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Author: D. Mota-Sanchez, M. E. Whalon, R. M. Hollingworth
What the publisher says:
Pesticide resistance has had a substantial impact on crop production and has been an important driver of change in modern agriculture, animal production and human health. Due to increased selection pressure, this resistance can be linked to export/import health and phytosanitary standards, invasive species eradication projects and global pandemics. However, the development of new biological and chemical products and the use of integrated pest management strategies have been successful in reducing pesticide resistance.
Focusing specifically on arthropods, this book provides a comprehensive review of relevant issues in pesticide resistance. Detailed listings and references to all documented reports of resistance from around the world are included as well as discussions on the mechanisms and evolution of resistance and management techniques.
ISBN-13: 9781845933531 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: JUNE 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1493.00 (incl.)
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| Animal Nutrition Science |
 Animal Nutrition Science
Author: G Dryden
What the publisher says:
Written for senior undergraduate and graduate students, Animal Nutrition Science introduces the fundamental topics of animal nutrition in a treatment that deals with terrestrial animals in general. Addressing a wider range of topics than the standard animal nutrition texts, the subjects covered include nutritional ecology and the evolution of feeding styles, nutrients (including minerals, vitamins and water) and their functions, food composition and methods of evaluating foods, mammalian and microbial digestion and the supply of nutrients, control and prediction of food intake, quantitative nutrition and ration formulation, methods of investigating nutritional problems, nutritional geonomics, nutrition and the environment, and methods of feed processing and animal responses to processed foods.
The many references provide the scientific basis for the text, and give signposts for the reader to extend their enquiries in topics of interest.
ISBN-13: 9781845934125 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHING | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R878.00 (incl.)
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| Equine Reproductive Physiology |
 Equine Reproductive Physiology, Breeding and Stud Management
Author: M C G Davies Morel
What the publisher says:
The third edition of this highly successful textbook is updated throughout and includes more recent experimental work and updated references, including a new chapter on the significant developments in embryo technology. Covering the anatomy and physiology of the mare and the stallion, this comprehensive text goes on to study how this knowledge can be applied to the successful breeding of horses, maximizing both productivity and animal welfare. It is also illustrated with over 240 diagrams and photographs.
"'This book is a proven success as a textbook for degree and diploma courses in equine studies. It also has proved to be a useful supplementary text for veterinary students, as well as valuable for veterinary practitioner and stud managers' Journal of Equine Veterinary Science '...an excellent handy reference for the practise shelf' D M Carson, The Veterinary Record"
ISBN-13: 9781845934507 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | PUBLICATION DATE:
SEPTEMBER 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHING | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R827.00 (incl.)
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| Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Poultry |
 Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Poultry
Author: R. Blair
What the publisher says:
Organic poultry production has increased significantly in recent years in response to increasing consumer demand for organic eggs and meat. This is the first comprehensive text on feeding organic poultry, presenting advice on selecting suitable ingredients, preparing appropriate feed mixtures and integrating them into organic poultry production systems. The international standards of organic feeding, the species and breeds of poultry most suitable for organic farming, up to date information on the nutritional requirements of poultry, and examples of diets formulated to organic standards are all outlined.
Chapter 1. Introduction and Background; Chapter 2. Aims and principles of organic poultry production; Chapter 3. Elements of poultry nutrition; Chapter 4. Approved ingredients for organic diets; Chapter 5. Diets for organic poultry production; Chapter 6. Choosing the right breed and strain; Chapter 7. Integrating feeding programs into successful organic production systems; Chapter 8. Conclusions and recommendations for the future.
ISBN 13: 9781845934064 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: SEPTEMBER 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHING | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1493.00 (incl.)
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| Compendium of Transgenic Crop Plants |
 Compendium of Transgenic Crop Plants
Author: Chittaranjan Kole, Timothy C. Hall
What the publisher says:
Offers a comprehensive review of the transgenics developed and utilized for genetic improvement of plants. This 10 volume, 2800 page encyclopedia covers over 100 plant species, including various economic plants from crops to forest trees.
Key features:
- Volumes 1-9 cover around 100 plant species, including all economic plants from crops to forest trees. Volume 10 is the master index volume.
- Offers a complete description of the successfully developed transgenic plants for around 100 commercially relevant crops from fruits and vegetables to grains, industrial crops and forest tree species.
- Covers the transgenic techniques used in the molecular tailoring of traits relevant from an agricultural, medicinal and environmental point of view.
- Explores future developments, from desired traits to expected new technologies.
- Examines risks and concerns around the use of GM crops.
- Discusses public perception, industrial perspectives and political and economic consequences.
- Contributions from over 300 leading scientists from around the world.
- Provides a valuable and inclusive reference for students, researchers, scientists and industry professionals, studying and working on transgenic plants.
