This collection summarises key advances in crop modelling, with a focus on developing the next generation of crop and whole-farm models to improve decision making and support for farmers.
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“It is bold, it is courageous, and it challenges many of our preconceptions about food, about soils, about farming, and about health.” ーMichael Ableman, farmer, author of Farm the City
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This collection provides a comprehensive review of key advances in greenhouse and other forms of protected and controlled environment cultivation.
Chapters discuss developments in types of productio……続きを見る
This book surveys state-of-the-art and prospective practices, methods and technologies in agri-food and forestry sectors to document the potential measurable improvements in areas of environmental m……続きを見る
Nos centramos en comprender el concepto de cadena de suministro agroalimentaria, concibiéndola como funciones de colaboración interdependientes, por las partes interesadas, para agregar o aportar va……続きを見る
O livro A Cultura da Romãzeira é uma obra técnica científica que enfatiza uma importante fruta, a romã, umas da mais antigas no mundo e domesticada no Oriente Médio há cerca de 5000 anos. Irã (Pérsi……続きを見る
This specially curated collection features three reviews of current and key research on nutraceuticals in fruit and vegetables.
The first chapter provides a brief description of the chemistry of bio……続きを見る
The animal feed sector faces increasingly complex challenges. It needs to improve feed digestibility/efficiency whilst also promoting growth and enhancing both product quality and safety. At the sam……続きを見る
The research and its outcomes presented here focus on spatial sampling of agricultural resources. The authors introduce sampling designs and methods for producing accurate estimates of crop producti……続きを見る
This book draws on an eight-year study carried out in the DOCG Prosecco area of Italy, a wine region known worldwide. It is unique in the sense that it is based on one of the most comprehensive inve……続きを見る
O livro Análise técnica de econômica de híbridos de milho safra 2015/16 submetida a diferentes épocas de semeadura nos traz uma pesquisa sobre a cultura do milho sob outra visão técnica, que busca e……続きを見る
Fully updated with new content and full-colour figures, the second edition of this successful book reflects developments and growth in our knowledge of carrots and related crops worldwide. It covers……続きを見る
The pomegranate, Punica granatum L., is one of the oldest known edible fruits and is associated with the ancient civilizations of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive book covering the b……続きを見る
« Mémoire sur la charrue » constitue une anthologie précieuse, rassemblant les connaissances et les réflexions de Louis-Étienne-François Héricart-Ferrand de Thury et de Christophe-Joseph-Alexandre M……続きを見る
The common fig Ficus carica L. is an ancient fruit native to the Mediterranean. Dried figs have been successfully produced and processed in arid regions with little sophisticated infrastructure for ……続きを見る
Temperate fruits include stone/drupe fruits (such as peach), pome fruits (such as apple) and berries (such as strawberries). Like other crops, cultivation of these fruits faces a number of challenge……続きを見る
Agriculture is often considered as one of the main threats to ecosystems. Unsustainable farming practices often result in habitat loss, inefficient use of water, soil degradation, pollution, genetic……続きを見る
Natural capital accounting provides techniques to value natural resources and the ecosystem services they deliver. These techniques are being increasingly used by governments, banks and other financ……続きを見る
