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Conservation Agriculture for Africa: Building Resilient Farming Systems in a Changing Climate
by Dennis Dennis • Peter Dorward • Michael Misiko • John A. Pickett • J N Blignaut • H Boulal • Roland Bunch • Trent W Bunderson • Oussama El Gharras • Mohammed El Mourid • Mphatso Gama • Zwide D Jere • Josef Kienzle • Jaap Knot • Erna Kruger • Peter Kuria • Baqir Lalani • Simon Lugandu • Brand Mbale • Charles Midega • Zeyaur Khan • Obedi Mkandawire • Alice Murage • Richard M. Museka • Weldone Mutai • Blessings M. Mwale • Spencer W.D. Ng’oma • John M. Paul • Jimmy Pittchar • Brian G. Sims • Hendrik J. Smith • Phillip Tembo • Christian Thierfelder • Patrick C. Wall • Reynolds K. Shula • Jose DambiroTillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation. This book reviews research and development initiatives in Africa aimed at building resilient farming systems. It summarises the status of conservation agriculture today, discusses prospects for future development and provides ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Batman's Dark Secret
by Jon J Muth • Kelley PuckettThe mystery of how Bruce Wayne became Batman, illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Jon J Muth! Batman's Dark Secret is an inspiring story of how a young child overcame his fear of the dark and became a crime-fighting superhero. One day, a lonely orphan named Bruce Wayne finds himself in a dan... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Aphids as Crop Pests
by Mark Stevens • Jeremy Pritchard • Jacques Brodeur • Rosemary Rosemary • Rufus Isaacs • Christophe Lacomme • Jean-Philippe Deguine • Robert R Martin • Caroline S Awmack • Sebastiano Barbagallo • Chris Bass • James R Bell • A Nicholas Birch • Roger Blackman • Thierry Brévault • Toby J Bruce • Mauricio G Chang • Giuseppe Massimino Cocuzza • Piero Cravedi • T G Davies • Charles-Antoine Dedryver • Ian Denholm • Gregor Devine • Alan Devonshire • Alan M Dewar • Angela E Douglas • Victor Eastop • Owain Edwards • Frédéric Fabre • Alberto Fereres • Linda M Field • Stan Finch • Stephen P Foster • Michael P Garratt • Robert T Glinwood • Fiona L Goggin • Geoff Gurr • Ann E. Hajek • Thierry Hance • Jim Hardie • Udo Heimbach • George E. Heimpel • Gemma L Hough • Maurice Hullé • Michael E. Irwin • Gail E. Kampmeier • Fatemeh Kohandani-Tafresh • Shinkichi Komazaki • Simon R Leather • Samuel G Leigh • Hugh D Loxdale • Manfred Mackauer • J P Michaud • Françoise Munaut • Xinzhi Ni • Judith K. Pell • Jan Pettersson • John A. Pickett • Jon Pickup • Jean-Sébastien Pierre • Hans-Michael Poehling • Sharron S. Quisenberry • Pierre J. Silvie • John J. Sloggett • Denis Tagu • Mark Tatchell • Thomas Thieme • W Fred Tjallingii • Jason M Tylianakis • Laura H Vickers • Christoph Vorburger • Susan E Webb • Martin S Williamson • Steve Wratten • Jing-Jiang ZhouAphids are among the major global pest groups, causing serious economic damage to many food and commodity crops in most parts of the world. This revision and update of the well-received first edition published ten years ago reflects the expansion of research in genomics, endosymbionts and semiochem... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Re/Orienting Writing Studies: Queer Methods, Queer Projects
by Pamela Takayoshi • Stacey Waite • Chanon Adsanatham • Jean Bessette • Nicole I. Caswell • Michael J. Faris • Hillery Glasby • Deborah Kuzawa • Maria Novotny • G Patterson • Stephanie West-PuckettRe/Orienting Writing Studies is an exploration of the intersections among queer theory, rhetoric, and research methods in writing studies. Focusing careful theoretical attention on common research practices, this collection demonstrates how queer rhetorics of writing/composing, textual analysis, his... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Urban Ecology: Its Nature and Challenges
by Steven Frank • Pedro Barbosa • Aaron M Grade • Adam J Terando • Amanda E Sorensen • Dennis VanEngelsdorp • Elsa Youngsteadt • Desiree L Narango • Gail A Langellotto • Heidi Liere • Holly Martinson • Ignacio Castellanos • Iriana Zuria • John G Kelcey • Katherine Straley • Lea Johnson • Lindsay Miller Barranco • Lisa Kuder • Michael J Raupp • Monika Egerer • Nancy B Grimm • Nancy Falxa Sonti • Paige S Warren • Rebecca C Jordan • Riley Andrade • Steward T Pickett • Susannah B LermanToday, 55% of the world's human population lives in urban areas. By 2030, up to 90% of the global human population will live in cities and the global population is expected to increase by 68% by 2050. Although land cover categorized as "urban" is a relatively small fraction of the total surface... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020