Farming and Country Life

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Large animal internal medicine

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This edition features a problem-based approach with discussions of over 150 clinical signs. It is an internal medicine reference that enables you to efficiently diagnose horses, cattle, sheep, and goats based on clinical observation and laboratory and diagnostic testing. With th…

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Equine dermatology

by Scott, Danny W., Miller, William H., (William Howard)

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Diagnose, treat, and manage equine skin disorders with the most comprehensive reference available. With 900 full-colour photos, this title covers skin diseases ranging from those that merely annoy the horse to others that interfere with the horse's ability to function in riding,…

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Transition pathways towards sustainability in agriculture

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Based on the research of an interdisciplinary team of sociologists, geographers and economists, this book focuses on understanding farm-level transitions in Europe. Using case studies from various countries in the EU (United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Po…

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Food systems failure: the global food crisis and the future of agricult…

by Rosin, Christopher J., (Christopher John), Campbell, Hugh, Stock, Paul V.

fromEARTHSCAN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

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This book provides a critical assessment of the contemporary global food system in light of the heightening food crisis, as evidence of its failure to achieve food security for the world's population. A key aspect of this failure is identified in the neoliberal strategies which …

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Principles of soil chemistry

by Tan, Kim H., (Kim Howard)

fromBooks in soils, plants, and the environment

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Incorporating fundamental principles as well as up-to-date applications in soil formation, this work emphasizes the equal importance of organic and inorganic soil constituents by delineating the role of complex carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, lignins…

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Aphids as crop pests

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Aphids represent one of the world's major insect pests, causing serious damage to a range of temperate and tropical crops. This text provides a definitive reference volume on the biology of aphids, their pest status, and how to control them.

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Woodland development: a long term study of Lady Park Wood

by Peterken, G. F., (George Frederick), Mountford, Edward P.

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Lady Park Wood was set aside as a 'natural' (i.e. unmanaged) reserve for ecological research in 1944 and the trees, shrubs and ground vegetation have been recorded in detail ever since. The 70 years of observations now represent one of the largest and most detailed records in Eu…

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Linking an Asian transregional commerce in tea: overseas Chinese merchants in the Fujian-Singapor…

by Lim, Jason

fromChinese overseas

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Using the Fujian-Singapore trade as an illustration and drawing on Chinese-language archival materials, this book looks at the state of tea production in Fujian, the overseas Chinese tea merchants and the fluctuations of the trade during the period of political instability in Ch…