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  • Water-Conservation Traits to Increase Crop Yields in Water-deficit Environments

    Case Studies

    Edited by Thomas R. Sinclair ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume explores specific approaches that have shown to result in crop yield increases. Research on the physiological understanding of these methods has led to the development of practical applications of plant breeding approaches to genetically improve crops to achieve higher yields. Authoritative entries from crop scientists shed new light on two water-conservation traits: one that is based ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • The Fertile Earth – Nature's Energies in Agriculture, Soil Fertilisation and Forestry

    Volume 3 of Renowned Environmentalist Viktor Schauberger's Eco-Technology Series

    by Viktor Schauberger ...
    Translated by Callum Coats ...
    How does nature work? When one looks closely at the enormously complex web of life, it is impossible not to be caught by the wonder of how all living things – including rocks and crystals – are interconnected. Just as there is thought behind action, so there is energy behind matter. The Fertile Earth, the third volume of the Eco-Technology series which presents the original, passionate and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rangeland Desertification

    Edited by Olafur Arnalds, Steve Archer ...
    Series Book 19 - Advances in Vegetation Science
    Desertification has occurred worldwide. The biophysical and socio-economic complexity of this phenomenon has challenged our ability to categorize, inventory, monitor and repair the condition of degraded lands. One of the most important distinctions to be made in relation to land degradation is between cultivated land used for annual crop production and `rangelands'. Grazing by free-roaming ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Arsenic & Rice

    by Andrew A. Meharg, Fang-Jie Zhao ...
    Rice is the staple food for half of the world’s population. Consumption of rice is the major exposure route globally to the class one, non-threshold carcinogen inorganic arsenic. This book explains the sources of arsenic to paddy soils and the biogeochemical processes and plant physiological attributes of paddy soil-rice ecosystems that lead to high concentrations of arsenic in rice grain. It ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Soils

    Genesis and Geomorphology

    by Michael L. Thompson, Randall J. Schaetzl ...
    In its first edition, Soils established itself as the leading textbook in the fields of pedology and soil geomorphology. Expanded and fully updated, this second edition maintains its highly organized and readable style. Suitable as a textbook and a research-grade reference, the book's introductory chapters in soil morphology, mineralogy, chemistry, physics and organisms prepare the reader for the ... Read more

    $90.19 USD

  • Soil Remediation and Rehabilitation

    Treatment of Contaminated and Disturbed Land

    by Helmut Meuser ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of remediation and rehabilitation techniques and strategies for contaminated and anthropogenically disturbed land. Rehabilitation approaches in the urban environment, such as brownfield redevelopment and urban mining, are discussed. In relation to contaminated land, techniques for soil containment and decontamination of soil, soil vapour and groundwater ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • The Lerma-Chapala Watershed

    Evaluation and Management

    Edited by Anne M. Hansen, Manfred van Afferden ...
    James O. Leckie Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-4020, USA Nearly 10 years have passed since the beginning of the systematic studies of the Lerma-Chapala Basin coordinated by the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua. Although many public and private institutions, universities and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Science and Practice of Landscape Stewardship

    Edited by Claudia Bieling, Tobias Plieninger ...
    Improving the dynamic relationship between nature and human well-being is a pressing issue of our time. Landscapes embody this tight interconnectedness and serve as unique sustainability learning hubs, showcased by the global rise of place-based and holistic landscape stewardship initiatives. Incorporating these exciting developments, this book explores the principles of landscape stewardship and ... Read more

    $57.39 USD

  • Combating Desertification and Land Degradation

    Spatial Strategies Using Vegetation

    by Victor Castillo, Dino Torri, Peter Sandercock, Lorenzo Borselli, Erik L.H. Cammeraat, Andre Meerkerk, Bas van Wesemael, Jan Peter Lesschen, Gonzalo Gonzalez Barbera, Jean Poesen, Sara De Baets, Jose Ignacio Querejeta, Jose A. Navarro-Cano, Carolina Boix-Fayos, Miguel Marchamalo, Janet Hooke ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book reports an approach developed to research and apply methods of assessing patterns of processes in the landscape, and suitability of different types of vegetation to mitigate soil erosion and sediment flux. Practical guidelines on a spatially strategic approach to management of land degradation at a range of spatial scales were produced. Originally developed for the Mediterranean ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Soil Ecology in Northern Forests

    A Belowground View of a Changing World

    by Martin Lukac, Douglas L. Godbold ...
    Forest soils form the foundation that underpins the existence of all forests. This book encapsulates soil ecology and functioning in northern forests, focusing on the effects of human activity and climate change. The authors introduce the fundamental principles necessary for studying forest soils, and explain the functioning and mutual influence of all parts of a forest soil ecosystem. A chapter ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • C4 Photosynthesis and Related CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms

    Edited by Agepati S. Raghavendra, Rowan F. Sage ...
    Series Book 32 - Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration
    The C4 pathway of photosynthesis was discovered and characterized, more than four decades ago. Interest in C4 pathway has been sustained and has recently been boosted with the discovery of single-cell C4 photosynthesis and the successful introduction of key C4-cycle enzymes in important crops, such as rice. Further, cold-tolerant C4 plants are at the verge of intense exploitation as energy crops. ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Environmental and Agricultural Modelling:

    Integrated Approaches for Policy Impact Assessment

    Edited by Floor M. Brouwer, Martin van Ittersum ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Agriculture increasingly faces the challenge of balancing its multiple functions in a sustainable way. Integrated assessment and modelling (IAM) can provide insight into the potential impacts of policy changes. However, concepts to address the wide range of issues and functions typical for agriculture are still scarce. Environmental and Agricultural Modelling reviews and presents our current ... Read more

    $143.09 USD