Table of Contents
 Volume I: Cereals & Forage Grasses.
Volume II: Oilseeds & Oil Palm.
Volume III: Legume Grains & Forages.
Volume IV: Fruits & Nuts (Temperate).
Volume V: Fruits & Nuts (Tropical & Sub-tropical).
Volume VI: Vegetable Crops.Volume
VII: Plantation Crops, Ornamentals & Turf Grasses.
Volume VIII: Sugar, Tuber & Fiber Crops.
Volume IX: Forest Tree Species.
Volume X: Index Volume
About the author:Chittaranjan Kole is Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding at Allahabad Agricultural Institute in India. He is currently Visiting Professor at Clemson University. He has over two decades of teaching and research experience in molecular biology and biotechnology. Timothy C. Hall is Distinguished Professor of Biology and Director of the Institute of Developmental and Molecular Biology at Texas A&M University.
ISBN 13: 9781405169240 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: OCTOBER 2008 | PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS |
PRICE: R19 072.00 (incl.)
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Mathematical Modelling in Animal Nutrition |
 Mathematical Modelling in Animal Nutrition
Edited by J France and E Kebreab
What the publisher says:
Mathematical modelling is increasingly applicable to the practical sciences. Here, mathematical approaches are applied to the study of mechanisms of digestion and metabolism in primary animal species. Farmed animals - ruminants, pigs, poultry and fish are comprehensively covered, as well as sections on companion animals. Common themes between species, such as energy and amino acid metabolism, are explored with a worldwide approach. Leading researchers from around the world have contributed to France and Kebreab's volume to provide an integrated approach to mathematical modelling in animal nutrition.
Table of Contents
* Linear Models for Determining Digestibility; * Nonlinear Functions in Animal Nutrition; * Interesting Simple Dynamic Growth Models; * The Dilemma in Models of Intake Regulation: Mechanistic or Empirical; * Models to Measure and Interpret Exchange of Metabolites Across the Capillary Bed of Intact Organs; * Modelling Methane Emissions from Farm Livestock; * Supporting Measurements Required for Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; * Models for Enteric Fermentation and Stored Animal Manure; * Data Capture: Development of a Mobile Open-Circuit Ventilated Hood System for Measuring Real- time gaseous emissions in cattle; * Efficiency of Amino Acid Utilization in Simple-Stomached Animals and Humans: A Modelling Approach; * Compartmental Models of Protein Turnover to Resolve Isotope Dilution Data; * Assessment of Protein and Amino Acid Requirements in Adult Mammals, with Specific Focus on Cats, Dogs, and Rabbits; * Mathematical Representation of the Partitioning of Retained Energy in the Growing Pig; * Aspects of Energy Metabolism and Energy Partitioning in Broiler Chickens. * Modelling Phosphorus Metabolism; * Methodological Considerations for Measuring Phosphorus Utilization in Pigs; * The Prediction of the Consequences of Pathogen Challenges on the Performance of Growing Pigs; * Factors Regulating Feed Efficiency and Nutrient Utilization in Beef Cattle; * Models of Nutrient Utilization by Fish and Potential Applications for Fish Culture Operations; * Integrated Approaches to Evaluate Nutritional Strategies for Dairy Cows; * Modelling Lactation Potential in an Animal Model; * The Diary of Molly; * Modelling Sugarcane Utilization by Dairy Cows in the Tropics; * Simulation Exercises for Animal Science MSc Students: Rumen Digestion and Pig Growth.
ISBN 13: 9781845933548 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: MARCH 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHERS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | PRICE: R2519.00 (incl.)
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The Peach
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 Peach: Botany, Production and Uses
Author: D R Layne, D Bassi
What the publisher says:
"The Peach" provides a comprehensive up-to-date reference work, summarizing our knowledge of peaches and their production worldwide and includes an extensive colour plates section.Chapters written by international authorities address botany and taxonomy, breeding and genetics of cultivars and rootstocks, propagation, physiology and planting systems, crop and pest management and postharvest physiology. The book also includes a contribution on the history of cultivation and production trends in China with historical references dating back to 1100 B.C for the first time in the English language.
Table of Contents
1. Botany and Taxonomy; 2. History of Cultivation and Trends in China; 3. Classical Genetics and Breeding; 4. Genetic Engineering and Genomics; 5. Low-Chill Cultivar Development; 6. Fresh Market Cultivar Development; 7. Processing Peach Cultivar Development; 8. Rootstock Development; 9. Propagation Techniques; 10. Carbon Assimilation, Partitioning and Budget Modeling; 11. Orchard Planting Systems; 12. Crop Load Management; 13. Nutrient and Water Requirements of Peach Trees; 14. Orchard Floor Management Systems; 15. Diseases of Peach Caused by Fungi and Fungal-Like Organisms: Biology, Epidemiology, and Management; 16. Diseases Caused by Prokaryotes - Bacteria and Phytoplasmas; 17. Viruses and Viroids of Peach Trees; 18. Insects and Mites; 19. Nematodes; 20. Preharvest Factors Affecting Peach Quality; 21. Ripening, Nutrition, and Postharvest Physiology; 22. Harvesting and Postharvest Handling of Peaches for the Fresh Market.)
