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Handbook of Environmental Physiology of Fruit Crops
These exciting new companion handbooks are the only ones of their kind devoted solely to the effects of environmental variables on the physiology of the world's major fruit and nut crops. Their cosmopolitan scope includes chapters on tropical and temperate zone species written by scientists from sev... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1994 -
Sustainable Communities: Creating a Durable Local Economy (Earthscan Tools for Community Planning)
With a foreword written by Senator Bernie Sanders What is a durable economy? It is one that not only survives but thrives. How is it created, and what does it take to sustain over time? Sustainable Communities provides insight and answers to these questions. Citing Burlington, Vermont's remarkable r... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Avocado
by Anthony W Whiley • Jonathan Crane • André Ernst • Carlos Balerdi • Alejandro Barrientos Priego • Mary Arpaia • Ben Faber • Rodrigo López-Gómez • Uri Lavi • Elizabeth Dann • Andre Chanderbali • Pilar Gil • Lindy Coates • Bruce Schaffer • Mark Hoddle • Edward Evans • Derek Donkin • Carol Lovatt • Greg Douhan • Peter Hofmann • Emanuel Lahav • Victor Albert • John Bower • Jay Bost • Richard Litz • Martín Aluja • Lauren Garner • Araceli Barceló-Muñoz • Gary Bender • B Nigel WolstenholmeAlthough avocado has been cultivated and consumed for more than 9000 years near its centre of origin in Latin America, world production and trade has increased dramatically over the past few decades. The avocado is now a widely traded fruit between warmer and colder countries as a result of the glob... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
Isotopes provide important information on many geological processes, with key relevance to the mining and petroleum industries, yet the techniques to obtain, process and interpret the data can be complex to master. This accessible book provides broad coverage of radiogenic isotopes in geochronology... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016