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The Encyclopaedia of Soil, Nutrition and Plants is a rich illustrations of chemistry and biology of soil and plant nutrients available today. It provides all information regarding the elements, present in soils and the extent to which these elements can be used by plants in order to grow. Nutrients intake by plant roots, microorganisms and application of the mechanistic uptake model as well as such elements as phosphorus, potassium and water are among the topics ...
The book `Plant Diseases' is designed particularly for the use of students and instructors whose practical interest in the subject is a desire to know how to recognize, understand and prevent plant diseases and to whom the elementary course in plant pathology is a necessary part of the background for useful work in agriculture.Some knowledge of the principles underlying the science of plant pathology is indispensable for an understanding of the behaviour of ...
This book is intended to make a beginning in direction by discussing in detail about Animal Husbandry. It is a basic book on the subject. Starting from introduction, it covers almost all branches of the subject in detail. The book covers virtually all aspects of animal husbandry in a concise and well illustrated manner. In addition, sufficient detail is given to be useful to postgraduate students of veterinary science specializing in helminthology and to help ...
This book is written to serve as a text book of agronomy-cum-reference book for the students of agriculture, veterinary, soil conservation and field practitioners. This book fills the need for an up-to-date comprehensive text on integrated farming and cropping systems management under varying situations and covers comprehensively the content of all courses in agronomy offered for the students at under graduate and post-graduate levels of agricultural universities ...
This textbook is the definitive guide to the study of insects; a group of animals that represent over half of the planet's biological diversity. Completely updated and expanded, this new edition examines all aspects of insect biology including anatomy and physiology, ecology and evolution of insects, insect behaviours such as sociality, predation, parasitism and defense, medical and veterinary entomology and methods of collection, preserving and identifying ...
This book describes the latest techniques in plant genetic research and the practical application of genetic engineering to important crop plants such as the potato. The various chapters deals with the detail methods used for the genetic modification of plants, including protoplast fusion and the use of agrobacterium and viruses as vectors for plant genes. The types of agricultural and industrial processes will be improved by these technologies are indicated ...