Search Results: Agriculture/Silviculture from GlobalAcademics

Morgantown, West Virginia: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 2003. Comprehensive preeminant text presents multidisciplinary presentations by leading global entomologists and scientists on the conservation, augmentation and importation of new natural enemies for biological control of arthropod targets using parasitoids or predators. Topics include use of molecular methods in classical biological control; economics of production and use of reared natural enemies; nectar feeding by parasitoids; pesticide effects on natural enemies; importation biological control; etc. 573 pgs. Illustrated.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1976. Text examines the relationships between various aspects of administration and the accomplishment of developmental goals in Asia. Rice production was chosen as the subject of the study as it provides a viable basis for establishing comparability, as in each of the four countries rice is a major food staple, and rice farming is a basic activity for a large portion of the population. Regions of study include: Indonesia, Korea, Phillipines and Thailand. 398 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on the front endpaper. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1987. Comprehensive text presents detailed topics covering potassium dynamics in soils; models to assess the suseptibility of soils to excessive compaction; sources, amounts, and forms of alkali elements in soils; diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (DRIS); soil-related nutritional problem areas for grazing animals; nutrient concentration and aging; etc. 222 pgs. Illustrated with 65 figures. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1989. Scholarly text presents a practical guide to methods of policy analysis. Includes discussions of the conceptual foundations and applications of regression analysis and statistical methods; the use of microcomputers in policy analysis; demand theory and elasticity matrix construction; supply theory and elasticity matrix estimation; classical welfare analysis; simulation and systems modeling; enterprise budgets; mathematical programming; agricultural project investment analysis; policy applications in natural resource projects; international trade policies; index numbers and aggregation. 402 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on the half title page.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Portland, OR.: Timber Press, 1994. Comprehensive text presents "a global view of the insect groups that are of major significance to human resources." Many other volumes on insects restrict coverage to a single country or region or to the tropics or temperate zones. Adopting a global approach, the author emphasizes the similarities and important differences among pests of the major continents, thus "bringing attention to insect species that might spread as pests to new geographical areas." The objective of the book is "to look at the Class Insecta (and some Arachnida) systematically and to indicate which are pest species and which are beneficial." The major emphasis is on crop pests, but some veterinary, forestry, ornamental plant, and selected medical pests are included. 635 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1990. Comprehensive text presents a detailed analysis of the relationships and interactions among agriculture, economic development, and public policies during the past three decades- an era characterized by wild swings in economic, natural, and policy environments. Utilizing data on the environment, natural resources, human capital and gender, legal and illegal crops, production and subsistence agriculture, and economics, the authors provide an in-depth and complete look at an Andean economic system. 369 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Agricultural History Society, 1975. Detailed text contains contributed papers presented by field experts from a variety of disciplines, and include topics in science and technology in western agriculture; social side of the cattle industry; rural society in the far west; Napa Valley wine industry; immigrant groups in western agriculture; western agriculture and world food; grazing and the environment, etc. 316 pgs. Gilt spine and front cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1995. Comprehensive highly acclaimed updated and revised text contains new coverage of pasture management and soil quality management; including working management systems and case studies in developing countries, the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of alternative projects, the role of biodiversity in agriculture, rural development in the Third World, policy changes needed for sustainable agriculture, etc. 433 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1987. Comprehensive text presents the nature and specific characteristics of alluvial soils using a broad range of geographic samples. Topics covered include chemical and physical properties; clay mineralogy; classification and genesis; relationships between alluvial soils and landforms; etc. 305 pgs. Illustrated. Minor rubbing to corners and lower spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1990. Comprehensive interdisciplinary text presents a detailed study on the excavation into the ancient fields bordering the Rio Hondo in northern Belize. Includes palynological, limnological, geomorphological, molluscan, and soil studies reveal the changing nature of the landscape and trace the impact of agricultural activities on the terrain; settlement, ceramic, and lithic studies reveal information on the Mayan farmers who cultivated the wetlands. 439 pp. Illustrated with 23 tables, 55 figures, and 5 plates. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. Scarce.. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1993. Scholarly text presents a collection of articles which provide examples that demonstrate the application of dynamic programming to a wide variety of decision problems in agriculture. Topics covered include representation of preferences in dynamic optimization; optimal stochastic replacement of farm machinery; stochastic dynamic programming models; modeling dynamics and risk using discrete dynamic programming; etc. 197 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ft.Collins, CO.: USDA Forest Service, 1985. Comprehensive text deals with Aspen tree s on the mountains and plateaus of the interior western U.S., Alaska, and parts of Canada. Topics include: taxonomy and morphology of Aspens; climate; soils; diseases; wood resources; wildlife; genetics and variation; water and watershed; regeneration; harvesting; vegetation association; fire and other physical factors; esthetics; animal impacts; etc. 283 pgs. Numerous illustrations. Virtually no shelfwear.. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. .

