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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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    • Advances in Botanical Research

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 18
      • November 15, 1991
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 5 6 1 7 2 1
      This volume contains four reviews covering subjects of interest to a broad +ange of botanists. Saxe examines the effect of polluted air on photosynthesis and stomatal function, and the use of physiological and biochemical responses for early detection of injury caused by stress and air pollution. Streeter provides and overview of the transport and metabolism of carbon and nitrogen in legume nodules, and van Gardingen and Grace discuss the interaction of plants with wind, including the effect of vegetation on air movement and the resulting influences on microclimate, and outline the most recent advances in research in to the physiological responses to wind. The construction of fibre optic microprobes and their applications in measuring the light microenvironment within plant tissues are considered by Vogelman and his colleagues.

    • Advances in Agronomy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 45
      • June 13, 1991
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 5 6 3 5 8 9

    • Advances in Agronomy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 46
      • December 2, 1991
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 5 6 3 5 9 6
      Under new editorial direction, Advances in Agronomy both continues its long tradition and expands to include innovative methods and technologies. Leading international scientists cover topics in plant and soil sciences, biotechnology, terrestrial ecosystems, and environmental concerns. This volume presents three articles devoted to plant productivity and improvement and three articles devoted to advances in soil science. This and future volumes will be of interest to agronomists in academe, industry, and government. The field of agronomy has changed greatly since the publication of the first volume of Advances in Agronomy in 1949. Many innovations and advances have occurred, yet many challenges remain.

    • Food Policy Trends in Europe

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 1991
      • H Deelstra + 3 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 8 5 5 7 3 2 8 4 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 8 4 5 6 9 8 3 2 4
      This book provides a review of developments in food science and technology that have taken place over the years and have provided solutions to basic problems concerning the availability and quality of food. Future trends in food policy are evaluated and the impact of food regulation on trends in nutrition, techniques of safety assessment, development in analytical techniques and the use of new technologies.

    • Hop Production

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 16
      • January 15, 1991
      • V. Rybacek
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 9 8 7 7 0 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 9 8 4 5 5
      This book deals in detail with all aspects of hop growing, hop cone handling, drying, storage and processing into hop products and preparations, and with their utilization in the brewing industry. Particular attention is given to theoretical and practical hop production problems from the perspective of biology, chemistry, and economics, the ultimate objective of the book being high-quality hop raw materials for the brewing industries. The book is intended for hop growers, traders, brewing specialists, agricultural colleges, hop research and brewing industry institutes.

    • Marketing Sugar and other Sweeteners

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 9
      • September 30, 1991
      • L.C. Polopolus + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 6 6 2 0 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 9 9 6 1 2
      Marketing Sugar and Other Sweeteners was written to fill a large void of literature on the marketing aspects of an important sector of the food market. In fact, there are no books available on this subject.The intent of this book is to provide a readable, non-technical publication which provides a comprehensive presentation of major issues, trends, data, and likely outcomes of sweetener marketing. The emphasis is upon presentation of the real world operation of sugar and other sweetener markets as opposed to a theoretical model of sweetener markets. This objective requires probing into private market institutions such as sugar brokerage, as well as publicly instituted sugar policies of the American federal government.All of the participants in sweetener production, marketing, and policy will find this book useful.

    • Chromosome Engineering in Plants

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2A
      • May 13, 1991
      • P.K. Gupta + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 8 8 2 5 9 2
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 6 6 9 7 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 9 3 3 9 9 3
      This two-volume work surveys the entire range of general aspects of chromosome research on plants. This first volume is divided into two sections. Section A consists of 11 chapters covering the entire range of general aspects of chromosome research in plants (including a chapter on genetic engineering in crop improvement). Section B is devoted to cytogenetics of cereals and millets (wheat, rye, barley, triticale, oats, maize, rice, pearl millet, and minor millets). More than one chapter is devoted to the same crop to give a detailed treatment of chromosome research (including molecular biology) in these crops.The second volume deals with cytogenetics of plant materials including legumes, vegetable and oil crops, sugar crops, forage crops, fibre crops, medicinal crops and ornamentals. This work will be useful both as a reference work and a teaching aid to satisfy a wide range of workers. Every chapter has been written by an expert who has been involved in chromosome research on a particular plant material for many years.

    • Agricultural Economics and Policy: International Challenges for the Nineties

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 7
      • January 15, 1991
      • K. Burger + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 6 6 1 4 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 9 9 5 5 1
      International challenges in agricultural economics for the nineties will come from a redirection of the EC policy, stimulated by GATT negotiations, the opening towards Eastern Europe and environmental considerations, from a production oriented policy towards rural policy, aiming at protecting vulnerable regions, maintaining a rural population, curtailing production in the West and fostering it in the East, and aiming at the provision of environmentally desirable output.This book focusses on developments that are bound to dominate the discussion of agricultural economics and policy in the years to come. Together, the contributions give a vivid picture of the dynamic times that lie ahead for both Eastern and Western European agriculture, and of the profound changes that will be forced upon agricultural policy.

    • Food Contaminants

      • 1st Edition
      • October 1, 1991
      • C Creaser + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 8 5 5 7 3 7 8 4 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 8 4 5 6 9 8 2 8 7
      This book contains contributions based on the proceedings of two symposia on food contamination held in London in April 1989 and May 1990, both of which were organised jointly by the Environment, Food Chemistry and Toxicology Groups of the Royal Society of Chemistry. The aim of these meetings was to assess the extraneous chemical contamination of food from two sources: firstly, food-chain contaminants - the presence of plant toxicants of fungal metabolites in food, or the contamination of food from environmental sources (airborne, aquatic and terrestrial); and secondly, food-production contaminants - contaminants of man-made origin brought about by a desire to facilitate food production and distribution. The contributors concentrate on the contamination of food by chemicals arising from environmental and food-production sources. Chapter 1 is concerned with food-chain contaminants present in food as natural components of the diet. This is followed by discussion of the chlorinated dioxins and furans, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Following an introduction to the control and surveillance of food-production contaminants, four areas of activity are described: migration from food contact materials with particular reference to plastics, the analysis and regulatory control of veterinary products, the analysis of pesticides in drinking water and finally the problem of food taints.

    • Research and Development Guidelines for the Food Industries

      • 1st Edition
      • July 1, 1991
      • WA Gould
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 8 4 5 6 9 6 1 3 9
      This title is a How to do it and why to do it educational and reference guide. It is a compilation of all the R&D principles and objectives under the one cover, written in a fashion that is easily understood by the professional, as well as the student of research and development, and should be available to everyone interested involved in these subjects. The book leaves no stone unturned and has practical charts and tables.

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