The Standard Cyclopaedia of Modern Agriculture and Rural Economy (In 12 Volumes)

This cyclopaedia has been carefully compiled and edited by a team of most distinguished agriculturalists and rural economists to provide a reference source for students of agriculture, farmers, rural economists and all those involved in or associated with the agriculture industry in whatever capacity. This book is concerned essentially with agricultural, botanical, geographical, biological, physical, geomorphological, chemical and rural economics terms as may be needed to provide adequate information. Entries also include the most common and agriculturally significant diseases and pests of farm animals or crops with their symptoms. A number of plates have been included to make the cyclopaedia more illustrative. The terms included in this cyclopaedia have been presented in brief analytical phrases thereby avoiding the more comprehensive type of treatment appropriate to large reference works. The extent of each entry has been determined by the need for definition of meaning, function and agriculture relevance. Further, entries have been added to take into account of recent developments and trends in agriculture and rural economy. In this cyclopaediae biological names have been carefully arranged alphabetically. The main with very little experience in agriculture will find this book invaluable and it will be exceptionally useful to the expert. A glance through the pages of this cyclopaedia will show how ably the editors have carried out their tasks.