Principles of modern agriculture / Richard Renneboog, editor.
| Other author | Renneboog, Richard. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2019] |
| Description | xiv, 594 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Principles of ; 13 Principles of ; 13. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Agriculture & agricultural land -- Agriculture & animal husbandry in the ancient world -- Agriculture & mathematics -- Agriculture & the environment -- Agriculture as energy producer -- Agriculture industry -- Agriculture : history & overview -- Agriculture: marine -- Agriculture : modern problems -- Agriculture : traditional -- Agriculture : world food supplies -- Agroecosystems -- Agroforestry -- Agronomy -- Agro-terrorism -- Alternative grains -- Animal domestication -- Animal growth -- Animal husbandry practices -- Apiology -- Archaebacteria -- Bees & other pollinators -- Biodiversity -- Biofertilizers -- Biogeography -- Biology -- Biostratigraphy -- Bureau of Chemistry & Soils, U.S. -- Carbon-oxygen cycle -- Chaparral -- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) -- Cloning of plants -- Coevolution -- Conservation -- Conservation & preservation -- Conservation biology -- Conservation easements -- Conservation movement -- Conservation of natural resources -- Conservation of Savannas -- Conservation policy -- Convergent & divergent evolution -- Deserts & dunes -- Drought -- Ecological niches -- Ecology -- Ecosystems -- Ecotourism -- Energy conservation -- Environmental impacts of raising cattle -- Erosion & erosion control -- Evolution : animal life -- Expansive soils -- Factory farming -- Farming industry -- Farms & farming -- Fishing industry, fisheries & fish farming -- Food chains & food webs -- Forests & the mitigation of anthropogenic climate change -- Genetic engineering -- Genetically modified organisms -- Geoarchaeology -- Geomicrobiology -- Geomorphology & human activity -- Geomorphology of dry climate areas -- Geomorphology of wet climate areas -- Glacial landforms -- Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) -- Grazing & grasslands -- Greenhouse effect -- Groundwater -- Growth of organic farming -- Habitats & biomes -- Herbivores -- Herds -- Horizon (soil) -- Horticulture -- Hybridization (botany) -- Hydrologic cycle -- Industrial fermentation -- Intensive farming -- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) -- Irrigated farming -- Isolating mechanisms in evolution -- Land-use planning -- Liming (soil) -- Livestock & animal husbandry -- Logging industry -- Monoculture farming -- Morphogenesis -- Mountains -- Nature conservancy -- Novel ecosystems -- Organic food debate -- Organic food industry -- Organic food movement -- Organic food movement : national standards for organic certification -- Organic gardening & farming -- Paleoecology -- Paleosols -- Pasture lands -- Pasteurization & irradiation -- Permafrost -- Plant & animal interactions -- Plant biotechnology -- Plant breeding & propagation -- Plantation forests -- Pollution effects on animal life -- Ponds -- Poultry farming -- Predation -- Protozoa -- Rain forests -- Rainwater harvesting -- River valleys -- Roots of tobacco farming in North America -- Rural areas -- Savannas & animal life -- Science of cloning -- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) -- Seed banks -- Segmented worms -- Slash-and-burn agriculture -- Soil -- Soil chemistry -- Soil conservation -- Soil contamination -- Soil degradation -- Soil erosion -- Soil formation -- Soil liquefaction -- Soil management -- Soil profiles -- Soil salinization -- Soil science -- Soil testing & analysis -- Soil types -- Soilborne illness & disease -- Strip farming -- Sustainable agriculture -- Symbiosis -- Temperate coniferous forests -- Temperate deciduous forests -- Temperate grasslands -- Tropical & subtropical grasslands -- Tropical rainforests -- Tropical savannas -- Tropical seasonal forests -- Tundra (animal life) -- Tundra ecosystems -- U.S. hardwood forests, central -- Upwelling ecosystems -- Vertical farming -- Viticulture & enology -- Water conservation -- Wildlife conservation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 554-586) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020300615 |
| ISBN | 9781642652635 |
| ISBN | 1642652636 |