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This book provides a comprehensive review of cherries, and many more. It covers all aspects of the botany, production and uses of sweet and sour cherries, and represents a definitive reference work for students and research workers in horticulture as well as professional fruit growers

An up-to-date, comprehensive reference for pest management in organic systems, including practical advice, tables and diagrams. Introductory chapters explore the management of crops to prevent outbreaks, plant protection tools, natural enemies and pest control. Crop-based chapters discuss geographic distribution, economic importance and key pests.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of almond growing from a scientific and horticultural perspective, covering botany, production, processing and industrial uses. Authored by an international team of experts and in full colour, it also presents genetics, breeding, propagation, nutrition, marketing and utilization.

This is a study of Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes.

This new edition, with more than 21,000 entries, provides the most complete listing available of generic names of fungi, their families and orders, their attributes and descriptive terms.

Sustainable Animal Agriculture covers practical topics such as air quality, manure management, animal feeds, production efficiency, environmental sustainability, biotechnology issues, animal welfare concerns, societal impacts and an analysis of the data used to assess the economic sustainability of farms.

The book covers conservation agriculture (CA) across Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Europe and emerging destinations in Asia and Africa. Topics covered include the components of CA, and how their individual and combined implementation influences productivity, soil health and environmental quality under different conditions.

The emphasis of the book is on methods of assessment and on application techniques to particular categories of crops. Written by leading authorities from Europe and North America, the book provides detailed reviews of relevant topics.

This book deals with the underlying principles of acarology.

Nematodes are major pests of a number of temperate crops and can cause significant economic losses to farmers. This book provides a comprehensive account of such parasites, with chapters focusing on nematode pests of the main crops of importance in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.

This is volume two of this series on contemporary rural systems in transition

Mycological paper on the computer-assisted idenfication scheme for Tervercillare Penicilliume Isolates

This book is a product of the international VIDE project, which uses the DELTA database system to collect diagnostic information on all plant viruses. The book covers more than 900 viruses, which represents the entire database of plant viruses from around the world.

Nutrition-sensitive, food-based approaches towards hunger and malnutrition are effective, sustainable and long-term solutions. Discussing the policy, strategic, methodological, technical and programmatic issues associated with such approaches, this book also provides practical lessons for advancing nutrition-sensitive, food-based approaches.

This book reviews up-to-date literature on camel meat and meat products, carcass and meat quality characteristics, muscle structure, post-mortem analysis and the nutritive value to humans. A comparatively small component of global meat consumption, camel meat has the potential to undergo an explosion of production worldwide.

This book provides a detailed reference book on the subject and covers its historical development, relevant equine physiology, current practices and future possibilities. It is extensively referenced to allow further reading into specialised areas.

Canada is a world leader in biological control research. Reporting the status of biocontrol agents released in Canada over the last decade, this book presents case studies by target pest that evaluate the impact of biocontrol and recommend future priorities.

The CABI Encyclopedia of Forest Trees provides an extensive overview of 300 of the world's most important forest trees. Tropical, subtropical, temperate and boreal trees of major economic importance are included, covering tree species used in agroforestry practices around the world.

Examining meningitis mainly from a bacterial perspective, but also including an overview of viral, fungal and chronic meningitis, this book describes the anatomy of the meninges and clinical signs and symptoms of meningitis.

The first comprehensive review of quinoa, this book includes four sections covering the history of the crop, phylogeny and systematics, botany and agrotechnology, and the qualitative aspects, economics and marketing of quinoa, making it a vital resource for students and researchers of crop science.

This book is an accessible overview of recurring global problems in the display and analysis of health data involving a geographic component. Focusing on proven techniques for real-world data sets, it provides a comprehensible introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) and includes information on GIS applications in disaster response.

Covering the theory and practice of non-insecticidal control of insect vectors of human disease, this book provides an overview of methods including the use of botanical biocides and insect-derived semiochemicals, with an overall focus on integrated vector management strategies.

Concentrating on the experience of the volunteer tourist and the host community, this book builds on the view of volunteer tourism as a positive and sustainable form of tourism to examine a broader spectrum of behaviours and experiences and consider where the volunteer tourist experience both compliments and collides with host communities.

Australia's agricultural system has developed from almost non-existence 220 years ago to one of the most advanced and efficient today. This book provides a comprehensive account of this agricultural success story, which can stimulate policy makers, researchers and students to relate the Australian experience to their own agricultural development.

Agricultural Markets in a Transitioning Economy: An Albanian Case Study throws light on the future of agriculture in transitioning economies, in particular making a case for the important role of ongoing education.

Certain nutrients and physical activity can significantly alter immune function and inflammation, and targeted interventions may be an effective and inexpensive means to improve the inflammation and immune dysfunction associated with chronic diseases. This book explores how nutrients and physical activity impact inflammatory diseases.

Comprehensively updated to incorporate major lessons from the 2009/10 pandemic, this accessible new edition includes new contributions from global experts on surveillance, the International Health Regulations, clinical management and local health service responses, illustrated with vibrant international case studies.

Innovation has moved through a range of revolutionary epochs, but there is no clear picture of how, or if, innovation can be managed. This single, coherent volume that outlines the theory and practices related to innovation, offering a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, backed up with empirical evidence.

This book challenges the reader to examine the core beliefs that created our public parklands, comparing them with the beliefs that guide contemporary park stewardship in an effort to improve the management of parks and reassess their purpose in modern life.

Bringing together ecology and management of invasive plants within natural and agricultural ecosystems, this book bridges the knowledge gap between the processes operating within ecosystems and the practices used to prevent, contain, control and eradicate invasive plant species.