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Books in Agricultural and biological sciences

The Agricultural and Biological Sciences collection advances science-based knowledge for the improvement of animal and plant life and for secure food systems that produce nutritious, novel, sustainable foods with minimal environmental impact. Food Science titles include not only those products from agriculture but all other aspects from food production to nutrition, health and safety, chemistry to security, policy, law and regulation. Biological Sciences address animal behaviour and biodiversity, organismal and evolutionary biology, entomology, marine biology and aquaculture, plant science and forestry.

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    • Natural Grasslands

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 8B
      • February 1, 1993
      • R.T. Coupland
      • English
      • eBook
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      This volume is concerned with those parts of the earth's surface where semiarid to subhumid climate determines that the potential vegetation is characterized by a more or less continuous layer of grasses and other associated herbs. These grasslands have been modified to a very considerable degree by the activities of man and his domesticated animals. The authors of the various chapters have evaluated the effect of these stresses in modifying ecosystem structure and activities of organisms.The book provides an intensively referenced and indexed synthesis and review of knowledge concerning the natural grasslands of the world in as uniform a style as possible. Because of its length, it is published in two parts. The first part deals with the grasslands of the Western Hemisphere, and the Eastern Hemisphere and the resumé compose this second volume.

    • Scaling Physiological Processes

      • 1st Edition
      • January 13, 1993
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 1 9 5 9 8
      • eBook
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      Traditional plant physiological ecology is organism centered and provides a useful framework for understanding the interactions between plants and their environment and for identifying characteristics likely to result in plant success in a particular habitat. This book focuses on extending concepts from plant physiological ecology as a basis for understanding carbon, energy, and biogeochemical cycles at ecosystem, regional, and global levels. This will be a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students in ecology, plant ecophysiology, ecosystem research, biometerology, earth system science, and remote sensing.

    • Wood Chemistry

      • 2nd Edition
      • January 6, 1993
      • Eero Sjostrom
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 6 4 7 4 8 1 7
      • eBook
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      Wood Chemistry, Fundamentals and Applications, Second Edition, examines the basic principles of wood chemistry and its potential applications to pulping and papermaking, wood and wood waste utilization, pulping by-products for production of chemicals and energy, and biomass conversion.

    • Encapsulation and Controlled Release

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 1993
      • D R Karsa + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 8 5 5 7 3 8 2 0 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 8 4 5 6 9 8 2 1 8
      Encapsulation and controlled release combines basic information on the subject with details of the latest research, making it suitable for both newcomers to the field and those with experience of encapsulation technology. It will also be of great interest to those working on water-soluble or dispersible polymers, as well as application chemists and biochemists in diverse areas.

    • Food and Cancer Prevention

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 1993
      • Keith W. Waldron + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 8 5 5 7 3 7 8 1 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 8 4 5 6 9 8 2 5 6
      Food and cancer prevention: Chemical and biological aspects is the first book to be published on this subject and represents the current state-of-the-art. It is interdisciplinary in scope and provides researchers from around the world with the opportunity to bring themselves up-to-date in this vital area.Food and cancer prevention: Chemical and biological aspects covers a topic which is attracting considerable attention and aims to promote constructive collaboration among clinicians, toxicologists, nutritionists, food scientists, epidemiologists and plant scientists worldwide. It is an essential reading for anyone involved in research in to this subject and will also be of interest to government departments, with a view to legislation, and food manufacturers producing functional, novel or health foods.

    • Industrial Gums

      • 3rd Edition
      • December 21, 1992
      • James N. BeMiller + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      This standard reference covers the sources, manufacture, specifications, chemistry, physical properties, and current and potential uses of gums. It provides an outline of gums and their uses as well as an understanding of why gums behave in different ways, giving the reader an ability to select the best gum for a particular purpose. Chapters have been constructed to provide balanced information and chapter authors have been selected because of outstanding competence in their specialized areas. Industrial Gums is a useful reference for students and industrial researchers and engineers in chemical, industrial, and applied engineering, biochemistry, food technology, materials chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and biopolymers.

    • Postharvest Handling

      • 1st Edition
      • December 2, 1992
      • Robert L. Shewfelt + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 3 9 6 0 3 7 5
      • eBook
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      Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach introduces a new concept in the handling of fresh fruits and vegetable. Traditional treatments have been either physiologically based with an emphasis on biological tissue or technologically based with an emphasis on storage and handling. This book integrates all processes from production practices through consumer consumption with an emphasis on understanding market forces and providing fresh product that meets consumer expectations. Postharvest physiologists and technologists across the disciplines of agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, food science and horticulture along with handlers of minially-processed products within the fresh produce fruit and vegetable processing industries will find this to be an invaluable source of information.

    • Advances in Agronomy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 48
      • November 18, 1992
      • English
      • eBook
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      Continuing the international tradition of Advances in Agronomy, Volume 48 highlights crop and soil science including hybrid improvement in tropical maize, pearl millet as food, feed and forage, cotton host plant resistance to insects, and electrochemical techniques applied to soils. This volume should be of interest to researchers and students in agronomy.

    • Stock Identification Methods

      • 1st Edition
      • November 5, 1992
      • Lisa A. Kerr + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 4 7 0 4 3 6
      Stock Identification Methods provides a comprehensive review of the various disciplines used to study the population structure of fishery resources. It represents the worldwide experience and perspectives of experts on each method, assembled through a working group of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. The book is organized to foster interdisciplinary analyses and conclusions about stock structure, a crucial topic for fishery science and management. Technological advances have promoted the development of stock identification methods in many directions, resulting in a confusing variety of approaches. Based on central tenets of population biology and management needs, Stock Identification Methods offers a unified framework for understanding stock structure by promoting an understanding of the relative merits and sensitivities of each approach.

    • Natural Rubber

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 23
      • October 22, 1992
      • M.R. Sethuraj + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      No other book on natural rubber covers such a broad spectrum of subjects as this unique publication. Subjects related to the biology, cultivation and technology of natural rubber are dealt with, along with such important aspects as its history, production and processing, through to its sophisticated engineering applications. Every chapter follows a monograph style of presentation, with comprehensive citations and depth of treatment. Contributions from highly experienced, and still active, renowned scientists reflect the truly international effort to the development of this commodity. In addition to the wealth of information presented, most of the chapters contain elaborate lists of earlier contributions in the respective fields; one chapter each has been included on rubber wood, ancillary products and guayule.

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