ISBN 13: 9781845933869 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHERS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | PRICE: R 2827.00 (incl.)
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| Guide to Cultivated Plants |
 Guide to Cultivated Plants
Author: A. T. G. Elzebroek, Koop Wind
What the publisher says:
A comprehensive understanding of the biology, morphology, ecology, agronomy and use of cultivated plants is essential for work in agriculture. Guide to Cultivated Plants includes concise textual descriptions and attractive full colour illustrations of over 300 crop species. These comprise 11 commodity groups including vegetables, arable crops and the major fruits and plantation crops. All major cultivated plants from temperate, Mediterranean and tropical climates are covered, and topics discussed range from origin, history and spread, botanical characteristics and cultivars to uses and constituents, ecology and agronomy.
This is a valuable reference book for students and teachers of agricultural science as well as farmers, horticulturalists and all those who are interested in cultivated plants.
Contents:
Covers all the cultivated plants including:; * BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO: Cocoa, Coffee, Tea, Tobacco; * EDIBLE FRUITS AND NUTS:; Fruits. Apple, Avocado, Banana, Cherry, Citrus, Grape, Mango, Papaya, Peach and apricot, Pear, Pineapple, Plum, Ribes fruits, Rubus fruits and Strawberry; Nuts Almond, Cashew, Hazel, Pistachio, Sweet chestnut and Walnut; * ELASTOMERS: Rubber; * FIBRE CROPS: Cotton, Flax, Hemp, Jute and Sisal; * FORAGES: Forage grasses, Forage legumes: Temperate, Forage legumes: Tropical; * OIL CROPS: Castor bean, Coconut, Groundnut, Oil palm, Olive, Rapessed, Safflower, Sesame and Sunflower. * PROTEIN CROPS: Chickpea and pigeonpea, Faba bean, Pea and lentil, Phaseolus beans, Soybean and Vigna beans; * SPICES AND FLAVOURINGS: Bay laurel, Cinnamon and cassia, Clove, Ginger, Hop, Labiate herbs Mustards and horse radish, Nutmeg, Pepper and Umbellifer herbs; * STARCH CROPS: Cereals, Barley, Maize, Millets, Oat, Pseudo cereals, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Wheat, Root and tuber crops, Cassava, Potato, Sweet potato, Yams, Minor tropical starch crops, Plantain and enset, Sago palm, Taro and tannia; * SUGAR CROPS: Sugar beet, Sugar cane; * VEGETABLES: Allium crops, Artichoke, Asparagus, Aubergine, Brassicas; European, Brassicas; Oriental Capsicum peppers, Carrot, Chicory and endive, Cucurbits, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Okra, kankong, Ceylon spinach, Radish and cress, Spinach and Tomato.
ISBN 13: 9781845933562 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHERS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | PRICE: R2006.00 (incl.)
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Onions and other Vegetable Alliums
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 Onions and Other Vegetable Alliums
Author: J Brewster
What the publisher says:
This fully revised, expanded and updated edition of the successful text, "Onions and Other Vegetable Alliums", relates the production and utilization of these familiar and important vegetable crops to the many aspects of plant science underpinning their production and storage technologies. The chapters cover species and crop types, plant structure, genetics and breeding, physiology of growth and development as well as pests and diseases, production agronomy, storage after harvest and the biochemistry of flavour, storage carbohydrates and colour and how this relates to nutritional and health benefits. From this wide perspective it is possible to see many examples where underlying scientific knowledge illuminates, explains and can improve agronomic practice. The reader will get an insight into how molecular methods are revolutionizing the study of taxonomy, genetics, pathology and physiology and how these methods are being applied in the breeding of improved crops.
Contents
The Classification, Origins, Distribution and Economic Importance of the Major Vegetable Crops; The Structure of Edible Alliums; The Genetics and Plant Breeding of Allium Crops; Physiology of Crop Growth, Development and Yield; Interactions with Other Organisms: Weeds, Pests, Diseases and Symbionts; Agronomy and Crop Production; Crop Storage and Dormancy; Biochemistry, Health Benefits and Food Science of Alliums.
ISBN 13: 9781845933999 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: JUNE 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHERS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | PRICE: R 827.00 (incl.)
