! ... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Introduction to Soil Physics by Daniel J. Hillel Publisher Comments introduces the reader to the contributions of several leading authorities on topics of vital contemporary interest. The topics discussed include; crop canopy effects on evapotranspiration; freezing phenomena in soils; similitude and scaling; spatial... (read more) Your price: $135.75 New - Hardcover
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Out of the Earth : Civilization and the Life of the Soil (91 Edition) by Daniel J. Hillel Publisher Comments A moving tribute to the physical and spiritual properties of nature's richestelement by one of the world's leading soil conservationists.... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Chocolate Tree: A Natural History of Cacao by Allen M. Young Publisher Comments Young provides an overview of the fascinating natural and human history of one of the world’s most intriguing commodities: chocolate. Cultivated for over 1,000 years in Latin America and the starting point for millions of tons of chocolate... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Monitoring and Surveillance of Genetically Modified Higher Plants by Gosta Kjellsson Publisher Comments The monitoring and surveillance of genetically modified higher plants (GMHP) is an area that is still lacking an established international monitoring program. This volume presents ideas and suggestions by focusing on procedures in composing such a... (read more) Your price: $75.95 New - Trade Paper
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Trace Elements in the Rhizosphere by George R. Gobran Publisher Comments The first book devoted to the complex interactions between trace elements, soils, plants, and microorganisms in the rhizosphere, Trace Elements in the Rhizosphere brings together the experimental, investigative, and modeling branches of rhizosphere... (read more) Your price: $205.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Nitrogen-Fixing Leguminous Symbioses by M. J. Dilworth Publisher Comments This book is the stand-alone final volume of a comprehensive series covering the basic and applied science relating to nitrogen fixation. It addresses the most important nitrogen-fixing symbiosis of all - that between legumes and their root-nodule... (read more) List Price $239.00 Your price: $230.04 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Advances in Agronomy: Volume 97 by Donald L. Sparks Publisher Comments Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running... (read more) List Price $182.00 Your price: $170.36 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Principles of Tropical Agronomy by Sayed N. Azam-Ali Publisher Comments As populations continue to grow in tropical countries, there is an ever increasing pressure to produce more food from less land. This textbook integrates research in agronomy, physiology, physics and soil science to provide a framework for analyzing... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $48.81 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment #91: Mathematical Models of Crop Growth and Yield by Allen R. And Richard V. Scholtz Iii Overman Publisher Comments Highlighting effective, analytical functions that have been found useful for the comparison of alternative management techniques to maximize water and nutrient resources, this reference describes the application of viable mathematical models in data... (read more) List Price $150.00 Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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Treated Wastewater in Agriculture: Use and impacts on the soil environments and crops by Guy Levy Publisher Comments Irrigated agriculture produces one third of the world’s crop yield and half of the return from global crop production. Yet, in many parts of the world, the future of irrigated agriculture is threatened by the existing or expected shortage of fresh... (read more) Your price: $169.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Agriculture, Environment, and Health: Sustainable Development in the 21st Century by Vernon W. Ruttan Publisher Comments Agriculture, Environment, and Health offers a broad and challenging analysis of changes now under way at the global level in institutional design and policy reform that ultimately will promote sustainable growth in agricultural production.... (read more) List Price $33.00 Your price: $29.29 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Developments in Biogeochemistry #4: Plant-Induced Soil Changes: Processes and Feedbacks by N. Breemen Publisher Comments This book by soil scientists and ecologists reviews how and why plants influence soils. Topics include effects on mineral weathering, soil structure, and soil organic matter and nutrient dynamics, case studies of soil-plant interactions in specific... (read more) Your price: $254.75 New - Hardcover
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Agricultural Extension: A Step Beyond the Next Step by Charles Ameur Publisher Comments Recommends the adoption of multiple strategies for agricultural extension and a flexible attitude by governments in addressing the issue.Agriculture contributes significantly to the growth of many developing countries. Its development is closely linked... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper
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Advances in Agronomy, Vol. 47 by Norman Publisher Comments Under new editorial direction, Advances in Agronomy both continues its long tradition and expands to include innovative methods and technologies. Leading international scientists cover topics in plant and soil sciences, biotechnology, terrestrial... (read more) Your price: $207.50 New - Hardcover
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Law and Philosophy Library #190: Interactions at the Soil Colloid-Soil Solution Interface by G. H. Bolt Review ` I recommend this volume as an invaluable modern reference for research workers and advanced students interested in this topic. ' Earth-Science Reviews, 36 (1994)... (read more) Your price: $694.95 New - Hardcover
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