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1983. Comprehensive text includes interdisciplinary presentations made at the International Stockman's School, January 2-6, 1983 by national and international respected leaders in the field. Topics covered include: global cattle production systems; genetics and selection; world livestock feed relationships; impact of climactic variabilities on livestock; concepts affecting agriculture and the industry; water management; physiology and reproduction; animal management; feeds and nutrition; health, disease and parasites; marketing and economics; feedlot and ranch management; beef production in the tropics; etc. 1208 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on the front endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. Heavy item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1984. Comprehensive text includes interdisciplinary presentations made at the International Stockman's School, January 8-13, 1984 by national and international respected leaders in the field. Topics covered include: genetics and selection for the tropics and subtropics; world livestock feed relationships; impact of climactic variabilities on livestock; concepts affecting agriculture and the industry; energy sources and animal wastes; range, grass, and forage; reproduction; management for growth-finishing cattle; nutrition feeding and growth promonants; health and veterinary medicine; handling transportation and marketing; cowherd management and cow efficiency; meat and meat cookery; etc. 807 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on the front endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. Heavy item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1989. Text examines the "Greenhouse Revolution" and its impact on agricultural institutions, agribusiness, and farming. Includes ways in which biotechnology is permanently altering food and fiber production throughout the world. 288 pgs. Stamped on outer edges and endpapers. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library.

Dordrecht, Holland: Martinus Nijhoff, 1986. Comprehensive scholarly text presents detailed techniques and research strategies in the advances in biotechnology which include genetic manipulation, nutrition, health and disease, and natural resource management. Topics covered include: germline modifications, gene mapping, monoclonal antibody production, gene transposition, biocontrol of insects, vaccinia virus vectors, pesticide environmental research, molecular biology of zinc, molecular response of plants to infections, somaclonal and gametoclonal variation, etc. 416 pp. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1989. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed topics covering the isolation, fusion, culture, immobilization, cryopreservation and ultrastructural studies on protoplasts and the regeneration of somatic hybrids and cybrids, including rice, potato, soybean, linseed, cabbage, chicory, lettuce, butterbur, orchids, citrus, and some other tree species. Includes various methods of fusion and determination of viability; interspecific and intergenetic somatic hybridization in Petunia, Nicotiana, Solanum, Glycine, Lycopersicon, Brassica, Medicago, Citrus, and Trifolium species. 444 pgs. Illustrated with 152 figures. Prior owner's name whited-out on front endpaper. Very minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

St.Paul, Minnesota: American Phytopathological Society Press, 1989. Comprehensive text presents an international study on a species of downy mildew fungus- the blue mold pathogen; its relationship with tobacco, its sensitivity to the environment, and the effect of human manipulation. Topics include induced systemic resistance; epidemiology and meteorology; social and legal implications; enviromental, molecular, biochemical, genetic, structural, and taxonomic aspects; etc. 288 pgs. Illustrated with color and black/white plates. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1990. Scholarly text compares and contrasts two attempts to replicate in the Third World the U.S. land-grant system of agricultural education, research, and extension. The author develops an interdisciplinary framework that incorporates theories of bureaucratic politics and political econony that gives special attention to the role of public sector entrepreneurs in building institutions. Drawing on unpublished archives he finds that institutional development relies not only on technocratic and political elites who set its pace and fix direction but also on interest groups who determine a program's sustainability. 270 pgs. Publisher's stamp on the half title page. . First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1983. Comprehensive text presents detailed topics on how higher levels of CO2 may affect global climate, plants, agriculture, and the less-managed biosphere. Includes the physiological and microbial effects, climatology, plant breeding, terrestrial and aquatic plant communities, plant microbial associations, fossil and non-fossil fuel alternatives, carbon metabolism, etc. 280 pgs. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.