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Poultry Production in Hot Climates
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 Poultry Production in Hot Climates
Author: N Daghi
What the publisher says:
The poultry industry continues to expand in the warm regions of the world at a much faster rate than in temperate zones. Not only can it be quickly and easily developed in these hot climates but poultry meat and eggs can serve as important sources of animal protein in those areas of the world that have protein insufficiency.Fully revised and updated, this new edition describes how the detrimental effects of heat stress can be reduced through the manipulation of housing, breeding, nutrition and management, and includes new contributions on controlled-environment housing, waterfowl, and breeding fast-growing broilers.
Contents
1. Present Status and Future of the Poultry Industry in Hot Regions, N J Daghir; 2. Breeding for Resistance to Heat Stress, R S Gowe and R W Fairful; 3. Broiler Strains for Hot Regions, A Cahaner; 4. Behavioural, Physiological, Neuroendocrine and Molecular Responses to Heat Stress, R J Etches, T M John and A M Verrinder Gibbins; 5. Poultry Housing for Hot Climates, M Czarick III and B D Fairchild; 6. Nutrient Requirements of Poultry at High Temperatures, N J Daghir; 7. Feedstuffs Used in Hot Regions, N J Daghir; 8. Mycotoxins in Poultry Feeds, N J Daghir; 9. Broiler Feeding and Management in Hot Climates, N J Daghir; 10. Replacement Pullet and Layer Feeding and Management in Hot Climates, N J Daghir; 11. Breeder and Hatchery Management in Hot Climates, N J Daghir and R Jones; 12. Waterfowl Production in Hot Climates, J F Huang; Y H Hu and J C Hsu.
Review
"Poultry Production in Hot Climates contains a good deal of useful information and includes an important compilation of references to primary sources. It should be on the shelf of all libraries where poultry science is taught." - T R Morris.
ISBN 13: 9781845932589 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: MAY 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHERS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | PRICE: R 1801.00 (incl.)
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Conserving Land, Protecting Water
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 Conserving Land, Protecting Water
Author: Deborah Bossio, Kim Geheb
What the publisher says:
The degradation of land and water resources as a result of agricultural activity has had an enormous impact on human societies and economies. It is predicted that, by 2025, most developing countries will face physical or economic water scarcity, compounded by land degradation. In order to alleviate this problem, an advanced understanding of the state of our water resources and the relationships between land use, water management and social systems is needed."Conserving Land, Protecting Water" includes an overview of global patterns of land and water degradation and discusses new insights drawn from successful case studies on reversing soil and water degradation and their impact on food and environmental security.
ISBN 13: 9781845933876 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: AUGUST 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHERS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | PRICE: R1596.00 (incl.)
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| Ecohydrology |
 Ecohydrology: Processes, Models and Case Studies
Author: D. Harper, M. Zalewski, S. E. Jorgensen
What the publisher says:
Ecohydrology is an emerging new sub-discipline which links elements of ecology with hydrology at all points in the water cycle, ranging in scale from water-plant physiological relationships to whole catchment water-ecosystem processes. This book pays most attention to the larger scales of ecohydrology, emphasising the use of this tool in striving towards the goal of sustainable water management. Authors from Eastern as well as Western Europe as well as from America, Australia and South Africa, give a broad global context.
ISBN 13: 9781845930028 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: OCTOBER 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHERS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R1596.00 (incl.)
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Chemistry of Spices
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 Chemistry of Spices
Author: V A Parthasarathy, B Chempakam, T J Zachariah
What the publisher says:
Spices are high value, export-oriented crops used extensively in food and beverage flavourings, medicines, cosmetics and perfumes. Interest is growing however in the theoretical and practical aspects of the biosynthetic mechanisms of active components in spices as well as the relationship between the biological activity and chemical structure of these secondary metabolites. A wide variety of phenolic substances and amides derived from spices have been found to possess potent chemopreventive, anti-mutagenic, anti-oxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties.Representing the first discussion of the chemical properties of a wide cross section of important spices, this book covers extensively the three broad categories of plant-derived natural products: the terpenoids, the alkaloids and the phenyl propanoids and allied phenolic compounds. Spice crops such as black pepper, ginger, turmeric and coriander are covered with information on botany, composition, uses, chemistry, international specifications and the properties of a broad range of common and uncommon spices.
Contents:
Ajowan; Aniseed; Black pepper; Cardamom; Cassia; Celery; Cinnamon; Clove; Coriander; Cumin; Fennel; Fenugreek; Garcinia; Ginger; Mace; Nutmeg; Parsley; Star Anise; Tamarind; Turmeric; Vanilla.
ISBN 13: 9781845934057 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 2008 | PUBLISHER: CABI PUBLISHERS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R2006.00 (incl.)
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