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  • The Boy That Walked on Cheese

    by Mariana Smith, Marnise Smith ...
    Illustrated by Milan Samadder ...
    Marc is a young boy who knows there is a giant, glowing, round piece of cheese in the sky, but no one believes him. He does his research, learning all he can about planets, stars, and black holes, but he knows there is more to our galaxy than that.He builds a skyrocket to go to space in search of cheese. He goes up high into the sky and bravely faces the dangers of space travel. Then, just when ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Hiding In The Light

    Understanding Avoidant Personality Disorder

    by Dr. Sandra Smith-Hanen, Mariana Leimontas ...
    Hiding In The Light provides insights into the complicated Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVP) based on author Sandra Smith-Hanen's 25 plus years as a practicing psychologist. "My purpose in writing the manuscript was to validate both the avoidant and the significant other. Both parties in this relationship demonstrate major anxiety, frustration, and confusion over their behaviors and ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Colonial Trauma

    A Study of the Psychic and Political Consequences of Colonial Oppression in Algeria

    by Karima Lazali ...
    Translated by Matthew B. Smith ...
    Series series Critical South
    Colonial Trauma is a path-breaking account of the psychosocial effects of colonial domination. Following the work of Frantz Fanon, Lazali draws on historical materials as well as her own clinical experience as a psychoanalyst to shed new light on the ways in which the history of colonization leaves its traces on contemporary postcolonial selves.Lazali found that many of her patients experienced ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 1

    From improved varieties to local applications

    by Prof. Joachim Messing, W. Paul Williams, Ms Marilyn Warburton, Zsuzsanna Tóthné Zsubori, Dr Csaba L. Marton, Dr Dharam Paul Chaudhary, Dr Eliab Simpungwe, Paula Robles Bolivar, Elena Lima-Cabello, Dr Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez, Denise E. Costich, Tim J. O'Hare, Prof Glen P. Fox, V. Manyong, A. Menkir, A. Alene, A. A. Akinola, A. S. Bamire, Dr T. Abdoulaye, Carolina Camacho, Remco Mur, J. Stephen Smith, Dr Mariana Wongtschowski, Dr Cheryl Doss, Dr Candice Gardner, R. O. Akinwale, M. A. B. Fakorede, Dr Baffour Bada-Apraku, Prof. Marcelo J. Carena, Yongrui Wu ...
    Series Book 1 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Reviews key challenges and advances in maize breeding methods;Discusses the development of varieties with enhanced nutritional and other properties such as improved protein content and abiotic stress resistance;Summarises key steps being taken to support smallholders growing maize in developing countries ... Read more

    $175.49 USD

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  • Genetically Modified Plants

    Assessing Safety and Managing Risk

    by Roger Hull, Graham Head, George T. Tzotzos ...
    A transgenic organism is a plant, animal, bacterium, or other living organism that has had a foreign gene added to it by means of genetic engineering. Transgenic plants can arise by natural movement of genes between species, by cross-pollination based hybridization between different plant species (which is a common event in flowering plant evolution), or by laboratory manipulations by artificial ... Read more

    $68.39 USD

  • Integrated Pest Management

    Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective

    Edited by Dharam P. Abrol ...
    Integrated Pest Management: Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective presents an overview of alternative measures to traditional pest management practices using biological control and biotechnology. The removal of some highly effective broad-spectrum chemicals, caused by concerns over environmental health and public safety, has resulted in the development of alternative, reduced risk crop ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Potato Crop

    Its Agricultural, Nutritional and Social Contribution to Humankind

    Edited by Hugo Campos, Oscar Ortiz ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspects related to potato. The potato is the third most important global food crop in terms of ... Read more

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  • Plant Biomass Conversion

    Edited by Elizabeth E. Hood, Peter Nelson, Randall Powell ...
    A whole host of motivations are driving the development of the “renewables” industry— ranging from the desire to develop sustainable energy resources to the reduction of dangerous greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. All energy utilized on the earth is ultimately derived from the sun through photosynthesis—the only truly renewable commodity.As concerns regarding increasing energy ... Read more

    $214.00 USD

  • Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

    by Shyam Singh Yadav, Jerry L. Hatfield, Hermann Lotze-Campen, Robert J. Redden, Anthony E. Hall ...
    A major task of our time is to ensure adequate food supplies for the world's current population (now nearing 7 billion) in a sustainable way while protecting the vital functions and biological diversity of the global environment. The task of providing for a growing population is likely to be even more difficult in view of actual and potential changes in climatic conditions due to global warming, ... Read more

    $254.00 USD

  • Soil Nitrogen Uses and Environmental Impacts

    Edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart ...
    Series series Advances in Soil Science
    Nitrogen (N) is potentially one of the most complex elements on the Earth. It is necessary for all biological activity, but creates negative impacts on water and air quality. There is a balancing act between deficiency and surplus and the forms of N available further complicate our understanding of the dynamics. Biological fixation provides some plants with N supply while others are totally ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 2

    Cultivation techniques

    by Mukesh Meena, Dr Q. Xue, J. Rudd, J. Bell, T. Marek, S. Liu, Tadesse Dessalegn, Tesfaye Solomon, Tesfaye Gebre Kristos, Abiy Solomon, Prof. Arun Kumar Joshi, Shure Seboka, Yazie Chane, Dr Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Kamala A. Roberts, Fetien Abay, Rizana Mahroof, J. R. Guarin, Dr Brian L. Beres, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Haley Catton, J. M. Clarke, K. Nilsen, D. Khitiri, X. Lin, Prof. C. J. Pozniak, K. Ammar, Dr Tinashe Chiurugwi, Simon Kerr, Simanchal Sahu, Ian Midgley, L. A. Boyd, Johnson Kamwaga, Peter Njau, Terry van Gevelt, Claudia Canales, Max Marcheselli, Dr Rajiv Kumar  Sharma, Dr W. Tadesse, A Amri, Prof. Peter J. Gregory, M Sanchez-Garcia, M El-Bouhssini, M Karrou, S Patil, F Bassi, Dr M. Baum, Prof. T. Oweis, Christina K. Clarke, Dr Vijesh Krishna, Alwin Keil, Sreejith Aravindakshan, Dr Reem Aboukhaddour, Dr Senthold Asseng, Professor Thomas Döring ...
    Series Book 6 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Reviews advances in cultivation practice such as seed establishment and more efficient irrigation techniques;Summarises developments in ‘climate smart’ agriculture such as conservation tillage and organic wheat cultivation;Discusses ways of supporting smallholders improve wheat cultivation in North Africa and other regions in the developing world ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

  • Plant Biology and Biotechnology

    by Randhir Singh ...
    Biotechnology is a relatively recent term that appeared for the first time around 1960. Its origin is the Greek word Bio meaning life, and Technology, which appeared in the French language in 1656 meaning the study of tools, machines and raw materials. ... Read more

    $7.19 USD