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Woody Cut Stems for Growers and Florists: Production and Post-Harvest Handling of Branches for Flowers, Fruit, and Foliage by Lane Greer Publisher Comments Woody cut stems are the focus of a burgeoning, worldwide business. Until now, professional growers have lacked a resource that addresses how to choose, cultivate, and handle these popular plants. Woody Cut Stems for Growers and Florists fills this gap... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way by Michael Phillips Publisher Comments Many people want to grow fruit on a small scale but lack the insight to be successful orchardists. Growing tree fruits and berries is something virtually anyone with space and passionate desire can do - given wise guidance and a personal commitment to... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Trade Paper
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Hybrid: The History & Science of Plant Breeding by Noel Kingsbury Publisher Comments Disheartened by the shrink-wrapped, Styrofoam-packed state of contemporary supermarket fruits and vegetables, many shoppers hark back to a more innocent time, to visions of succulent red tomatoes plucked straight from the vine, gleaming orange carrots... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Trade Paper
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Sampling and Monitoring in Crop Protection: The Theoretical Basis for Developing Practical Decision Guides by Michael R. Binns Publisher Comments This book covers the statistical concepts of sampling in agricultural pest management. These can be summarized as how to obtain sample data from the field and how to use the data in decision-making. Options may include introducing natural enemies... (read more) List Price $170.00 Your price: $150.88 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Viking in the Wheat Field by Susan Dworkin Publisher Comments For thirty years, Danish plant scientist Bent Skovmand served as adviser to dozens of countries and hunted for seeds with genes to resist disease and such environmental stresses as drought, flooding, and global warming. In an era when multinational... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Management of Fungal Plant Pathogens by Arun Arya Publisher Comments Microbes, including fungi, are always adapting to different environmental conditions and phytopathologists are continually faced with the management of new diseases and the resurgence of old ones. Amidst growing concerns about the environment and food... (read more) List Price $180.00 Your price: $159.75 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Institute of Food Technologists #59: Coffee: Emerging Health Effects and Disease Prevention by Yi-fang Chu Publisher Comments Coffee is one of the most beloved beverages in the world, making it the second most traded commodity in the world (just behind crude oil). The conventional notion that drinking coffee might be detrimental to human health derives from studies carried out... (read more) Your price: $199.95 New - Hardcover
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Plants, Biotechnology and Agriculture by Denis Murphy Publisher Comments At a time when the world's food supplies are increasingly unable to meet the needs of a burgeoning population, the subject matter of this book has never been more relevant. At the same time, there is significant diversity of opinion concerning the... (read more) List Price $145.00 Your price: $128.69 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Maximizing Crop Yields by N. K. Fageria Publisher Comments Details the physiological, agronomical, and environmental factors needed to maintain or increase the productivity and sustainability of agricultural systems. Addressed to scientists in the agriculture industry, and graduate and advanced undergraduate... (read more) Your price: $205.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Genomics-Assisted Crop Improvement, Volume 1: Genomics Approaches and Platforms by Rajeev Varshney Publisher Comments This superb volume provides a critical assessment of genomics tools and approaches for crop breeding. Volume 1 presents the status and availability of genomic resources and platforms, and also devises strategies and approaches for effectively exploiting... (read more) Your price: $242.25 New - Hardcover
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Haploids in Crop Improvement II by C. E. Don Palmer Publisher Comments Doubled haploid technology is an important tool for plant breeding. It allows for significant time reduction in the achievement of homozygous breeding lines of value in crop improvement. This volume provides an excellent overview of haploid induction and... (read more) List Price $279.00 Your price: $268.54 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security: Stakeholder Perspectives on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity) by Christine (edt) Frison Publisher Comments The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) is a pivotal piece of recent legislation, providing a route map for the use of such resources for sustainable agriculture and food security. Plant Genetic Resources... (read more) Your price: $159.25 New - Hardcover
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The Use of Nutrients in Crop Plants by N. K. Fageria Publisher Comments Put Theory into Practice Scarcity of natural resources, higher costs, higher demand, and concerns about environmental pollution - under these circumstances, improving food supply worldwide with adequate quantity and quality is fundamental. Based on the... (read more) Your price: $135.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Plant Breeding for Water-Limited Environments by Abraham Blum Publisher Comments "In general, the book will cater to the needs of plant breeders, researchers/scientists, under-graduate, and graduate students in the field of agriculture. It is a valuable contribution to the current knowledge... (read more) Your price: $89.95 New - Hardcover
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Plant Breeding Reviews by Jules Janick Publisher Comments Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant breeding and genetics covering horticultural, agronomic and forestry crops, incorporating both traditional and molecular methods. The contributions are authored by world authorities... (read more) Your price: $249.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Cocoa by G. A. R. Wood, BA, DTA Publisher Comments Reprinted due to continuing demand, the fourth edition of this highly regarded book covers all aspects of cocoa production in considerable detail. There is sustained interest in the crop, as a globally traded commodity, and the subject of much research... (read more) List Price $279.95 Your price: $269.45 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Grain Drying: Theory & Practice by Stanisaw Pabis Publisher Comments Drying grain is necessary for proper storage, handling and processing; the methods used for drying grain have an important influence on quality and the overall economics of the process. This book provides all the tools needed for effective grain drying... (read more) Your price: $452.75 New - Hardcover
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An Introduction to Plant Breeding by Jack Brown Publisher Comments Plants have been successfully selectively bred for thousands of years, culminating in incredible yields, quality, resistance and so on that we see in our modern day crops and ornamental plants. In recent years the techniques used have been rapidly... (read more) Your price: $104.25 New - Trade Paper
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Plant Sciences Reviews 2010 by David Hemming Publisher Comments Plant Sciences Reviews 2010 provides scientists and students in the field with timely analysis on key topics in current research. Originally published online in CAB Reviews, this volume makes available in printed form the reviews in plant sciences... (read more) List Price $265.00 Your price: $235.19 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Cabi by Martin Aluja Publisher Comments As the human impact upon the environment becomes more apparent and severe, the need to develop agricultural techniques that cause minimal damage to the environment has increased. This is particularly the case in the area of pest management, where... (read more) Your price: $162.50 New - Hardcover
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