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Small-Scale Haymaking (Country Workshop)
by Spencer Yost  Publisher Comments For those who are undertaking haymaking for the first time, this book offers wise counsel and practical advice, providing step-by-step instructions that will see the new or casual farmer through the entire process. From plowing and planting the field to...
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Beans a History
by Ken Albala Publisher Comments Whether refried, baked, falafelled, or complementing a nice Chianti, the humble bean has long been a part of gourmet and everyday food culture around the globe. As Ken Albala shows, though, over its history the bean has enjoyed more controversy than its...
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Durum Wheat Breeding, 2 Volumes: Current Approaches and Future Strategies
by Conxita Royo Book News Annotation On a practical level, durum wheat feed the world; on a basic research level it also serves as a fascinating subject in the study of genetics, molecular biology, plant and crop physiology and breeding strategies and methodology. Written primarily as a...
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The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture
by Lon Rombough Publisher Comments Writer and nurseryman Lon Rombough writes a marvelously detailed guide to the cultivation of the grape. Organic methods are emphasized throughout, as well as cultivation matters ranging from siting a vineyard and developing healthy soil to the details...
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Leaf Protein & Its Bi-products in Human & Animal Nutrition 2nd Edition
by N W Pierie Publisher Comments This is an updated and extensively revised second edition of N. W. Pirie's much acclaimed earlier work, Leaf Protein and Other Aspects of Fodder Fractionation (Cambridge University Press 1978). The fibrous character and flavour of many leaf crops impede...
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Big Cotton How a Humble Fiber Created Fo
by Stephen Yafa Publisher Comments Cotton has touched off wars and revolutions, inspired astonishing inventions, laid waste to entire ecosystems, and enslaved untold millions of people. Alexander the Great carried cotton cloth on his back from India to Europe. Starting from the late...
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Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber
by Stephen Yafa Publisher Comments In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky's Cod and Salt, this endlessly revealing book reminds us that the fiber we think of as ordinary is the world's most powerful cash crop, and that it has shaped the destiny of nations. Ranging from its domestication 5,500...
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High Cotton: Four Seasons in the Mississippi Delta
by Gerard Helferich Publisher Comments Helferich traces the life of a modern cotton farmer, exploring the traditions of growing cotton that have endured since ancient times, and the current forces that threaten to drive small farmers from the land....
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Corn and Capitalism: How a Botanical Bastard Grew to Global Dominance (Latin America in Translation/En Traduccion/Em Traducao)
by Arturo Warman Publisher Comments Exploring the history and importance of corn worldwide, Warman traces its origins from a New World food of poor and despised peoples to a commodity that plays a major role in the modern global economy....
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Handbook of Sustainable Weed Management
by Harminder Pal Singh Publisher Comments Presenting the latest economically and environmentally friendly methods for managing weeds, this compendium focuses on designing future weed management strategies that reduce herbicidal usage, restore ecological balance, and increase food production. It...
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Postharvest
by R B H Wills Book News Annotation Updates the introductory textbook on the principles and practice of the postharvest handling and storage of fresh fruit and vegetables. For technical college and university courses, workers in related industries, and interested consumers. Written in...
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The Grain Merchants: An Illustrated History of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange
by Dave Kenney Synopsis In the fall of 1881, just one year after Minneapolis surpassed St. Louis as the nation's leading producer of flour, twenty-one prominent businessmen met in the basement of a fledging bank to create one of the Mill City's most enduring commercial...
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The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia: Trends, Constraints, Productivity, and Policy
by Palit K Kataki Publisher Comments The lives of more than a billion people depend on the answer Thirty years ago, the Green Revolution changed the way agriculture was practiced on the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). This valuable book critically analyzes and discusses the rice-wheat cropping...
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Lost Crops of Africa Volume 1 Grains
by Board On Science & T Publisher Comments This readable and engaging book dispels myths, often based on Western bias, about the nutritional value, flavor, and yield of these African grains. Designed as a tool for economic development, the volume is organized with increasing levels of detail to...
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Handbook of Industrial Crops
by V L Chopra Publisher Comments A handy guide on crops of international importanceThe Handbook of Industrial Crops is a comprehensive exploration of 12 important agricultural components of economy and export trade. The book examines the aspects of cultivation and trade in addition to...
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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...
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Maple Sugar Book 50TH Aniversary Edition
by Helen Nearing Publisher Comments A half-century ago, the world was trying to heal the wounds of global war. People were rushing to make up for lost time, grasping for material wealth. This was the era of "total electric living," a phrase beamed into living rooms by General Electric...
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The History and Social Influence of the Potato
by Redcliffe Salaman Publisher Comments 'A reissue of a scholarly classic considers the influence of the potato on the social structure and economy throughout history wherever men adopted it as a mainstay of their diets.'...
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Pay Dirt 2ND Edition
by Mimi Luebbermann Publisher Comments The market for specialty herbs, vegetables, and fruits is growing. There's also money to be made in selling wreaths, flowers, gourds, and items found in the wild. This book tells all about a pleasurable, environmentally friendly, and potentially...
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Rice Biotechnology
by G S Khush Publisher Comments Of value and recommended to anyone interested in the subject.--Agricultural...
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