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 An Introduction to Plant Breeding
by Jack Brown and Peter Caligari. Comprehensive coverage of plant
breeding, including modes of reproduction in plants, breeding
objectives and schemes, genetics, predictions, selection, alternative
techniques and practical considerations. Indexed. 224 pages. More
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The Book of Draft Horses
The Gentle Giants That Built the World by Donna Campbell Smith. A
celebration of Clydesdales, Percherons, Belgians and other heavy horse
breeds. Illustrated with photographs by the author. Indexed. 147 pages.
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Breeding
Field Crops
by David Allen Sleper and John Milton Poehlman. Textbook. Fifth
Edition. Covers recent worldwide advances in plant breeding science and
practice. Indexed. 424 pages. More
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During Wind and Rain
by Margaret Bolsterli, The story of five generations of a farm family
in the Arkansas Delta motivated by dreams of "a crop so good that the
memory of it can warm the drafty floors of adversity for the rest of
one's life." Indexed. 144 pages. More details. |
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Diseases
of Sheep
edited by I.D. Aitken. Fourth Edition. The definitive reference book on
sheep diseases. Textbook binding with illustrated boards. Indexed. 610
pages. More
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Flowering
and its Manipulation
Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 20, by Charles Ainsworth. Essential
reference for researchers and professionals in plant genetics,
developmental and molecular biology. Indexed. 204 pages. More
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In a Pickle A Family Farm Story
by Jerry Apps. A poignant story of change, family, and heartache in
rural Wisconsin. 256 pages. More
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Indoor Gardening the Organic Way
How to Create a Natural and Sustaining Environment for Your Houseplants
by Julie Bawden Davis. A guide to raising organic houseplants. 183
pages. More
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Induced Resistance for Plant Defence
A Sustainable Approach to Crop Protection edited by Dale Walters,
Adrian Newton and Gary Lyon. First Edition. This comprehensive book
examines in depth the development and exploitation of induced
resistance in plants. Indexed. 258 page. More
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Manual
for Treatment and Control of
Lameness in Cattle
by Jan Shearer and Sarel van Amstel. First Edition. Up-to-date
information on common lameness conditions of cattle, emphasizing the
practical aspect of functional and corrective trimming. Indexed. 216
pages . More
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Miller's
Horse
Intriguing Horse Facts by Marcy J. Miller. An equine reference book,
trivia collection, history, literary miscellany and book of lists.
Illustrated by the author. More
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Oxen
A Teamster's Guide by Drew Conroy. The definitive resource for
selecting, training, feeding, and caring for oxen. Includes 16-page
color insert on handling and training oxen, reference charts, and a
glossary of terms. Indexed. 291 pages. More
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Pesticides Health, Safety and
the Environment by Graham Matthews.
Examines how crop protection was achieved before pesticides were in
use, how pesticides are registered for use now, pesticide application
and the concerns over operator safety, and what happens to pesticides
in food and the environment. Indexed. 235 pages. More
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Plant Desiccation Tolerance
edited by Matthew A. Jenks and Andrew J. Wood First Edition. A field of
international researchers provide a current review of the advances in
plant desiccation tolerance research. Indexed. 311 pages. More
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Plant
Secondary Metabolites in Diet and
Health
edited by Alan Crozier, Michael N. Clifford and Hiroshi Ashihara.
Covers the main groups of natural products from a chemical and
biosynthetic perspective with illustrations of how genetic engineering
can be applied to manipulate levels of secondary metabolites of
economic value. Indexed. 372 pages. More
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Plant Tropisms
edited by Simon Gilroy and Patrick Masson. A comprehensive volume on
the current state of knowledge on the molecular and cell biological
processes that govern plant tropisms. Indexed. 207 pages. More
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Science and the Garden
The Scientific Basis of Horticultural Practice edited by David Ingram,
Daphne Vince-Prue, and Peter J. Gregory. Explains the basic
structure and functioning of garden plants, including nomenclature,
genetics and plant breeding, soil management, methods of propagation
and production, pest and disease control, post harvest management and
storage, and conservation and sustainable horticulture. Indexed. 350
pages. More
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The War on Bugs
by Will Allen. Expose on how advertisers, editors, scientists, large
scale farmers, government agencies, and even Dr. Seuss, colluded to
convince farmers to use deadly chemicals, hormones, and genetically
modified organisms(GMOs). Indexed. 268 pages. More
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